Connections
between the Parish of Dedham,
Essex U.K and the U.S.A.
Many residents
of Dedham and surrounding villages
emigrated to the emerging United
States of America, many settling
in Massachusetts. In 1636,
the town of Dedham, Massachusetts
was founded, taking it's name
from Dedham, Essex.
From that time
the links between Dedham, Essex,
and descendants of early settlers
in the U.S.A.have remained
strong.
There are a number
of celebrations of these ties
between our nations in the
Parish Church of St Mary.
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- There are many descendants
of Edmund Sherman in the
United States.
- The
Sherman Glass.
- Shields
in the Nave Roof mark
the connections between
Dedham, Essex and Dedham,
Massachusetts.
- One of the Nave
Pews is dedicated to
the people of Dedham, Mass.
- Medallions inlaid into
the front pew on the north
side of the Nave commemorates
Man's first landing on the
Moon on 20 July 1969. The
quotation is from Psalm 8.
 In
the Vicar's Vestry hangs a
Sealed Resolution from the
Town of Dedham, Massachusetts
which reads:
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The
United States of America
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Town of Dedham
Be it here known to all that:
The Board of Selectmen of the Town
of Dedham hereby offers their solicitations
and best wishes to:
Officials of Dedham, England
in recognition of the Brotherhood
which has always existed between
our two surnamed towns, and the Friendship
of it's mutual residents, and we
express the Hope for future Good
Fortune and continued Friendship
between this Generation and Generations
to come, in a Peaceful World.
Given this Sixth Day of August, in
the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand,
Nine Hundred and Seventy-Three.
Signed:
George
A. Coles
Helen M. Carney
Francis W. O'Brian
Gerard J. Mazzola
Marilyn Morris
Board of
Selectmen
Town of Dedham
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