Pond Home & the Community at Pond Meadow
By Judy DePue, a resident of Pond Meadow. One of the original investors in 1662 from Dedham, for the area called Wollomonopoag, was...
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- Jul 23
- 5 min
William A. Rice aka Mr. Wrentham
Bill Rice, a man of unwavering dedication and passion, has left an indelible mark on the town of Wrentham. As the former director of...
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- Jul 6
- 7 min
George Labonte
I'd like you to meet my friend, George. George is 43 years old, he's a husband, a father of four, and the Deputy Police Chief in...
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- Jul 5
- 3 min
Corporal Robert Topham - Vietnam
Written by Joe Troy Bob and I first met in 5th grade at the old Center School in down town Wrentham. We became instant friends and the...
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- Jun 17
- 15 min
James D. Conrad
James D. Conrad's life is characterized by remarkable resilience, bravery, and survival amidst the challenges of World War II. After his...
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- May 29
- 2 min
Letter from Wrentham, England
Dear Mrs Brown, Wrentham Parish Clerk has passed your letter to me David Reeves. We thank you very much for the 350 Wrentham tee-shirt....
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- May 28
- 1 min
Wrentham Timeline
WRENTHAM THROUGH THE YEARS... 1660: 5 men from Dedham sent to explore present day Wrentham 1673: Wrentham Incorporated as a Town/First...
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- May 28
- 3 min
William Sweatt
Wrentham residents have skied down Sweatt Hill, played ball at Sweatt Field, swam at Sweatt Beach and enjoyed afternoons in Sweatt Park....
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- May 28
- 2 min
Sweatt Recreational Ski Area
Sweatt Recreational Ski Area was a popular ski area that operated from the 1960's into the early 1980's in Wrentham, MA. It was located...
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- May 28
- 5 min
“Shipwrecks Affecting Wrentham”
Written by William H. Jones A 1786 SHIP WRECK AND AN 1840 SHIP DISASTER THAT RESULTED IN SEVERAL WRENTHAM RESIDENTS’ LOSS OF LIFE. THIS...
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- May 28
- 2 min
Penuel Pond 1757-1781
Born in Wrentham 23rd of November, 1757. Descendant of a Salem, Massachusetts Founding Family. Minuteman, enlisted into the Continental...
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- May 28
- 3 min
The Two Lemuel Kollocks – Wrentham/Georgia
by William H. Jones Three minutemen from Wrentham, helped move the American Colonies toward the ultimate goal, the Declaration of...
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- Apr 19
- 10 min
The Story of the Weber Duck Inn
Wrentham certainly received its place on the map that April, one hundred years ago.
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- Apr 16
- 1 min
Split Ticket
This photo was taken during the 1960 Presidential campaign which featured John Kennedy versus Richard Nixon.
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- Mar 31
- 4 min
Albert E. Gibbons
Submitted by Veronica Gonzalez, Chair of the Wrentham School Committee. Have you ever wondered where Gibbons Lane got its name? If you’ve...
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- Mar 26
- 4 min
The Heartwarming Story of Two Wrenthams
In January of this year, Wrentham community member, Kristine Brown, reached out to us to share a wonderful story. She and her British...
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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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