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The Paperboys of Hinchey's
by Steve Johnson ca 2013
... we were the original "independent contractors" of our time
A question answered, finally
by Dorothy O'Connor
... for years I wondered, and then I learned
More postcards: MHS at Coolidge, path to Spot Pond
from the SilverStringers
... Mysterious collection provides insight to an earlier Melrose
Four year old insight to Memorial Hall
Ed Boyd, Louise Fennell and Don Norris
... the Mirror gets an inside tour ...
History lesson from postcards continues ...
from Len Dalton, Don Norris and the SilverStringers
... the series goes on, life as it was a century ago
Postcards provide scenes from a century ago
by Don Norris, Len Dalton and a string of people from a century ago
... the way Melrose and Malden appeared in 1900s
Air Force report on downed aircraft, 1945
Supplied by Major Robert Driscoll
"... Major Weston went down with the plane"
Melrose recognizes long-forgotten hero
by Don Norris
... community effort welcomes descendents
Photo essay: Mount Hood memorial service
Photos by Don Norris
... the people, the place, the pictures
The Salutarians
by Len Dalton
... speculation about "Who Discovered America"
Son Richard's "Royal Barry Wills" at MHS
by Lorry and Don Norris
... Historical Society treated to an inside view
St. Mary's School begins its 100th year
from Marie Merino Ryan - Class of 1952
... a second century begins now
Clovis anyone? Chapter 2
by Len Dalton
... an update on just who landed in America first
The Tearoom at the Phineas Upham House, 1917
from Arthur H. Whitman,Jr.
... a note from Maine
Historic find: 1907 photo of Melrose aldermen
from Mayor Rob Dolan
... Mayor Dolan discovers gem in Vermont flea market
Fluff? Smac? Marshmallows, made in Melrose?
from Brigid Alverson
... Historical Society gets lowdown on Crystal St. factory
Semantics and Memorial Day - 1925
by Lora Crouss
... our elder statesman Stringer draws on memories
Christmas International House in Melrose
by Lora Crouss
... over 700 foreign students in 50 years
The Lone Ranger's Melrose connection
by Len Dalton
... little known local distinction
A Melrosian spends winter on Mt. Washington
by Len Dalton
... prattle as a hutman on New England's tallest mountain
Riding the rails brings joy and disaster
by Arnold Koch
... looking back to a more simple life
Two slips, a pair of pants and sox -- for $11.43
by Don Norris
... sales slip from Clement's stirs memories
Memories of Melrose between the Wars
by Harold Porter
... the demise of trolley cars
Lubbert Gysbertsen
by Len Dalton
... just a casual word on one line of my ancestry
Remembering a great building
Ann Robbins Talbot
... the old building was a backdrop for memories
More photos: Demolition in progress
from the SilverStringers
... Late October.
Melrose's Marine Medal of Honor winner
Keith Millnes - Marine Corps Times
... a little known Medal of Honor recipient from Melrose.
Reprinted here from the "Marine Corps Times"
Clovis anyone?
by Len Dalton
... new findings on the history of the human presence in North America
DNA Research for us all
by Leonard Dalton
... Genographic science has found our origins
Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Irving Smolens
... Dr. King's birthday and civil rights for all
Christmas in Melrose, 1905
Steve Johnson
... The incredible, white, quiet days and nights
Some Melrose characters from the 1940s
by Steve Johnson
... Ducky, Lillybelle, Pin-Head and the Iceman
Alice Linfield White, once of Melrose
by Irving Smolens
... human and civil rights pioneer
Christopher Columbus
by Ella Letterie
Sweet memories of Walton Park
from Linda Andrews
... Nashua mom brings kids back to her childhood home
Mount Hood vandalism
Len Dalton
... after all the stress, money and work, much is destroyed
Wearing Well -- Percy Glaser at 101
by Brigid Alverson
... "We weren't the biggest store in town, but ...
Baseball in Melrose, conclusion
by Steve Johnson
... the rest of the story
Baseball in Melrose
by Steve Johnson
... for old-timers and offspring
What could have been: Saugus Ironworks
by Stringer Don Norris
... touring this resurrected monument is a must
Historical Society rediscovers local treasure
by Don Norris
... power of Spot Pond Brook leads to Haywardville ...
In 1928, traffic problems loom heavy
from the SilverStringers
... postmortem of blossoming problems
In 1628 the Sprague brothers arrived ...
from the Melrose Historical Society
... and the rest is history ... MELROSE history!
Historical Society visits local gem, the Boardman House
by Don Norris
... At 350-plus years, the old place is special place
Mr. Fish and his neighbor's roosters
Supplied by Mrs. Pat Blades
... Life as it was in Melrose -- in 1899
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