In front of the house where Amelia Earhart lived with her family in West Medford is a commemorative plaque encased in stone which reads:

“Amelia Earhart: The famed flier lived here from 1925 until she left to make the first Transatlantic flight by a woman on July 17, 1928.”

Donated and installed by the Medford Cooperative Bank and the Medford Historical Society on the 60th anniversary of her departure on the flight that would end in her disappearance.

At the time her mother, Amy Otis Earhart, and sister, Muriel Earhart Morrissey, lived in the Brooks Street house. Both would live in Medford for many years with Morrisey teaching English the school system for 40 years and being active in local and civic organizations, including the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Medford Historical Society.

Photo courtesy of Compass Real Estate