When Clarence Cutler was born in Newton, there were no cars, airplanes, movies, radios, recorded music, or Red Sox. Telephones and electric lights were new and only for the very, very rich. But by 1910, when he spoke as valedictorian about the . . . — — Map (db m218965) HM
John Ross, a native of New York, moved with his family to Medfield in 1939. A month after he graduated with honors from Medfield High School in 1943, he joined the U. S. Coast Guard, and he eventually attained the rank of signalman third class. . . . — — Map (db m218980) HM
The original house, built in 1651, was burned when King Philip's Indians burnt the town of Medfield in 1676. Seth Clark, the owner, received indemnity from the colonial government and in 1680 rebuilt the present Peak house, so called because of its . . . — — Map (db m48797) HM
Straw hats were manufactured in Medfield beginning in 1801, which grew to become a significant industry in the town's history for 155 years. These images show workers at The Excelsior Hat Factory run by Col. Mitchell, located where Montrose School . . . — — Map (db m218994) HM
