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Wikipedia Wellesley College is a private, women's, liberal-arts college located in the town of Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States, west of neighboring Boston. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant, Wellesley is a member of the original Seven Sisters Colleges. Wellesley is home to 56 departmental and interdepartmental majors spanning the liberal arts, as well as over 150 student clu...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.Norfolk County, Massachusetts was created on March 26, 1793, by legislation signed by Governor John Hancock. Most of the towns were originally part of Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The towns of Dorchester and Roxbury were part of Norfolk County when it was created but, as Boston annexed each town, they ...
The Noble and Greenough School, commonly known as Nobles, is a coeducational, nonsectarian day and five-day boarding school for students in grades nine through twelve. It is near Boston on a 187-acre campus that borders the Charles River in Dedham, Massachusetts. The current enrollment of 614 students includes a balance of boys and girls. Nobles was founded in 1866 by George Washington Copp No...
Norfolk is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Norfolk had a population of 238,005, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, and the 95th-most populous city in the nation. Norfolk holds a strategic position as the historical, urban, financial, and cultural center of the Hampton Roads region (sometimes ...
Knollwood Memorial Park was founded in 1898 by a group of people with a vision of a modern garden-style cemetery that would serve the residents of Eastern Massachusetts. Centrally located in an idyllic setting overlooking the Neponset Valley in Canton, Massachusetts, Knollwood’s location on 340 acres was carefully selected for it’s natural beauty. Although it is one of New England’s oldest and...
Please add profiles representing the "founding families" of Dedham. Profiles must be set to "public.". The resources collected on the media gallery are available for all - and please do contribute more.==Background==From the Dedham Historical Society :There was a land hunger in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, almost from the beginning. As early as 1634, the Newtown (Cambridge) folk were seeking p...
Wikipedia Milton Academy (also known as Milton) is a coeducational, independent preparatory, boarding and day school in Milton, Massachusetts consisting of a grade 9–12 Upper School and a grade K–8 Lower School. Boarding is offered starting in 9th grade. Milton is noted for its prestige and strong academic programs, having produced many notable alumni, including a Nobel Laureate, several memb...
This cemetery is located on South Main Street, Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find a Grave
Located in Norfolk County, South Parish Cemetery of Dedham, is now known as Old Parish Cemetery . It is recorded that way in the published Dedham vital records book. It should be noted that the cemetery is fenced and locked. You have to reach out to the town to get it unlocked before photographing. Find a Grave Located on Washington Street, just north of the Norwood Town Hall, the Old Par...
Wyecombe United Church Cemetery resides in Wyecombe, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada. This small, burying ground's earliest interment is from 1858 with the last being from 2021. Wyecombe's surrounds contain around 200 known burials. The cemetery is active.
The City of Norfolk County is located 56 km southwest of Hamilton and 97 km southeast of London. Norfolk County, Ontaro, incorporated as a city in 2001, population 63 175 (2011c), 62 563 (2006c). Norfolk County /ˈnɔːrfoʊk/ is a rural single-tier municipality on the north shore of Lake Erie in Southwestern Ontario, Canada with a 2016 population of 67,490. Despite its name, it is no longer a cou...
This project is for those who are buried in Milton Cemetery, located on 211 Centre Street, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Milton Cemetery is a historic cemetery established in 1672. It is the town's only municipal burying ground. There are three distinct sections to its 102-acre grounds: the original burying ground, a tract of 3 acres which was in use between 1672 and 1854, a "new" sec...
Wikipedia Babson College is a private business school in Wellesley, Massachusetts, established in 1919. Its central focus is on entrepreneurship education, and it is often ranked the most prestigious entrepreneurship college in the United States. It was founded by Roger W. Babson as an all-male business institute. Now co-ed, Babson College offers bachelor's degrees in business administration...
The Ancient Burial Place of Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts: In 1638, Joseph Kingsbury provided a portion of his land at the south end of his lot to enlarge the accommodation for the dead. The boundaries of the burial place continued the same for about 175 years, an area of about one acre. For a period of one hundred years, this was the only place of burial in the town of Dedham, and som...
United First Parish Church,Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 02169-5112 USA: First Parish Church contains the Adams Crypt, located in the basement. The church is often referred to as "the Church of the Presidents".Abigail Adams died in 1818 and her husband John Adams died in 1826. They were buried at Hancock Cemetery. In 1827 and 1828, their son, John Quincy Adams, was one among many who h...