-FOREWORD- The D.W. Field Park Association was founded by Barbara Renn Shinnick in 1998. Its primary purpose was to show community support for placing the park on the National Register of Historic Places. It was felt that this step would help protect the Park from the ever present threat of commercial and real estate encroachment. For several years signatures were collected at events in the park and city wide. These petitions along with a detailed description and history of the Park compiled by Mrs. Shinnick were submitted to the Massachusetts Historical Commission. After review they were...