How Chelsea’s Streets Were Named
CHELSEA’S STREET NAMES Most of the streets in Chelsea were named after famous Americans, land owners, businessmen, politicians or local inhabitants. The…
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Moshe Milkbaum is the editor of chelseamass.net. Send tips and corrections to [email protected].What’s New
WHATS NEW PAGE Heres whats new to the Chelsea Historical Society Website Click the link to go to that page 11/12/2007 Roster…
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The Second Great Chelsea Fire: October 14, 1973 In 1971, Mayor Spelman had fought for and acquired the approval of an Urban…
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The Arrival of The Acadians
The Acadians in Chelsea BACKGROUND Acadians are the original French people who settled the areas now called Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and…
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The Great Chelsea Fire: April 12, 1908 PALM SUNDAY IN CHELSEA 1908 It was a beautiful but cool Sunday morning, except for…
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Chelsea’s Synagogues
SYNAGOGUE’S OF CHELSEA According to local historical records, Nathan Morse, the first Jewish resident of Chelsea, arrived in 1864. In 1890 there…
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OLD WILLIAMS SCHOOL and the FERN LEAF BRICK “Creating wonderful memories we can never erase from our minds.” In 1860, a four-story…
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Family Names B SURNAME FIRST NAME Bachelder Nancy Bachelor Josiah Bacon Robert Bailey John Baker Hannah Baker Jacob Baker Jacob Baker John…
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King Philip’s War
King Philip’s War of 1675-78 As a result of King Philip’s War, 1675-78, scarcely any Indians were left in New England, but…
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FIRST MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT VOLUNTEER INFANTRY With the fall of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, it was evident that the Chelsea Light…
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