by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Apr 25, 2019 | Animals, Businesses, New York Pharmaceutical
Lost Swans! From the Boston Daily Globe, April 26, 1919 “LOST. One pair of swans, stolen from Bedford Springs. Mass.; reward offered for information that will lead to discovery.” The Hayden family were the proprietors of the Bedford Springs resort area,...
by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Apr 15, 2019 | Holidays, People
Members of the Bedford Minutemen march in the Concord Patriots’ Day Parade on April 18, 1994. The Bedford flag is the oldest existing flag in North America and dates from the early 1700s. The flag was present during the battle at the Old North Bridge in 1775 and a...
by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Mar 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
A company of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) marching at Hanscom in their khaki summer uniforms c.1943; from the archives of the Bedford Historical Society. The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was established in 1942 to help with staffing shortages during...
by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Mar 12, 2019 | People, Veterans
“J.H. Brown Had Icy Bath While Cutting Ice” Ice tongs from the Bedford Historical Society collection. From the Concord Enterprise newspaper, March 12, 1913 “J. H. Brown, Springs Rd, while cutting ice on his pond one day last week, had a narrow escape from drowning. He...
by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Mar 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Bedford Historical Society recently received a collection of postcards that captures Bedford’s beautiful history from long-time supporter Lee Yates. The collection features images from Bedford from about 1900 to about 1970 and includes a handful of snowy scenes....
