This Old Town: Happy New Year, Medfield!
Medfielders go on moving mission trip
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This past June, nine high schoolers from Medfield and two chaperones travelled to both Tucson, AZ and Douglas, AZ on a mission trip organized by St. Edward Church and Frontera de Cristo (a border ministry located in the sister cities of Agua Prieta, Sonora, and Douglas, AZ). The unique purpose of the trip...
This Old Town – The story of Ruth
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From her arrival in Medfield in 1927 until her death on November 8, 2006 at age 107, she was one of the most recognized people in Medfield, especially at St. Edward Church. She married and raised her family here, and for her entire time in Medfield, St. Edward Church was the center of...
This Old Town Lost and Gone Forever
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The photos show nine pieces of Medfield’s history, nine historic houses and structures, that have unfortunately been demolished by the backhoe, bulldozer and even by a tank, and lost forever. The tenth photo shows the Clark Tavern, which is about to join this devastating list of perhaps the ten greatest losses of town...
This Old Town: Irish Pioneers of Medfield
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By Richard DeSorgher Hometown Weekly Correspondent
They were the pioneers; the first of the Irish to enter into Medfield, break the prejudice and live the “American Dream.”
James Griffin, born in Ireland, came to Medfield in 1840 at the age of 20 with his brother Michael. He found employment in...
