Civil War-Themed Concert to Recognize 75 Civil War Vets in Vine Lake Cemetery

On March 16, the Vine Lake Preservation Trust will present "Be Jubilant, My Feet" - a Concert to Recognize Medfield’s Civil War Veterans. The program will include songs from the era including The Battle Hymn of the Republic.

  The following press release was submitted by the Vine Lake Preservation Trust. Hear stirring renditions of Civil War folks songs sung by a professional duet.  Witness the portrayal of Julia Ward Howe by a charming actress as she composes "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." "Be Jubilant, My Feet" is a free family concert to recognize 75 Civil War veterans buried or honored in Medfield’s Vine Lake Cemetery.  It will be held Sat., March 16, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Church of the Advent, 28 Pleasant Street, Medfield. The Civil War saw a boom in music publishing such as the United States had never seen.  Whether on the battlefield or at home, people sang. These songs brought to mind happier times, comforted those at home, and …

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Medfield Historical Society Presents Civil War Program Monday, Nov. 7

The program, "Singing the Holy Cause of Freedom," will focus on what it was like to live in Medfield during the Civil War era. Town Historian Richard DeSorgher will lead the program at the First Parish Unitarian Church on North Street at 7:30 p.m.

The Medfield Historical Society Civil War program on Monday, Nov. 7 will look at the home front of Medfield, following a proud send off of 82 local boys who marched off to war 150 ago. Town Historian and Historical Society curator, Richard DeSorgher, with help from area Civil War experts, will transport us in time to Medfield in the 1860s. At 7:30 p.m. at the historic “Meeting House,” First Parish Unitarian Church, members and guests will feel what it was like living in Medfield during that tragic but exciting period. Songs of the time will be sung and an original flag flown during the Civil War will be on display as well as a variety of Civil War memorabilia from the Historical Society and private collections. The meeting is free and open…

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A Closer Look at the Medfield Men Who Gave Their Lives During the Civil War [Video]

The Medfield Historical Society presented "The Medfield Men Who Gave Lives During the Civil War" Monday night at the First Parish Unitarian Church on North Street.

The basement of the First Parish Church was full Monday night as the Medfield Historical Society presented “The Medfield Men Who Gave Lives During the Civil War (1861-1865).” Twelve Medfield soldiers died during that war with many of the names – Frank Chenery, James Chenery, John Chenery, Richard Derby, Joseph Hardy, Allan Kingsbury – recognizable today. The bodies of seven soldiers were never returned to Medfield. One hundred and fifty years earlier, Medfield residents gathered in the same spot for a town meeting after being asked by the Recruiting Committee to “bravely do your part in striking down the Rebbellion [sic], which for the sole purpose of perpetuating slavery, seeks to destroy this blessed Union and all our Free Institutions, …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today

5 Things You Need to Know Today in Medfield, Oct. 3

Here's a look at the day ahead.

Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Today's Forecast: Monday's weather, according to the National Weather Service based in Taunton, calls for a chance of showers after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Medfield Historical Society Presents Civil War Program: The Medfield Historical Society monthly program entitled: "They Made the Ultimate Sacrifice;" a program detailing the 19 from Medfield who were killed in the Civil War. This year represents the 150th anniversary to the start of America’s bloodiest war and in remembrance of the Medfield blood shed …

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Medfield Historical Society to Present Civil War Program Monday

Medfield Historical Society presents “The Medfield Dozen Who Gave Their Lives during the Civil War” on Monday at the Unitarian Church.

On Monday, Oct. 3, Richard DeSorgher will present a Medfield Historical Society program about the 12 men from Medfield who were killed in the Civil War. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the basement of the old meetinghouse, the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 26 North St. Town Historian and Historical Society curator, Richard DeSorgher, will bring to life each of the soldier’s stories, taking us into battle, into the notorious Libby Prison in Richmond, and into the swamps of Carollton, Louisiana. The bodies of seven of those soldiers were never returned to their hometown, but instead lie today in unmarked graves scattered throughout the South. One of those graves was recently discovered by former Medfield Historical …

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