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...
- Sep 11
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 4
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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- Aug 31
Brother Dominic (George) Mihm
A Peaceful, Loving, Friend & Companion to all in Wrentham and Beyond Brother Dominic (George) Mihm was born in Washington, D.C. on August...
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- Jul 29
Reed C. Fulton
Born August 15th, 1921 in Wilmington, Delaware, Reed C. Fulton grew up alternately in Wrentham, Massachusetts and Rangeley, Maine. He was...
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- Jun 29
The Interesting Life of Henry Cowell
Most Wrentham residents would assuredly agree that our most-famous resident was Helen Keller, whose fame was worldwide. Very few...
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- May 29
Corporal Robert William Topham, Jr. & Corporal Eric Lee Hatch
According to the several Sun Chronicle articles, Robert W. Topham Jr., the only Wrentham resident to be killed in action in the Vietnam...
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- Apr 16
Bennett Schroeder Bradbury
Nationally Known Seascape Artist Bennett Schroeder Bradbury was a nationally-known seascape artist whose seascape paintings of Southern...
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- Apr 6
Helen Keller
Mark Twain once said that the two most interesting people of the 19th century were Napoleon and Helen Keller. Keller's fame has faded a...
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- Mar 20
Cesar Chelor
Cesar Chelor was a slave who earned his freedom in 1753 by way of his talent as a craftsman of wood planes, possibly being the first free...
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