A Natural and Cultural History of the Wakefield Area before the Arrival of the Europeans by Jim Bradley (from “Wakefield: 350 Years by the Lake” published by Wakefield 350 in 1994) Image: photograph of an “Indian Cave” from the 1894 History of Wakefield, Reading & North Reading. The Town of…
by Nancy Bertrand A 19th Century Journal describes what may have been the town’s first Christmas tree. The custom of Christmas trees originated in Germany and was popularly introduced in England after Queen Victoria’s marriage to the German Prince Albert. In 1848, an image of the Royal Family with their Christmas Tree was presented to…
The history of Wakefield’s beloved “Little Red Schoolhouse, which has housed generations of Wakefield’s young. One of the oldest two-room schoolhouses in Massachusetts.
Wakefield Historical Society 