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Twenty-fourth Week, Wednesday's "Medfield Historical Minute"

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.

There have been 11 Fishers including Mark who have served as selectmen
There have been 11 Fishers including Mark who have served as selectmen (Courtesy of Medfield Historical Society)

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.

"Medfield’s longest serving member on the Board of Selectman was Samuel Barber who served 33 years; 1686-1698, 1700-1706, 1708-1716, 1718-1720. He is followed by Ann Thompson who served 30 years from 1983-2013. There have been 21 selectmen with the name Adams, 20 with the name Clark, 18 with the name Ellis, 18 with the name Wight, 13 with the name Plimpton, 13 with the name Smith, 12 with the name Morse, 11 with the name Fisher, 11 with the name Allen and 11 with the name Harding."

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