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Troop 89 digs into Medfield history

Troop 89 digs into Medfield history

By Riley Fontana

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Boy Scout Troop 89 in Medfield has been working hard to earn their Archeology Merit Badge. They have partnered with the Dwight Derby House to examine artifacts they found digging in moved dirt from a construction project. 

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Thompson walks Medfielders through history

Thompson walks Medfielders through history

By Julia Beauregard

Hometown Weekly Editor

On Monday, November 13th, John Thompson, a prominent archaeologist known for his work in Medfield, delivered a presentation at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church on Pre-Colonial Medfield. The event, organized by the Medfield Historical Society in honor of Indigenous People’s...

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Medfield’s Gipson completes Eagle Project

Medfield’s Gipson completes Eagle Project
Medfield Boy Scout Ian Gipson from Troop 89 recently completed his Eagle Project this past June with the installation of three signs at the Medfield State Hospital property. The signs display a map of the entire property and detail a brief history of what each of the buildings were used for during the hospital’s heyday....
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Vine Lake walking tour on Saturday

Vine Lake walking tour on Saturday
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Vine Lake Preservation Trust’s next walking tour will focus on the last 10,000 years of cemetery archeology. This tour happens on Saturday, October 7, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Admission is free. Discover how the cemetery topography was formed. Find out how the Native Americans used this land. Recognize why selected gravestones are becoming...
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Dover explores water conservation

Dover explores water conservation
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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter On Wednesday, Aril 26, the Friends of the Dover Council on Aging hosted the first of a series of four Lifetime Learning classes surrounding the topic of water. The overall series is “The Importance of Water Conservation: Are Our Wells Still Viable?” This first lecture was called “Your Drinking...
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Thompson to speak about State Hospital

Thompson to speak about State Hospital
On February 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church on 26 North Street, John Thompson, Chairman of the Medfield State Hospital Buildings & Grounds Committee, will share his experiences managing the former Medfield State Hospital property. John will show pictures of the buildings and grounds, some historical and some recent. John...
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