Here's a look at some of the latest items connected to Wakefield up for sale on eBay: The Former Police Chief: Back in 1960, J. Merritt Wensel was the Wakefield Chief of Police. This press photo from that October has a note referring to a “barricade story” that was going on at the time. This image appears to show him in his office.  Greenwood, Mass. - This postcard from 1905 has a simple but what I think is a pretty beautiful picture of a tree on an old country-type road. It’s Spring Street, which is still in the Greenwood section of town. This postcard refers to it as being in “Greenwood, …

Wakefield Circa 1898: According to the seller, this is an image of Wakefield from about 1898, when it was known as “The Square.” Just about everything has changed, but somehow, the downtown seems to have kept its basic form. The two businesses on the far right of the picture are a drug store and a fish mart. Frederick Johnson (possibly portraits?) can be made out courtesy of eBay’s magnifying feature. For the record, 1898 is the year the Spanish American War started, the year C.S. Lewis was born, and the year that neon and adrenaline (not necessarily in that order) were discovered. In fact, …

From time to time, this website will take a light-hearted look at some of the items connected to Wakefield and its history that are currently up for sale on eBay. Here are some examples. Mr. And Mrs. Akell's Pet Skunk: Back in 1965, the Associated Press picked up a photo showing a pet skunked owned by Mr. And Mrs. Arthur Akell of Wakefield. The “deodorized” skunk was named Pepper and was apparently known for walking on the piano keys during the overnight hours. So there you have it. Local history comes in all kinds of stripes. A Day On The Lake: Here’s a glimpse of a summer day on Lake …