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There are many online sites about Norumbega Park and the Totem Pole Ballroom.
Here are a few to get started.

I'm often asked how Norumbega got its name.
The answer is simply that it was named after the Norumbega Tower across the river in Weston.
The REAL question is how the tower got its name, and why it was built.
Here is a short and amusing video with an explanation. Click Here to watch.

  Click Here to listen to a 3-minute audio recording of Chip Hayward
recalling his precious memories of Norumbega Park.


In 1995, WGBH broadcast a wonderful series called "Boston, The Way it Was."
Part 6 was about the Totem Pole Ballroom.
Click Here to watch the 10 minute video that has been posted on YouTube.

Click Here for a 2-minute trailer for the DVD "Return to Norumbega."
The DVD is available on Amazon.com. More information at http://www.rememberproductions.com/



For anyone who wants to do some reading about the history of Norumbega Park, click on the links below.

General Park Information:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norumbega_Park  

http://www.norumbegapark.com/History/history.html

http://www.newtonma.gov/gov/historic/events/past/canoeing/essay.asp   (Scroll down to "Out to Norumbega")

http://boston1905.blogspot.com/2009/02/norumbega.html

*More Coming Soon*



The Carousel:

http://wurlitzerbandorgan.com/history.html

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x6MJfMDpBt8


Coming Soon! A Photo Collection of Norumbega Park


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