How did Wrentham celebrate its 100th and 200th anniversaries?
To mark the town's 100th anniversary the Rev. Joseph Bean, minister of the Congregational Church, preached a special sermon Tuesday,...
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- Mar 11
- 3 min
Wrentham has a Queen!
Believe it or not, Wrentham has its own Queen. Crowned on June 5th, 1973, at a Beauty Pageant held at the King Philip Ballroom on Lake...
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- Mar 2
- 3 min
Wrentham Development Center (formerly the Wrentham State School)
Compiled by Paula Kowalewski Sullivan, Wrentham 350 Member. Many of us drive by the large area now known as the Wrentham Development...
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- Feb 25
- 7 min
Mr. Farewell T. Razor
This is the story of Mr. Farewell T. Razor, a symbolic razor buried on the first day of Wrentham's tri-centennial celebration in 1973
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- Jan 31
- 4 min
Daniel Brown’s Clock - Wrentham’s Fiske Public Library
by William H. Jones Questions have been asked as to the history of the beautiful grandfather clock located in Wrentham’s Fiske Public...
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- Dec 31, 2022
- 4 min
Plans for a Revolutionary War Veterans monument
Compiled by Paula Kowalewski Sullivan from various online sources including The Sun Chronicle, history books like Jordan Fiore's Wrentham...
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- Nov 10, 2022
- 3 min
In Memory of Ordinary Lives
Originally written By Paula Kowalewski Sullivan in 2004. Another small town Veterans Day. Every year it seems more personal. Not...
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- Sep 19, 2022
- 5 min
The History of the Original Congregational Church of Wrentham - part 10.
Compiled by Minnie Douglas Bennett for the occasion of the 125th Anniversary of the building of the present meetinghouse 1959 Revisions...
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- Sep 11, 2022
- 6 min
Notable Notables: Jeff Plympton Sr. and Jeff Plympton Jr.: Like Father, Like Son
Compiled by Paula Kowalewski Sullivan from interviews and various sources* Some of Wrentham’s Notables are quite historic but for this...
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- Sep 11, 2022
- 5 min
The History of the Original Congregational Church of Wrentham - part 9.
Compiled by Minnie Douglas Bennett for the occasion of the 125th Anniversary of the building of the present meetinghouse 1959 Revisions...
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- Sep 11, 2022
- 4 min
Wrentham’s Little Red Schoolhouse: A Long History of Educating Children
Written by Grace Allen and submitted by Sheena Clutterbuck. Once upon a time, there was a little red schoolhouse. Scores of area children...
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- Sep 5, 2022
- 2 min
The Brothers of the Brush...
The Wrentham Brothers of the Brush and the Belles were founded in 1973 to celebrate Wrentham's 300th Anniversary.
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- Sep 5, 2022
- 5 min
The History of the Original Congregational Church of Wrentham - part 8.
Compiled by Minnie Douglas Bennett for the occasion of the 125th Anniversary of the building of the present meetinghouse 1959 Revisions...
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- Sep 4, 2022
- 2 min
Col. Rhodes Sheldon
Compiled by Paula Kowalewski Sullivan from various sources.* Born July 21, 1786, in Cumberland, Rhode Island, Col. Rhodes Sheldon came to...
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