by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Oct 5, 2024 | Resources, Town Affairs
With the general election only one month away, two of Bedford’s election-related artifacts, a 19th-century ballot box and a 20th-century voting machine will be a special feature in the Historical Society’s museum until Election Day on November 5th. This ballot box was...
by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Feb 14, 2017 | People, Town Affairs
[In indexing the Charles Jenks Scrapbooks for the Society, Sharon McDonald found a delightful set of newspaper articles from the November, 1916 Bedford Enterprise. She summarizes them for us here:] It was election time in 1916, and the presidential race between...
by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Sep 28, 2016 | People, Town Affairs, Uncategorized
At our first meeting of our program year, the Bedford Historical Society recognized the outstanding students from Bedford High School who won honors at the State History Day competition, and went on to compete at the national event. Students Maya Bostwick, Emily...
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 The demolition request for the Richard Wheeler House has been withdrawn!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...
