FINAL WEEK, Monday's "Medfield Historical Minute"

Medfield MA

14 March, 2021

10:30 PM

Description

For the final week of the year-long Medfield Historical Minutes, each of the days will represent an important event in Medfield history that had a major and "game changing" impact on the town. A Medfield Historical Minute... This is the final week of "Medfield Historical Minutes" brought to you by town historian, Richard DeSorgher. Although the Coronavirus is still part of our daily lives, there is hope on the horizon that we will not be isolated too much longer as vaccinations are now taking place. Medfield Historical Minutes were Richard's way of "giving you a little break during this time of boredom during isolation" by sharing his knowledge of Medfield history. A huge thank you to Richard for his time and dedication to sharing the history of Medfield with our community for one full year. "In 1666 Medfield's first school house was built, located at the corner of North Street and Janes Avenue; site of today's Nosh & Grog (before that time school took place in individual homes; Ralph Wheelock was Medfield's first school teacher). It would be the first of many schools built in the town. That beginning has led to today, where Medfield is recognized as having one of the best school systems in the country and has shown a long 355-year commitment, since the building of that first school, to educating its young people. Today that high quality education is a key factor in the value of one's home and a leading force as to why people move to Medfield."