Old Parish Preservation Volunteers Norwood, MA

Old Parish Preservation Volunteers Norwood, MA We are all volunteers interested in caring for Old Parish Cemetery established in 1741, a unique historical site in Norwood, Massachusetts.

Old Parish Preservation Volunteers (OPPV) is an independent non-profit 501 (c) (3) Charitable Organization assisting the Town of Norwood, Massachusetts in caring for this historical asset.

Ellis Fuller, a Dedham Selectman in the 1830's and his wife Lucy's gravesite has been restored by OPPV. Read more here.
06/13/2026

Ellis Fuller, a Dedham Selectman in the 1830's and his wife Lucy's gravesite has been restored by OPPV. Read more here.

Ellis Fuller (1788-1857)Lucy Gay Fuller (1792-1868) Ellis Fuller was born in 1788 to Eliphalet and Elenor Ellis Fuller. He was one of four children. On August 1, 1815, Ellis married Lucy Gay of Salisbury. She was born on July 30, 1792. The couple had two children: William Ellis Fuller (1816-1886), a...

2026 Improvements are under way at Norwood's Old Parish Cemetery.
06/01/2026

2026 Improvements are under way at Norwood's Old Parish Cemetery.

Learn of the colonial family of South Dedham Joel & Azubah Morse. Click Here.
05/30/2026

Learn of the colonial family of South Dedham Joel & Azubah Morse. Click Here.

Joel Morse was born n March 5, 1785, one of ten children born to Seth Morse, Jr. (1753-1801) and Mary Dean Morse (1754-1842) (lot 175-176). As a young man, Joel’s father, Seth Morse, Jr. answered the militia call on April 19, 1775 on the day of the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Sometime in 1813...

05/22/2026

Old Parish Preservation Volunteers along with Norwood High School students Arielle Jones and Gabriel Martinez Ovando will be taking part in the nationwide remembrance Taps Across America, MONDAY MAY 25, 2026 3:00PM Old Parish Cemetery. Norwood and the nation show our respect. https://youtu.be/If9O_nfP3rA?si=_iC6qPn1tAGyYTG0

Learn of one of South Dedham's and America's ORIGINAL veterans. Click Here.
05/16/2026

Learn of one of South Dedham's and America's ORIGINAL veterans. Click Here.

Eliphalet Fales, Jr. (1743-1825)Abigail Everett Fales (1742-1777)Milley (Melitiah) Fales (1772-1786) Eliphalet Fales, Jr. (1743-1825) was born on November 3, 1743. He was the son of Eliphalet Fales and Abigail Everett Fales. Eliphalet Fales Jr. was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. Around 1770, Fa...

05/10/2026

The Tragedy of Maternal Mortality, learn about the young mothers interred in Norwood's Old Parish Cemetery. Click here.

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Norwood, MA
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