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Albert B. Southwick, the seventh of nine children, was born in 1920 and grew up in Leicester, Massachusetts, on the farm that had been in his family for generations. He attended Mannville School, a one-room wooden building where a single teacher taught all eight grades. He went on to Leicester High School, Clark University in Worcester, four years in the United States Navy during World War II, back to Clark for his M.A. degree, and on to Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where he did a year of graduate work in U.S. history. From 1950-1952, he was a historian (civilian) for the U.S. Seventh Army, based in Stuttgart, Germany. On his return from Germany, he worked briefly as a reporter for the Providence Journal before coming to the Worcester Telegram and Evening Gazette in 1952 as an editorial writer. He was chief editorial writer for the newspapers from 1968 to his retirement in 1986. He has written numerous books and two librettos, and currently writes a weekly column about local history for the Worcester Telegram.
Books by Albert B. Southwick are usually available for purchase at the Worcester Historical Museum,
Annie's Book Stop, and the Food For Thought Bookstore & Café.
They may also be purchased via Amazon.com (links below).
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Once-Told Tales of Worcester County This fascinating collection of articles from the Worcester Telegram and Gazette provides an entertaining and illuminating look at Worcester's rich history. From the first lawsuit, through the woman's rights convention, to Emma Goldman's fiery speech in support of anarchy, Southwick shares his love and knowledge of Worcester County.
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More Once Told Tales of Worcester County A second volume of lively articles by the retired chief editorial writer for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. From Andrew Hakell Green,the man who oversaw the creation of New York's Central Park, to Major Taylor " the Black Whirlwind", the fastest bicycle racer in the world, Worcester was the home to an extraordinary array of individuals and events. |
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150 Years of Worcester: 1848-1998 In 150 Years of Worcester: 1848-1998 , Albert B. Southwick commemorates Worcester's official incorporation as a city in 1848 by recounting history from then to the present. |
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Down on the Farm: Volume I (1956 - 1958) This collection of richly detailed essays, written between 1956 and 1958, recount the author's boyhood growing up on a New England farm in the 1920s and 30s. |
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WWII Correspondence between Albert B. Southwick and Maple Hill Farm: February to June 1942
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WWII Letters from Albert B. Southwick to Maple Hill Farm: June 1942 - May 1943 (Volume II) Young sailor Albert (now 22 years old) details his experiences at US Naval Air Training Stations in Jacksonville FL, Norfolk VA, Moffett Field and Alameda CA, New Orleans and Natchitoches LA. |
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WWII Letters from Albert B. Southwick to Maple Hill Farm: Volume III: May 1943 - August 1944 |
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Selected Writings: Volume I Local historian, long-time journalist and (at the age of 93) weekly columnist for the Worcester (MA) Telegram & Gazette, Albert B. Southwick drapes a historical perspective over today's hot-button topics. This collection of Southwick's Greatest Hits, edited by daughter Martha Jean Southwick, includes speeches, essays and even a eulogy to Brother Tom. |
Many thanks to all those who came to Albert Southwick's book signing events in January.
More events are in the works for the spring -- check back soon!
" For more than half a century Worcester area residents have been the beneficiaries of Al Southwick's engaging words
as an editorial writer, historian, storyteller and community observer."
-- William D. Wallace
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"Thank you, Mr. Southwick, for your always-interesting columns, for continuing to inform the public about our history,
for being an inspiration to young people, and for knowing the difference between “jerry-built” and “jury-rigged.”
-- Nicole Apostola
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"To read this first volume of "Down on the Farm" columns is to take a journey back to the first half of the twentieth century.
Southwick's columns remind us that in many ways life may be easier now, though in our mad dash toward tomorrow
we risk forgetting the simple things that matter most."
"Readers of this new volume ('Selected Writings, Volume I'), like those who enjoy his newspaper columns, will come away enriched and edified
from their time spent following the interesting byways of Mr. Southwick's writing … the inclusion of 'Volume I' in the title leaves one hopeful
that we may look forward to a further volume by and by."
-- Kenneth Peterson
