by info@bedfordmahistory.org | May 26, 2016 | Places, Town Affairs, Uncategorized
September 2016 Update! The demolition request for the Richard Wheeler House has been withdrawn! Background The Richard Wheeler house is one of only 2 remaining in Bedford built in the 1600s and one of only 6 in Bedford that are over 300 years old. Those buildings...
by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Apr 8, 2016 | Native Americans, Places
by Sharon Lawrence McDonald Fifteen thousand years ago, glaciers covered the northern regions of the continent. Bedford would have been under a mile of ice. But then, it began to melt. By 12,000 years ago, the glaciers had retreated up past the St. Lawrence River....
by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Mar 28, 2016 | Places
The Historical Society has received a glimpse of almost three centuries of the Joseph Fitch homestead’s history through the generosity of Ned and Susan Leeming, who have donated many artifacts (most recently some last month) that were found in the house. First,...
