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Sunday's "Medfield Historical Minute"
Town Historian, Richard DeSorgher, has offered a week's worth of "Medfield Historical Minutes" for the community to enjoy!
A Medfield Historical Minute...
This “Medfield Historical Minute” is brought to you by town historian Richard DeSorgher.
A little something to read and learn to give you a little break during this time of boredom during isolation due to the Coronavirus Crisis.
A different “Medfield Historical Minute” will appear each day during the Crisis.
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March 29, 2020 - Sunday's MEDFIELD HISTORICAL MINUTE:
"In 1981 Bill Kelly, owner of Lord’s Department Store (site of today’s Brothers Market Place), had his worst and best day.
A fire broke out in the basement and soon black smoke was billowing through the building. Quick work by the Medfield Fire Department put out the fire. But major smoke damage had been done and Bill Kelly’s record of never having to close Lord’s was about to come to an end. Then people came, from all walks of life in Medfield. They brought buckets and mops, rags and cleaners of all kinds.
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A sea of humanity descended upon Lords wanting to help. All day long and into the night they worked and the next day at 5:00 A.M. Lord’s opened for business. Lord’s record of never having to close was intact."
