By Bella Caggiano

Throughout the year Norwood residents will be celebrating the Town’s 150th Anniversary. The anticipation of this 12-month celebration has been building has for well over a year and 2022 is the time for all to embrace and commemorate thanks to the many volunteers who have devoted so much of their time for all to enjoy.

Norwood Local Town Pages will publish a monthly series throughout the year to inform residents of the various events taking place throughout town. There is a wide variety of experiences for every age group and interests for all to enjoy!

The celebration kicked off on First Night (Dec. 31), on the Norwood Town Common. 

Sunday, May 1

Morse Open House Day, 1285 Washington St.

1-5 p.m.

Morse was one of Norwood’s first Assessors and Selectmen and a direct descendant of Ezra Morse, who built a sawmill in 1678 and used the lumber to build the first house in what would become Norwood shortly thereafter. George Henry Morse built his house a few years before Norwood was founded. The Norwood Historical Commission will provide light refreshments and beverages along with the history of the Morse family and the Morse House.

Tuesday, May 17

Norwood Historical Society Book Group

F. Holland Day House, 93 Day St.

7-8:30 p.m.

The group will be discussing ‘Influenza and Inequality,’ by P. Fanning. For more information, email [email protected].

Sunday, May 22

Parkway Concert Orchestra Concert

Location TBD

All Day

This program is sponsored by the Norwood 150 Committee and is supported in part by a grant from the Norwood Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. More information to follow at https://norwoodma150.gov/event-calendar.

Sunday, May 22

Veterans Celebration

Location TBD

12-4 p.m.

Join in to celebrate the veterans of the Town.

Saturday, May 28

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dedication Ceremony

Washington St. & E. Hoyle St.

3-4 p.m.

This will be a dedication of the new Vietnam Veterans Memorial.