The famous Thanksgiving poem “Over the River and Through the Wood To Grandmother’s House We Go” was written by Medford native and abolitionist Lydia Marie Child, who wrote the poem originally titled “A Boy's Thanksgiving Day."
The Christmas carol "Jingle Bells" was written in Medford in 1857 by James Pierpont.
Tufts University, a highly competitive and well recognized school was founded in Medford in 1852.
Rep. Ed Markey stopped by Medford's Annual Holiday Celebration on the
evening of Nov. 28, 2007 where he visited with local constituents and
admired the Red Sox's 2007 World Series trophy. Pictured above, John
McDermott holding the Trophy, Medford Mayor Michael J. McGlynn and Rep.
Markey.
