Today’s “Women in Wakefield” profile is on Hannah Hemingway Wakefield; her biography shows a bit about how women were educated and gives a peek into one of the town’s first institutions of higher learning, the South Reading Academy. Hannah was Cyrus Wakefield’s sister, eight years younger, she was born on the family farm in Roxbury,…
Our “Women in Wakefield” spotlight today features an extraordinary woman, who had a great impact on the look of the town. Grace M. (Thornton) Hume was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1878. Since Mrs. Hume preferred her full title (“Mrs. Archibald Hume”), it actually took some time to discover her maiden name … and, for…
Today’s Women in Wakefield spotlight is on singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie. The internationally known singer and Native American activist actually grew up in Wakefield (across the street from the West Ward School!) She would go on to international acclaim and win an Academy Award for her song “Up Where We Belong.” According to her interview in the excellent…
by Nancy Bertrand For a few spring weeks each year, the Church Street path flanking the Old Burying Ground and the Lake bursts into bright and beautiful bloom. The “Floral Way” comes to life in blossoming pink and white profusion, proclaiming the arrival of spring and the promise of summer to come. Those who enjoy…
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…
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