Find out more about this remarkable African American family of some means who resided in Medfield during the 1800s.

From Our House to Vine Lake Cemetery:

Uncanny Connections

by Maria Baler

How a Medfield family came to know their home’s history, the Bent family who lived there, and their burial lot in the cemetery.

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The Sampson Stones

by Rob Gregg

Perhaps the cemetery’s most intriguing mystery about two perforated stones. What makes these stones so different?

m of a manse on a VT hilltop runs into tradition, suspicion, cemetery…

Missing Medfield Civil War Soldier Found

by George Gray

I became interested in Daniel McMahon, a Medfield soldier who was killed in a battle…

Another Civil War Soldier:

Once Lost But Now Found

by Rob Gregg

From his death on 6 April 1865 at Poplar Grove Church, Virginia to the Spring of 2011, Gabriel Strang was a Civil War soldier…

The Saga of Cesar Hunt alias Peter Warren

by Rob Gregg

An African American slave who bought his freedom, served in the Revolutionary War, and lived in Medfield. Who is this intriguing person?

The Secret Behind Lot 227 Grave 2

by Rob Gregg

What will you discover when an obscure family is brought to light?

Early Slaveholders Buried in Vine Lake Cemetery Slave Owners and Vine Lake Cemetery

by Rob Gregg

In early Medfield, a society of slaves prevailed to an unknown extent. prevailed to an unknown extent.  Buried at the cemetery are these town leaders who were slMedfield, a society of slaves prevailed to an unknown extent.  Buried at the cemetery are these town leaders who were slave holders.

What We Know About Medfield’s First Murder in 1802

by Rob Gregg

You won’t believe much of what happened with this murder and subsequent grave robbery but it’s truly the way it happened.

How a Plucky Girl Overcame Frequent Hardships

by Rob Gregg

During the first few years of her life, she was of feeble frame and considered by her mother’s friends to be not worth raising.