by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Jan 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Bedford Windshield: A Quick and Easy guide to Architecture in a New England Village”, a 1993 documentary produced by the Bedford Historical Society. The program discusses historical homes throughout Bedford, the architecture and structural reasoning behind the...
by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Jul 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Looking south on North Road, c.1900. J.B. Prescott Dairy barn is on the right, the family home is on the left. J. B. Prescott Dairy Company, founded in 1880, is the longest surviving business in Bedford, though the business has changed hands and names multiple times....
by info@bedfordmahistory.org | Jun 6, 2019 | Holidays, Uncategorized, Veterans
Photo: Abbott Reed Webber before being deployed overseas, February 1943. From the archives of the Bedford Historical Society On June 6 the nation observes the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Normandy beaches by Allied forces in 1944 that ultimately led to...
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 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....
