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Medfield Remembers Lord's

Monday, January 14, 2013

Lord's Celebration Set for Feb. 15

Save the date for a "Midnight Madness" style event to say farewell to Lord's Department Store.

SAVE THE DATE: What: Celebrating 73 Years at Lord's Department Store When: Friday, Feb. 15, at 6:30 p.m. Where: Lord's Department Store Why: Store closing after 73 years in business --------------------------------------------------------- A small group of community members gathered at the Medfield Historical Society building on Saturday to discuss history in the making: Lord's Department Store, a downtown landmark for 73 years, will be closing on Feb. 28. Nancy Norris organized that meeting. "It's just so sudden so my biggest concern was just to hop on it fast and make sure something got organized," she said.  "What I really wanted to do was to get the ball rolling because it's going to close soon; Lord's will be gone before we know it," …

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Resident Starts Facebook Page to Remember Lord's

Nancy Norris wanted a way for people to deal with the loss of Lord's Department Store.

  Nancy Norris created a Facebook page to help preserve the memory of Medfield's beloved Lord's Department Store which will close on Feb. 28 after 73 years in business. Norris' initial post on "Medfield Remembers Lords" explains her mission... On February 28, 2013 Lords Department Store will close its doors for the last time after 73 years of service to the town of Medfield, MA. Lords and the people who owned and operated it have been to this town much like what George Bailey was to Bedford Falls, New York in the film "It's a Wonderful Life". Can anyone imagine what Medfield would be today if Lords had never been. This Page is a place for people to share memories, sentiments, photographs, messages and any other expressions to preserve the …

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