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1944
The Beginning
Grace Palmer, Mary Gillette and Ralph Page have a conversation that culminates in the birth of NEFFA
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1954
NEFFA moves to Medford, MA
The tenth New England Folk Festival was held in Medford, Mass. at what was then Tufts College.
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1957
NEFFA moves to NH
The Festival left Massachusetts for the first time, moving to Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire.