Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland (1921) (14740223316)

Identifier: townsofnewenglan01stat (find matches)
Title: Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: State Street Trust Company (Boston, Mass.) Forbes, Allan, 1874-1955
Subjects: Cities and towns -- New England Cities and towns -- Great Britain Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony) -- Anniversaries, etc New England -- History
Publisher: New York G.P. Putnam's Sons
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Connecticut Libraries



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nds. The picture of the Vale of Dedham on another page is from a print takenfrom one of the paintings by John Constable, who has always been closely asso-ciated with Dedham and the neighboring towns. In his boyhood he workedfor his father, who was a miller, and the young lad could be seen every day in hiswhite suit and hat on his fathers cart going to and from the mill. He went to theGrammar School at Dedham where he showed especial skill in penmanship. Hismaster noticed his pupils talent, and on several occasions during his lessons therewould be a long pause which was broken by the master, who would say: Go on;I am not asleep. Oh, now I see you are in your painting room! Constable spentmost of his early days working for a glazier and painter. He died in London. Hemade his reputation by his EngKsh landscapes, and his Cornfield and FlatfordMills are recognized by all Dedhamites as nearby scenes. When asked oncewhat style he intended to imitate, he said, None but God Ahnightys style. He
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DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS iii thought he came into the world to comnnce mankind that nature was beautiful,and he often used to say, I love every stile and stump and lane in the village; aslong as I am able to hold a brush I shall never cease to paint them. His paintingof Dedham Hill, showing the conspicuous and attractive Dedham church tower,is in the Sheepshanks collection in the South Kensington Museum. Edmund Sherman and his wife are buried in old Dedham churchyard. Rev.W. F. Cheney of the Church of the Good Shepherd of Dedham, Mass., who preachedin the parish church of Dedham, England, on July 17, 1892, corroborates the factthat this Edmund Sherman was an ancestor of Gen. William T. Sherman, somemembers of the family having come to our Boston as early as 1634. The familytomb is in bad condition and at one time there was a movement on foot to renovateit. There is also a Dedham in Maine, and one in Tennessee. DORCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS It was Thanksgiving Day, and the sea-meadows layIn l