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Abigail Dean Bacon Talbot: A South Dedham Colonist
Abigail Dean Bacon Talbot (1719-1786) Captain William Bacon (1716-1761) George Talbot (1714-1772) Daniel Bacon (1748-1750) Hannah Bacon...

Patricia Fanning
Apr 29, 20222 min read


The Women Who “Sewed Straw”
According to local newspaperman and historian Win Everett, this house at 47-49 Cottage Street was originally the home of South Dedham’s...

Patricia Fanning
Jun 11, 20212 min read


Captain William Bacon (c.1716-1761)
Writing in the 1930s, local historian Win Everett felt that Bacon’s face on this gravestone was “the finest and most human in the yard,” ...

Patricia Fanning
Dec 18, 20202 min read