Dedham Massachusetts Historical Society Register 1890-1903

From 1890-1903, the Dedham Historical Society in Dedham Massachusetts printed a quarterly pamphlet for it’s historical society called the “Dedham Historical Register.” In this pamphlet a variety of genealogical data was published on families of Dedham and the villages emanating from the early residents of Dedham, such as Dorchester, Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Needham, and Sharon, etc. I imagine the choice of what to include relied greatly on the contributions of material available to the society, and the interests of its members.

These 56 quarterly publications were bound together as bi-annual editions and later printed as 14 distinct volumes. The society chose to spread out large articles over several different quarterlies, spreading the article often into additional years volumes.

Our index is setup in alphabetical order for each volume. Because individual articles may be spread out into several volumes, you should check each volume for the specific article. In order to read the a particular volume click on the image to the right of each listing.

Volume 1 1890

• Abigail (Ellis) Ellis Obituary 72
• Ancient Boundary Line Between Dedham and Dorchester 41, 94
• Bible Family Record, Thayer Family 150
• Bibliography of Dedham 37, 70
• Caroline (Morton) Briggs, Obituary 117
• Dedham Branch Railroad, via Readville 141
• Dedham Historical Society Annual Report 1890 73
• Dedham Historical Society, Brief Sketch 3
• Dedham House of Correction 66
• Dedham in the Rebellion 35, 61
• Diary of Dr. Nathaniel Ames 9, 10, 49, 111, 144
• Dover Records – Births, Marriages and Deaths 52, 138
• Fisher Family 24, 57
• Franklin Records, Births 114, 136
• Gleanings from Newspaper Literature 32, 58
• Incidents in the History of West Dedham 17
• Needham Epitaths 67, 108, 133
• Old Townsend House, Needham 81
• Paul’s Bridge 129
• Pen Pictures of Old Times 65, 100
• Penal Institutions of Dedham 27
• Schools and Teachers of Dedham 86, 121
• Stage Coaching in Old Times 116
• The Caryl Family of Dover 149
• The Hawes Family 60
• The Old Chestnut Trees, Dedham 106
• The Pillar of Liberty 140

Volume II 1891

• A Pen-Picture of Old Times 57
• A Tomb in the Old Burying Ground 93
• Boston and Providence Railroads 142
• Clerks of the First Parish in Needham 95
• Dedham Historical Society Annual Report 1891 75
• Dedham Historical Society, Meeting December 3, 1890 35
• Dedham Historical Society, Notes 123
• Dedham in the Rebellion 30, 63, 101, 135
• Diary of Dr. Nathaniel Ames 25, 59, 96, 148
• Domestic Utensils and Furniture Used in Dedham Since 1635 125
• Dover in the Revolution 118
• Dover Records – Births 33, 61, 99, 146
• Franklin Records, Births 28, 69, 106, 151
• Hon. George H. Kuhn, an Early Proprietor of the Dedham Woolen Mills 41
• John Cox. A Memorial Sketch 54
• Lusher Wills 130
• Madam Knight’s Journal 36
• Mrs. Matilda (Whiting) Vose 121
• Mrs. Sally Cole 80
• Needham Epitaths 22, 67, 112, 155
• Notes on the Birds of Dedham 1, 70
• Schools and Teachers of Dedham 7, 49, 88
• The Brute Enemies of the Early Settlers of Dedham 16
• The Colburn Family of West Dedham 108
• The Dedham Covenant 153
• The Old School, and Court House 122
• The Treasures of the First Parish in Needham 144
• Vine Rock Bridge in Dedham 83

Volume III 1892

• Dedham Historical Society, Annual Report, 1892 94
• Dedham in the Rebellion 31, 88, 133, 193
• Dedham Town Government 101
• Diary of Dr. Nathaniel Ames 20, 69, 129, 184
• Dover Records. Births 38, 70
• Dover, Mass. in the Revolution 25
• Early Times in Dedham 19
• Ezekiel Holliman 43
• First Parish in Needham, Deacons 73
• First Parish in Needham, Records 35, 125
• Franklin Records, Births 28, 92
• High Street, Dedham 138
• Indian Missions in Massachusetts 1, 70
• Isaac Colburn 143
• John Eliot, the Indian Apostle 42
• John Hunting, Dedham 123
• Michael Metcalf’s Freedom, Norwich, Eng., 1618 142
• Needham Epitaths 40, 85, 181
• Samuel Dexter, 1726-1810 45
• Schools and Teachers of Dedham 13, 79, 111, 176
• The Chickering Family, Dover 117
• The Dedham Institution for Savings 145
• The Editor of By-Gone days 37
• The Fisher Family 187
• The Richard’s Diary, Extracts 140
• The Sewall Diary, Extracts 153
• Warren Colburn 93

Volume IV 1893

• Barnabas Metcalf and His Descendants 166
• Daniel Whiting 126
• Dedham Historical Society, Annual Report, 1893 77
• Dedham Historical Society, Members 130
• Dedham in the Rebellion 36, 70, 107, 162
• Descendants of Ensign Thomas Fuller 156
• Diary of Dr. Nathaniel Ames 24, 65, 100, 170
• Dover Records, Births 45
• First Parish Church in Needham, Records 27, 122
• Folk Lore, From Early Dedham Records 43
• Franklin Records, Births 75
• Henry Orin Hildreth, A Memoir 131
• Needham Epitaths 22, 68, 127
• Notes on the Woodcock Family 172
• Quaker Persecutions in Dedham 32
• Schools and Teachers of Dedham 15, 55, 95, 153
• Some Graduates of Harvard College 46
• The Chickering Family 44
• The Court House Extension, 1862 11
• The Dedham Views 179
• The First Court House, 1793 1
• The Fisher family 17, 61, 103
• The Lewis Family 137
• The Powder House 91
• The Richard’s Diary, Extracts 83
• The Stone Court House, 1827 5
• The Stone Mill and Water Privilege, 1862 51
• The Whiting Family, Dedham 41
• Wrentham Records, Births 85, 118

Volume V 1894

• A Brief Sketch of Warren Colburn, with Genealogy 53
• A New Volume of Dedham Records, 1659-63 178
• Barnabas Metcalf and His Descendants 22
• Connecticut Corner Before 1840 40
• Dedham Historical Society, Annual Report, 1894 139
• Dedham in the Rebellion 17, 76, 122, 165
• Dedham Village Sixty Years Ago, in 1807 145
• Descendants of Ensign Thomas Fuller 38, 83, 127
• Diary of Dr. Nathaniel Ames 32, 66, 134, 172
• Dover Records, Births 37, 171
• Hannah Willard, a Teacher of Dedham 144
• Mrs. Elizabeth (Alden) Hewins 143
• Needham Branch of the Tolman Family 42, 67, 109, 174
• Needham Epitaths 93, 135
• Robert Record’s Arithmetic, 1630 101
• Sarah (Ellwyn) Metcalf 94
• Schools and Teachers of Dedham 4, 61, 117, 158
• The Dedham Branch Railroad 97
• The Dexter Clock, 1763 1
• The Dexter House during the Siege of Boston, 1775-6 150
• The English Church in Dedham and Stoughton 45
• The Fisher Ames Estate 177
• The Fisher Family 34, 137, 162
• The Lewis Family 7

Volume VI 1895

• Adieu to Dedham 26
• Ann (Whiting) Eaton 41
• Dedham as a Postal Centre 86
• Dedham Branch of the Mann Family 124
• Dedham Historical Society, Annual Report, 1895 73
• Dedham in the Rebellion 34, 58, 101, 140
• Diary of Dr. Nathaniel Ames 20, 68, 109, 133
• Foster Family of Salem and Attleboro 22
• Gilbert and James Endicott 145
• Hannah Adams 99
• Henry Deengaine, First Benefactor of the Dedham Free School 11
• Horace Mann 16
• John Endicott, 1764-1857 45
• Joseph Carrel 72
• Maternal Ancestry of Capt. Joseph Guild 70
• Memorial Hall 34
• Moses and Aaron Lewis 116
• Needham Branch of the Tolman Family 27
• Rachel, the Wife of Elder John Pond 90
• Rebecca Guild Richards 77
• Researches of the Colburn Family 56
• Roads 129
• Sarah (Richards) Lawrence 132
• Schools and Teachers of Dedham 51, 94, 120
• Stoughtoniana 81
• The 250th Anniversary of the Free Public Schools in Dedham 1
• The Fisher Family 65
• The Old Saw-Mill and Grist-Mill on Mother Brook 113
• The Smith Family of Barrington 135
• West Roxbury School-House, 1767 111
• William S. Damrell 100
• Wrentham Births, 1709-1711 42

Volume VII 1896

• Births in Stoughtonham (Now Sharon) 70, 119, 152
• Captain Joseph Guild 43
• Carriages Before 1776 57
• Dedham Branch of the Mann Family 28, 60, 140
• Dedham Historical Society, Annual Report, 1896 79
• Dedham in the Rebellion 19, 65, 111
• Dedham Mail Coaches 14
• Dedham Marriages, 1844-1890 40
• Diary of Dr. Nathaniel Ames 33, 77, 115, 145
• Hannah Adams 83
• Laban Lewis 39
• Moses and Aaron Lewis 16
• Powder Horn of Captain Lewis Colburn 122
• Reminiscences of the Old Draper House 109
• Revelation of Genealogy, The Partridge Family 51, 100, 148
• Schools and Teachers of Dedham 7, 48, 106
• The Aaron Smith Puzzle 136
• The Avery School, Names in Honor of Dr. William Avery 41
• The Fisher Family 38, 76, 117, 154
• The Homestead of Thomas Wight 147
• The Skelton Family, of Woburn, Dedham, Billerica, Etc. 1629-1800 10
• The Will of Elder John Huntting 72
• The Will of Esther Hunting 34
• Widow Mary Draper 1
• William Pitt, the Patron of the American Colonies 123
• Wrentham Births, 1711-1714 26

Volume VIII 1897

• An Old Store 24
• Andrew Dexter 135
• Births in Stoughtonham (Sharon) 29, 57, 94, 132
• Calvin Gould 65
• Charles Curtis Greenwood 95
• David Addison Baker 9
• Dedham Historical Society, Annual Report, 1897 61
• Diary of Dr. Nathaniel Ames 27, 54, 90, 137
• Fifty-Fourth Regiment Mass. Infantry 78
• Frederic Taft, Esquire, of Uxbridge 45
• History of Dover, Mass., notice 95
• Hon. George H. Kuhn 48
• John Goulding 76
• Journal of Hon. George H. Kuhn, Extracts 91
• Mary Fairbanks of Dedham 104
• Medfield Soldiers in the Revolution 70
• Needham Epitaths 125
• Rev. Thomas Balch
• Revelation of Genealogy, The Partridge Family 14
• Revolutionary Muster Rolls 20, 52, 88
• Robbins Family, Dedham and Walpole 106
• Schools and Teachers of Dedham 5, 42, 83, 122
• Siege of Louisburg 59
• The Early Homes of Joseph and Mary Baxter 97
• The Fisher Family 25, 50, 85, 131
• The New Town of Westwood 33
• The Old Fairbanks House 1
• Who was Asahel Smith? 38

Volume IX 1898

• Births in Stoughtonham (Sharon) 26, 52, 93, 118
• Controversy over Dedham’s Grant to the Natick Indians 37
• Dedham Historical Society, Annual Report, 1898 64
• Diary of Dr. Nathaniel Ames 24, 62, 96, 110
• Epitaths from the Old Burying Ground, West Medway 120
• Erastus Worthington 33
• Fisher Ames 67
• Highway Work 124
• Indian Deeds of Dedham 42
• John Rice of Dedham 5
• Needham Epitaths 16, 54
• Old Medfield Superstitions 102
• Old Road from Dedham to Providence and New York 45
• Power Looms 65
• Revolutionary Muster Rolls, 30
• Schools and Teachers of Dedham 7, 47, 86, 105
• The Aaron Smith Puzzle 10
• The Fisher Family 22,60, 90, 113
• The Frigate Constitution and the Avery Oak 1
• The Legend of Tubwreck Brook 80
• The Old Training Ground 99
• The Rev. William Clark 13

Volume X 1899

• Ancestors of Alice Tolman (Pickford) Brockway 98
• Benjamin Bussey 71
• Births in Stoughtonham (Sharon) 32, 60, 91, 126
• Dedham in the Rebellion 31
• Dedham Town Records 130
• Diary of Dr. Nathaniel Ames 25, 63, 79, 120
• Elijah Howe, Jr. 1
• Epitaths from a Graveyard in Weston 65
• Epitaths from the Old Burying Ground, West Medway 28, 57, 86, 122
• Foster Family, Additions 97
• Indians in Medfield 51
• Manuscript of Rev. Josiah Flynt, of Braintree and Dorchester 19
• Needham 36
• Public Lands in Maine 95
• Schools and Teachers of Dedham 11, 53, 76, 113
• Sketch of Eleazer Smith, the Inventor 6
• The Fisher Family 15, 83, 118
• “The Mayflower” 70
• The Old Townsend House in Needham 45
• The Paul Homestead in Dedham 103
• Unveiling of the School Tablet, placed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, June 17, 1898 37
• Westwood 101
• Wire Mill, Dedham 101

Volume XI 1900

• Baptist Beginnings at Mill Village 107
• Births in Stoughtonham (Sharon) 27
• Contributions to an Ellis Genealogy 81
• Dedham Petition, 1834 54
• Diary of Dr. Nathaniel Ames 17, 48, 102, 144
• Epitaths from the Old Burying Ground, West Medway 22, 50, 90
• Ezekiel Robbins, Walpole, 1694-1772 33
• Marriages in Stoughtonham (Sharon) 59, 98, 132
• Needham 106, 149
• Needham Branch of the Tolman Family 45, 104, 144
• Plan of Part of Needham 66
• Schools and Teachers of Dedham 12, 38, 86, 128
• Schools in Needham 92, 137
• The Benjamin Allen Place, Medfield 105
• The Eaton Family of Dedham and Powder House Rock 67, 111
• The Fisher Family 20
• The Great or Long Causeway 1
• The Recantation of Eliphalet Pond 126
• The Spirit of the Woodlands 31
• The Value of Antiquarian Studies 3
• Timothy Whiting 29
• Walter Allen’s Descendants in Dedham 41

Volume XII 1901

• An Unknown Portrait (Deborah Ames?) 67
• Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company 135
• Baptisms, West Precinct, Needham, 1798-1849 70, 115
• Camp of the French Army, Dedham, 1782 8
• Captain William Stevens, A Dedham Soldier, 1776-1783 56
• Dedham and Needham 65
• Descendants of Captain John Alden of Boston 74
• Diary of Dr. Nathaniel Ames 33, 58, 107, 123
• Genealogy of the Chandler Family 101, 132
• Hon. Waldo Colburn 1
• Inscriptions, Walpole 27, 63, 94, 129
• John Morse 136
• Joseph Belcher, First Minister of Walpole 38
• Marriages in Stoughtonham (Sharon) 24, 60, 97, 125
• Mrs. Mary (Richards) Tyler 109
• Needham 34
• Rev. Alvan Lamson, D. D. 35
• Schools and Teachers of Dedham 20, 53, 68
• Schools in Needham, 1841-1859 30
• The Eaton Family of Dedham and Powder House Rock 10, 43
• The First Baptist Meeting-House, Mill Village 4
• Whiting Family, Wrentham and Medway 110

Volume XIII 1902

• 18th Mass. Reg’t Vol. Infantry in the Rebellion 98
• Additional Contributions to an Ellis Genealogy 106
• Baptisms, West Precinct, Needham, 1849-1861 111
• Deaths in Stoughtonham (Sharon) 88, 107
• Dedham, England 37
• Diary of Dr. Nathaniel Ames 25, 49, 80, 112
• French Troops in Dedham 94
• Genealogy of the Chandler Family 27, 53, 83, 114
• Inscriptions from the Old Graveyard, Walpole 32
• Joseph Belcher, Minister of the First Church and Parish in Dedham, 1692-1723 1, 36
• Lydia Fisher and the Regicides 95
• Marriages in Stoughtonham (Sharon) 21, 57
• Schools and Teachers of Dedham 19, 48
• Some Additions to the Fisher Genealogy 5
• The Atkins Tomb, Needham 35
• The Landing Place on Charles River, Dedham Village 67
• The Mule and the Army Wagon in the Civil War 77
• The Old Whiting Mills on Mother Brook 97
• The Whiting Genealogy 120
• War Diary Kept by Amasa Guild 41
• Whiting Family, Wrentham and Medway Branch 7, 64

Volume XIV 1903

• 18th Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Infantry in the Rebellion 2, 48, 75, 108
• Aldis Family in America, 1640-1800 18, 60, 87, 119
• Deaths in Stoughtonham (Sharon) 32, 67, 100, 118
• Dedham Village in 1795 39
• Dedham Village in 1817 73
• Diary of Dr. Nathaniel Ames 35, 71, 99, 129
• Genealogy of the Chandler Family 36, 102
• Mendon Massacre Monument 103
• Needham Branch, Tolman Family 125
• Ralph Shepard and His Descendants
• Schools and Teachers of Dedham 24, 65, 83, 127
• Schools and Teachers of Needham 11, 55, 94, 121
• View Near the Elder’s Causeway 1
• Wellesley 37