Wethersfield Historical Society
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[The following article was written in 1987 by Donna Hemmann.] “Griswoldville, Connecticut.” When did it come about? Where is it located? Having grown up in this part of Wethersfield and having lived in a house built by James Griswold, II, about 1820, this area of town has much interest to …
Apart from a 4 year break in South Africa when I was newly married, I have lived in Leicestershire all my life. We moved to Blaby in 1973 when we returned from South Africa and in 1979, I took on the job of Clerk to Blaby Parish Council (i.e. the …
As any reader is tired of hearing, before television we had to read the newspapers for news. The radio was another source and there was Life magazine, which had wonderful, full pages of news pictures, but if you wanted life-like, action pictures you had to see the newsreels that preceded …
My father’s small garden took over most of the back yard as he turned it into a Victory Garden. The idea being that the more we grew for ourselves the more we could send to our troops. We had beans, tomatoes, corn and even potatoes! I was amazed to learn …
The thing I remember most about the war was how pervasive it was. The movies, books, newspapers and radio all seemed to be about the war and if we should forget about it for a minute there were those posters reminding us about the three bad countries we were fighting …
Slowly, like the month of March after a long winter, the dark days of the war seemed to lighten as the news from both fronts became more and more positive. The pace seemed to pick up and people talked about the war with a more optimistic tilt. My father received …
1640First map of Wethersfield labels Wintergreen Woods area as “The Great West Field”, “Tappin’s Hill” (Topping) and Wilderness 1680Idealized map by J. Standish (1980) labels Wintergreen Woods area as “Great West Swamp” and “Wolf Swamp” 1917Charles Woodward purchases land that will later become part of park 1928“Plan of A Residence …
1640First map of Wethersfield labels Wintergreen Woods area as “The Great West Field”, “Tappin’s Hill” (Topping) and Wilderness 1680Idealized map by J. Standish (1980) labels Wintergreen Woods area as “Great West Swamp” and “Wolf Swamp” 1917Charles Woodward purchases land that will later become part of park 1928“Plan of A Residence …
Endnotes: I Wikipedia.comII A Natural Resources Inventory of Wintergreen WoodsIII Stiles, Ancient History of WethersfieldIV ibidV Plan of a Residence Suburb, 1928VI ibidVII ibidVIII Minutes of the Metropolitan District Commission, 7/10/1933IX Hartford Courant, 7/16/1961X ibidXI ibidXII Minutes of the Wethersfield Town Council, 12/4/1961XIII ibid. 1/21/1963XIV Minutes of the Advisory Recreation …
Endnotes: I Wikipedia.comII A Natural Resources Inventory of Wintergreen WoodsIII Stiles, Ancient History of WethersfieldIV ibidV Plan of a Residence Suburb, 1928VI ibidVII ibidVIII Minutes of the Metropolitan District Commission, 7/10/1933IX Hartford Courant, 7/16/1961X ibidXI ibidXII Minutes of the Wethersfield Town Council, 12/4/1961XIII ibid. 1/21/1963XIV Minutes of the Advisory Recreation …