Date |
Year |
Chronicle Articles 1996-2005 |
|
Other
Historical Articles by Tom Beardsley |
10-May |
1996 |
Welcome to the
History Column |
|
Shaded articles are missing some associated photos |
7-Jul |
2001 |
175 Summit -
a fine Victorian house - part 3 of 3 |
|
Link to 1992 "That
Was the Week That Was"
articles |
30-Jun |
2001 |
175 Summit
- Fine house on Summit and a newspaper begins |
|
Bridges of Windham/Threadcity Crossing |
23-Jun |
2001 |
175 Summit
- House at 175 Summit has a long history - part 1 of 3 |
|
Capitol Theater |
29-Apr |
2000 |
18 Bellevue
St. is an example of Yankee elite |
|
The Day the Stars Fell from the Sky |
20-Jan |
2005 |
1856 map -
Industrial Willimantic in 1856 - part 2 of 2 |
|
History of Soda Water in Willimantic
with pics |
13-Jan |
2005 |
1856 map
shows heart of the city - part 1 of 2 |
|
Hotel Hooker |
29-Aug |
1998 |
1899
City Report - part 1 of 2 |
|
Loomer. Silas |
5-Sep |
1998 |
1899
City Report - part 2 of 2 |
|
Windham's French Canadian Community |
8-Jul |
2000 |
1910’s
Fourth of July Parade |
|
Windham's Seal |
6-Oct |
2005 |
1931 City
Report - City reports provide a snapshot of the city - part 1 of
3 |
|
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13-Oct |
2005 |
1931 City
Report - part 2 of 2 |
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|
20-Oct |
2005 |
1931 City
Report - Window on Willimantic - part 3 of 3 |
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Millennium 1900s |
6-Feb |
1999 |
1940s
magazine took a look at Electro-Motive Co. |
|
Millennium 1910se1910snnium |
26-Feb |
2000 |
1945 Phone
Directory |
|
Millennium
1920s |
4-Mar |
2000 |
1945 Phone
Directory – Businesses (part 1 of 2) |
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Millennium 1930s |
11-Mar |
2000 |
1945 Phone
Directory – Businesses (part 2 of 2) Goods and services widely
available |
|
Millennium 1940s |
17-Apr |
1999 |
196 Church
St. |
|
Millennium 1950s |
1-May |
1999 |
214 Church
St. |
|
Millennium 1960s |
22-Apr |
2000 |
255 High
St. is rich in history |
|
Millennium 1970s |
8-May |
1999 |
275 Summit
St. |
|
Millennium 1980s |
9-Jun |
2001 |
287 Summit -
Rich history of house at 287 Summit St. - part 1 of 2 |
|
Millennium 1990s |
16-Jun |
2001 |
287 Summit
-Saga of 287 Summit St. continued - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
29-Nov |
1997 |
74 Windham St. - part 1 |
|
Alex Caisse Park - part 1
10/1/2020 |
6-Dec |
1997 |
74 Windham St. - part 2 |
|
Alex Caisse Park - part 2
10/8/2020 |
22-Feb |
1997 |
Accidents- South Windham Trolley crash |
|
Silas Loomer
11/12/2020 |
13-Mar |
1999 |
Ads reveal
thriving businesses in Willimantic |
|
Shell Chateau Fire
7/9/2020 |
17-Aug |
2002 |
Air Line
Railroad |
|
Vanderman (William Vanderman)
10/29/2020 |
6-May |
2004 |
Akim
Engineering - Herbert Cohn left his mark |
|
Trolley Accident
4/22/2021 |
1-Aug |
1998 |
Amidon Mansion |
|
|
13-Jan |
2001 |
Andover:
More than a commute to Hartford |
|
|
9-Mar |
2002 |
Armory :
Building of, history, tradition - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
16-Mar |
2002 |
Armory
dedication committee - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
11-Apr |
1998 |
Asher
House - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
18-Apr |
1998 |
Asher
House - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
3-Feb |
2005 |
Asylum on
the hill |
|
mmmm |
28-Apr |
2005 |
ATCO - 1908
Strike - Battle lines are drawn over workers - part 1 of 3 |
|
|
5-May |
2005 |
ATCO - 1908
Strike - The struggle continues - part 2 of 3 |
|
|
12-May |
2005 |
ATCO - 1908
Strike - Wage cuts, etc. mark turbulent era - part 3 of 3 |
|
|
6-Nov |
1998 |
ATCO - Mill No. 2 |
|
|
14-Jun |
1997 |
ATCO -
Mill No. 5 - part 1 of 2 |
|
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21-Jun |
1997 |
ATCO -
Mill No. 5 - part 2 of 2 |
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|
28-Jun |
1997 |
ATCO -
Mill No. 6 - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
5-Jul |
1997 |
ATCO -
Mill No. 6 - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
12-May |
2001 |
ATCO -
People of ATCO - three new families - part 2 of 3 |
|
|
5-May |
2001 |
ATCO -
People who made ATCO run - part 1 of 3 |
|
|
6-Mar |
1999 |
ATCO :
Magazine writer impressed by ATCO |
|
|
15-Jun |
2002 |
ATCO
publication - Playing ball the ATCO way - part 2 of 3 |
|
|
22-Jun |
2002 |
ATCO
publication -"The Yarn" : A glimpse back - part 3 of 3 |
|
|
8-Jun |
2002 |
ATCO
publication a valuable document - part 1 of 3 |
|
|
19-May |
2001 |
ATCO's
finest: the Chasses and Ed Peltier - part 3 of 3 |
|
|
27-Sep |
1997 |
Atkins, Floyd - part 1 of 2 |
|
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4-Oct |
1997 |
Atkins, Floyd - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
20-Jun |
1996 |
Atwoodville |
|
|
25-Jul |
1998 |
Backus
Store - South Windham |
|
|
25-Sep |
1999 |
Baldwin -
"General" Lloyd Baldwin - "man who built Willimantic" |
|
|
8-Nov |
1997 |
Ballamahack Rd |
|
|
16-Dec |
2000 |
Baptist
Church
- A suitable place
for the city’s Baptist deaconry (part 1 of 2) |
|
|
23-Dec |
2000 |
Baptist
Church
- Pleasant St.
parsonage and its residents (part 2 of 2) |
|
|
20-Oct |
2001 |
Baptist
Church - Church a beehive of activity - part 4 of 7 |
|
|
27-Oct |
2001 |
Baptist
Church - Church drawn into controversy - part 5 of 7 |
|
|
13-Oct |
2001 |
Baptist
Church - Church's 50th anniversary - part 3 of 7 |
|
|
3-Nov |
2001 |
Baptist
Church - Period of growth/decline - part 6 of 7 |
|
|
10-Nov |
2001 |
Baptist
Church - William Niles Potter - part 7 of 7 |
|
|
29-Sep |
2001 |
Baptist
Church - Windham's First Baptist Church - part 1 of 7 |
|
|
6-Oct |
2001 |
Baptist
Church played leading role - part 2 of 7 |
|
|
14-Sep |
2002 |
Barden,
Myrtle : at 92 years old, a true asset |
|
|
26-Jan |
2006 |
Barrows'
spirit |
|
|
5-Jan |
2002 |
Barrows,
Charles :His ingenius designs |
|
|
22-Jan |
2004 |
Barrows,
William - and Linen Company workers - part 1 of 5 |
|
|
5-Feb |
2004 |
Barrows,
William - At last, Willimantic gets a public park - part 3 of 5 |
|
|
12-Feb |
2004 |
Barrows,
William - From band pavilion to Recreation Park - part 4 of 5 |
|
|
19-Feb |
2004 |
Barrows,
William - He built a "city of cottages" - part 5 of 5 |
|
|
29-Jan |
2004 |
Barrows,
William - William Barrows' pride and joy - part 2 of 5 |
|
|
15-Apr |
2000 |
Baseball
fun at Willimantic’s Rec Park |
|
|
30-Mar |
2002 |
Baseball in
Willimantic - |
|
|
20-Apr |
2002 |
Baseball in
Willimantic - Colts turn to pro players - part 5 of 7 |
|
|
4-May |
2002 |
Baseball in
Willimantic - Colts: jinxed or untalented? - part 7 of 7 |
|
|
27-Apr |
2002 |
Baseball in
Willimantic - Imports from Boston - part 6 of 7 |
|
|
23-Mar |
2002 |
Baseball in
Willimantic - part 1 of 7 |
|
|
6-Apr |
2002 |
Baseball in
Willimantic - Willimantic Colts - part 3 of 7 |
|
|
13-Apr |
2002 |
Baseball in
Willimantic - Windham Field : tough encounters - part 4 of 7 |
|
|
11-Oct |
1997 |
Beller, Ray - part 1 of 2 |
|
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18-Oct |
1997 |
Beller, Ray - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
7-Aug |
1999 |
Bergeron -
Socorro Bergeron - professional dancer |
|
|
2-Feb |
2002 |
Bergeron,
Flowimond : A friend of Dempsey and a friend of the city too |
|
|
11-Jan |
1997 |
Bigelow, Lucius NOT AVAILABLE ON WEB |
|
|
28-Feb |
1998 |
Bingham Home |
|
|
25-Oct |
1997 |
Boss, Eugene - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
1-Nov |
1997 |
Boss, Eugene - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
23-Sep |
2004 |
Bowling for
memories - Lucky Strike lanes |
|
|
11-Mar |
2004 |
Bowman,
Gladys - Death of Gladys Bowman - part 1 of 3 |
|
|
25-Mar |
2004 |
Bowman,
Gladys - Death of Gladys Bowman : a true loss - part 3 of 3 |
|
|
18-Mar |
2004 |
Bowman,
Gladys - Lifelong love for the city - part 2 of 3 |
|
|
27-Oct |
2005 |
Brand -
William Brand's original company |
|
|
21-Feb |
1998 |
Bricktop Rd - The 1876 Hebard House |
|
|
3-Feb |
2001 |
Brooks, Abel
- The days when Alert Hose Co. put out fires - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
27-Jan |
2001 |
Brooks,
Abel An industrious man of character - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
27-Dec |
1997 |
Buck,
Edwin |
|
|
8-Nov |
2003 |
Burnham,
George W. : watchdog of treasury |
|
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3-Aug |
2002 |
Burnham,
Stowell : "Squirrel hunting backwoodsman" - part 2 of 2 |
|
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27-Jul |
2002 |
Burnham,
Stowell : a hero of the Civil War - part 1 of 2 |
|
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27-Jun |
1998 |
Caisse,
Alex - part 1 of 2 |
|
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4-Jul |
1998 |
Caisse,
Alex - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
31-May |
2003 |
Card Home
has a long, generous history |
|
|
30-May |
1998 |
Cardinal
Saloon |
|
|
8-Dec |
2001 |
Cardinal
Square |
|
|
10-Jun |
2000 |
Carroll
Family (part 1 of 4) |
|
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17-Jun |
2000 |
Carroll
Family (part 2 of 4) – Carroll family children |
|
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24-Jun |
2000 |
Carroll
Family (part 3 of 4) – Carrolls were upstanding members of the
community |
|
|
1-Jul |
2000 |
Carroll
Family (part 4 of 4) |
|
|
6-Jun |
1998 |
Cashman,
Eleazar - part 1 of 2 |
|
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13-Jun |
1998 |
Cashman,
Eleazar - part 2 of 2 |
|
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30-Aug |
1997 |
Cemeteries - part 1 of 3 |
|
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6-Sep |
1997 |
Cemeteries - part 2 of 3 |
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20-Sep |
1997 |
Cemeteries - part 3 of 3 |
|
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12-Jan |
2006 |
Census
Results - Census data - part 3 of 6 |
|
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5-Jan |
2006 |
Census
Results - part 2 of 6 |
|
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29-Dec |
2005 |
Census
results provide history - part 1 of 6 |
|
|
28-Mar |
1998 |
Chaffee, Joseph - part 1 of 2 |
|
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4-Apr |
1998 |
Chaffee, Joseph - part 2 of 2 |
|
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5-Dec |
1998 |
Chaffeeville Silk Mill |
|
|
|
1997 |
Chase,
George |
|
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25-Apr |
1998 |
Childrens'
Library |
|
|
30-Oct |
1999 |
Church St.
sure has changed |
|
|
8-Feb |
1997 |
Churches |
|
|
21-Jun |
2003 |
Churches
trace ethnic waves of Willimantic |
|
|
27-Feb |
1999 |
Circle
Magazine sings city's praises |
|
|
17-May |
2003 |
City
beautiful movement brought on by Chicago Fair |
|
|
6-Dec |
1997 |
Clark, Mary Bidwell - part 1 of 3 |
|
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13-Dec |
1997 |
Clark, Mary Bidwell - part 2 of 3 |
|
|
20-Dec |
1997 |
Clark, Mary Bidwell - part 3 of 3 |
|
|
11-Jul |
1998 |
Clarke
Maternity Hospital |
|
|
18-Dec |
1999 |
Cody -
Buffalo Bill Cody performs to a sellout crowd - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
11-Dec |
1999 |
Cody -
Buffalo Bill entertains Willimantic - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
24-Jan |
1998 |
Cold War |
|
|
14-Mar |
1998 |
Commercial Hotel |
|
|
10-Oct |
1996 |
Conant,
John Ashbel |
|
|
20-Nov |
1999 |
Costello -
Willimantic : A comfortable environment for Costello - part 2 of
3 |
|
|
27-Nov |
1999 |
Costello
family name linked to city - part 3 of 3 |
|
|
13-Nov |
1999 |
Costello
proficient in silk industry - part 1 of 3 |
|
|
12-Oct |
2002 |
County
Jail - The first county jail was a haven for dissenters |
|
|
5-Oct |
2002 |
"Creaking
cart" and some plaintiff cries for mercy |
|
|
19-Apr |
2003 |
Cross -
Gov. Wilbur Cross returns to his roots for a dedication |
|
|
8-Jan |
2004 |
Cunningham,
Thomas and his Willimantic life - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
15-Jan |
2004 |
Cunningham,
Thomas -The evolution of Valley St. - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
26-Oct |
1996 |
Dunn,
Danny |
|
|
21-Aug |
1999 |
Eagle's
Nest house fire 1929 |
|
|
19-Apr |
1997 |
Eagleville |
|
|
13-Feb |
1999 |
Electro-Motive was an important part of city economy |
|
|
24-Jun |
2004 |
Elliot
family - From bicycles to insurance - Elliot did it all - part 2
of 2 |
|
|
17-Jun |
2004 |
Elliot
family was a dynasty in town - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
3-Jan |
1998 |
Ellsberg, Edward |
|
|
15-Apr |
2004 |
Fall of
1967 - City elections, blizzard, and ATCO jobs - part 3 of 3 |
|
|
8-Apr |
2004 |
Fall of 1967
- Electro-Motive,- library budget --- part 2 of 3 |
|
|
1-Apr |
2004 |
Fall of 1967
- part 1 of 3 |
|
|
3-May |
2003 |
Father
deBruycker brought Belgium with him |
|
|
2-Nov |
1996 |
Fenton,
Capt. Charles |
|
|
15-Jul |
2004 |
Fighting
the demon of drink - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
22-Jul |
2004 |
Fighting
the demon of drink - The saga of the Connecticut Home - part 2
of 2 |
|
|
10-Jul |
1999 |
Fire
Companies' Labor Day Parade - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
17-Jul |
1999 |
Fire
Companies' Labor Day Parade - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
16-Oct |
1999 |
Fire in
'53 damaged historic buildings |
|
|
13-Jun |
1996 |
Fires of
June, 1896 |
|
|
21-Jul |
2001 |
Fitch,
Isaac : Colonial carpenter - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
28-Jul |
2001 |
Fitch,
Isaac : Lebanon's master builder - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
14-Dec |
1996 |
Footbridge
- part 1 of 4 |
|
|
21-Dec |
1996 |
Footbridge
- part 2 of 4 |
|
|
28-Dec |
1996 |
Footbridge
- part 3 of 4 |
|
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4-Jan |
1997 |
Footbridge - part 4 of 4 |
|
|
2-Mar |
2002 |
Foster, Kirk
- Many jobs, but he was loyal to the city - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
23-Feb |
2002 |
Foster,
Kirk - Selling yeast : the rising career of a Foster - part 1 of
2 |
|
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15-Sep |
2001 |
Frank's -
Combing Hartford's Farmers' Market - part 2 of 3 |
|
|
22-Sep |
2001 |
Frank's -
Everyone stopped at Franks - part 3 of 3 |
|
|
8-Sep |
2001 |
Frank's -
When bananas sold 20 for a quarter - part 1 of 3 |
|
|
7-Dec |
2002 |
Gem Cinema
: Electronic picture palace |
|
|
14-Jul |
2005 |
Gladys
Tantaquideon |
|
|
13-May |
2000 |
Grange’s
lobbying leads to UConn predecessor |
|
|
9-Nov |
2002 |
Grant,
William D. |
|
|
31-May |
1996 |
Greer,
Josephine Lauter |
|
|
4-Aug |
2005 |
Growth of a
bank |
|
|
21-Jul |
2005 |
Haggerty,
James
The Irish tradition |
|
|
15-Nov |
2003 |
Hall - Sad
saga of Henry Hall : promise comes to tragic end |
|
|
5-Apr |
2003 |
Hanks
brothers rebuild the silk mill - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
29-Mar |
2003 |
Hanks Hill
mill - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
23-Nov |
2002 |
Hartsons -
mainstay of North Windham life |
|
|
17-Mar |
2005 |
Heap,
Eunice : Essence of generosity - part 1 of 1 |
|
|
24-Mar |
2005 |
Heap,
Eunice : Founding of a congregation - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
2*21 |
1998 |
Hebard House - Brisktop Rd. |
|
|
18-Oct |
2003 |
Hickey,
John and the Irish population |
|
|
14-Jul |
2001 |
High tech
way to research local history |
|
|
7-Jun |
2003 |
Hillhouse
and Taylor |
|
|
8-Mar |
1997 |
Hills,
Thomas Morton, M.D. |
|
|
1-Dec |
2001 |
Hilltop
Hose Co. Number 3 - Hilltop Firehouse - part 3 of 3 |
|
|
24-Nov |
2001 |
Hilltop
Hose Co. Number 3 - Hilltoppers' celebrate 20th - part 2 of 3 |
|
|
17-Nov |
2001 |
Hilltop
Hose Co. Number 3 - part 1 of 3 |
|
|
15-Dec |
2005 |
Holland
family |
|
|
20-Sep |
2003 |
Holland
Silk Mills |
|
|
10-Nov |
2005 |
Holmes,
Elisha - A small dynasty in South Windham - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
3-Nov |
2005 |
Holmes,
Elisha - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
19-Oct |
1996 |
Hooker,
Seth |
|
|
15-Aug |
1996 |
Hormisdas
Dion - first French-Canadian Mayor |
|
|
28-Aug |
1999 |
Horse
racing was Willimantic's passion |
|
|
26-Apr |
2003 |
Horseshoe
Group - The illustrious history of the Horseshoe Group |
|
|
28-Nov |
1998 |
Hotel Hooker |
|
|
6-Jun |
1998 |
Howard
University - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
13-Jun |
1998 |
Howard
University - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
22-Mar |
2003 |
Hunter,
John Lathrop - attorney and journalist |
|
|
17-May |
1996 |
Huntington,
Samuel : First President |
|
|
15-Dec |
2001 |
Hurleys -
Closing of Hurley's - part 1 of 3 |
|
|
22-Dec |
2001 |
Hurleys -
Continuing saga of the Hurley store - part 2 of 3 |
|
|
29-Dec |
2001 |
Hurleys -
End of Hurley's - part 3 of 3 |
|
|
23-May |
1998 |
Hurteau,
Clement |
|
|
4-Nov |
2004 |
Iron comes
to "Willimantuck" |
|
|
25-Aug |
2005 |
Ives,
Lawson : A man and his village |
|
|
11-Jul |
1998 |
Jackson
St. |
|
|
18-Dec |
2003 |
Jackson
St. - Lace curtain Irish and Jackson St. roots |
|
|
30-Dec |
2000 |
Jillson
Family: a Willimantic original (part 1 of 2) |
|
|
6-Jan |
2001 |
Jillson's
impact - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
3-Mar |
2006 |
Jogging
memories through photographs - An old-fashioned clambake - part
2 of 3 |
|
|
10-Mar |
2006 |
Jogging
memories through photographs - Illegal rum and murder most foul
- part 3 of 3 |
|
|
23-Feb |
2006 |
Jogging
memories through photographs - part 1 of 3 |
|
|
16-Mar |
2006 |
Jordan
Block - Story behind the Jordan Block |
|
|
18-Sep |
1999 |
Jordan
Block fire - 1916 - One dead in Jordan Block demolition - part 3
of 3 |
|
|
11-Sep |
1999 |
Jordan
Block fire - 1916 - part 2 of 3 |
|
|
4-Sep |
1999 |
Jordan Block
fire -1916 - part 1 of 3 |
|
|
9-Oct |
1999 |
Jordan,
Lyman - Had a passion for music |
|
|
2-Oct |
1999 |
Jordans :
unknown but for road that bears their name |
|
|
5-Aug |
2004 |
Keigwin,
John |
|
|
18-Jul |
1998 |
Kelly,
Thomas J. |
|
|
30-Aug |
2003 |
Knights of
Columbus helped beautify the city |
|
|
27-Sep |
2003 |
Knox,
Howard, M.D. made contributions |
|
|
24-Apr |
1999 |
Larrabee -
Frank Larrabee - grocer and mayor |
|
|
24-Aug |
2002 |
Larrabees
of Windham have long history |
|
|
10-May |
2003 |
Leavitt -
Just who was Burton Leavitt and his act? |
|
|
14-Jun |
2003 |
Lebanon -
Grisly 1884 murder |
|
|
8-Aug |
1998 |
Lewis, Joseph |
|
|
10-Jun |
2004 |
Lincoln -
The prominent Lincoln family |
|
|
3-Jun |
2004 |
Lincoln
Square - once a busy city intersection |
|
|
5-Sep |
1996 |
Lincoln,
Melvin |
|
|
1-Feb |
1997 |
Loomer Opera House |
|
|
13-Nov |
1998 |
Loomer Opera House |
|
|
28-Feb |
1998 |
Lover's Lane |
|
|
15-Sep |
2005 |
Low, Ernest
Frederick - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
22-Sep |
2005 |
Low, Ernest
Frederick - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
7-Oct |
2004 |
Lucky
Strike bowling brings back residents' memories |
|
|
26-Apr |
1997 |
Main
St. |
|
|
15-Feb |
2003 |
Main St. -
Merchants who kept Main St. busy |
|
|
8-Feb |
2003 |
Main St.
1975 |
|
|
10-Mar |
2001 |
Marrotte,
Ted and his jumpin' jitney |
|
|
17-Mar |
2001 |
Marrotte,
Ted -Drama arrives at Ted's Taxi Service |
|
|
14-Feb |
1998 |
Mason, John |
|
|
23-Jun |
2005 |
Masonic
Lodge - A grand celebration - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
16-Jun |
2005 |
Masonic
Lodge members elite class - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
26-Jun |
1999 |
Maverick
Laundry Fire -1908 - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
3-Jul |
1999 |
Maverick
Laundry Fire -1908 - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
11-Nov |
2000 |
Mazzola -
Fascinating history of the Mazzola Block (part 1 of 5) |
|
|
2-Dec |
2000 |
Mazzola -
For drinkers, bushels of clams (part 4 of 5) |
|
|
18-Nov |
2000 |
Mazzola -
Mr. Gelinas and his stable of horses (part 2 of 5) |
|
|
9-Dec |
2000 |
Mazzola -
Reflections of an early Main St. grocer (part 5 of 5) |
|
|
25-Nov |
2000 |
Mazzola
Family – Italian-American success (part 3 of 5) |
|
|
31-Jul |
1999 |
McSweeney,
Lillian
: early 20th
century life - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
24-Jul |
1999 |
McSweeney,
Lillian : early 20th century life - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
1-Mar |
1997 |
Merrow |
|
|
25-Jan |
2003 |
Methodism
gains stronghold - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
18-Jan |
2003 |
Methodists
struggle to gain a foothold - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
6-Apr |
2006 |
Mildred
Aspinwall's Diary |
|
|
13-Apr |
2006 |
Mildred has
a beau |
|
|
28-Dec |
2002 |
Mill
number 4 : built to great acclaim, a history of trouble |
|
|
15-Jun |
2006 |
Mills
strike of 1912 - Lizzie Flynn to the rescue - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
8-Jun |
2006 |
Mills strike
of 1912 - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
13-Dec |
2003 |
Monroe,
Irene: Willimantic through and through |
|
|
27-Jan |
2005 |
Monthly
"Yarn" told some real tales |
|
|
26-Apr |
1998 |
MOUNTAIN sT. |
|
|
24-Oct |
1998 |
Murray Building |
|
|
12-Sep |
1996 |
Murray,
Hugh |
|
|
8-Sep |
2005 |
Nason,
George |
|
|
23-Mar |
2006 |
Natchaug
High School Years |
|
|
22-Dec |
2005 |
Newspapers
- Rise of newspapers in Willimantic |
|
|
4-Dec |
1999 |
Normal
School fire 1943 |
|
|
6-Jun |
1996 |
Oaks :
Doctor Mason's Hospital |
|
|
10-Apr |
1999 |
Old ads are
great source of history |
|
|
23-Nov |
2005 |
Original
drafts of history |
|
|
1-Sep |
2005 |
Origins of
the Chamber of Commerce |
|
|
5-Feb |
2000 |
Papillon -
Investiture of Monsignor J.J. Papillon |
|
|
22-May |
1999 |
Parades -
Coming Home parade 1946 |
|
|
21-Sep |
2002 |
Parades -
July 4 military parade predates Boombox by years |
|
|
21-Apr |
2005 |
Park
debates in 1800s - A city park by default - part 3 of 3 |
|
|
7-Apr |
2005 |
Park debates
in 1800s - part 1 of 3 |
|
|
14-Apr |
2005 |
Park
debates in 1800s - Public park supporters fight o - part 2 of 3 |
|
|
20-Jun |
1998 |
Park
Spring |
|
|
4-Jan |
2003 |
Picture
shows thrived in movie hungry town |
|
|
2-May |
1998 |
Pine Grove
Seminary - South Windham |
|
|
11-Aug |
2005 |
Pinney,
Julius - A forgotten name |
|
|
22-Feb |
2003 |
Pipe organ
firm provided unique industry |
|
|
11-Jan |
2003 |
Polish-Americans have long history in Willimantic |
|
|
29-Apr |
2004 |
Potter
family - long, proud history |
|
|
12-Jan |
2002 |
Potter,
Dwight |
|
|
26-Feb |
2004 |
Power
struggle in the county - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
4-Mar |
2004 |
Power
struggle in the county - The Willimantic bribe - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
27-Jun |
1996 |
Prospect
Hill |
|
|
14-Aug |
1999 |
QVCTC's
new location - Todd's store |
|
|
14-Oct |
2000 |
Railroad -
(part 2 of 3) - Plans become a reality |
|
|
7-Oct |
2000 |
Railroad -
(part 1 of 3) Laying down tracks for expansion |
|
|
21-Oct |
2000 |
Railroad -
(part 3 of 3) – Connection between sea and city |
|
|
24-Feb |
2005 |
Raybo - The
year that "Raybo" came to Willimantic |
|
|
1-Aug |
1996 |
Readers'
Comments |
|
|
25-Oct |
2003 |
Redevelopment disaster - Jillson Square |
|
|
10-Feb |
2005 |
Rev.
Ramsdell's magical campground |
|
|
8-Aug |
1996 |
Robinson,
Judge Otto |
|
|
20-Feb |
1999 |
Rolley
article paints colorful picture of city |
|
|
17-Feb |
2001 |
Roosevelt -
An historic first : The President comes to town - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
24-Feb |
2001 |
Roosevelt -
The city's big day finally arrives - part 3 of 4 |
|
|
3-Mar |
2001 |
Roosevelt -
The Visit: bracing air and a handshake - part 4 of 4 |
|
|
10-Feb |
2001 |
Roosevelt -
When the President came to Willimantic - part 1 of 4 |
|
|
8-Jan |
2000 |
Roselin
Company treats workers to a lavish Christmas Party |
|
|
19-Feb |
2000 |
Rumors
arise from 1944 fire |
|
|
4-Oct |
2003 |
Schiller's
Greek revival building is oldest on Main St. - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
11-Oct |
2003 |
Schiller's
Sewing Circle building's long history - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
9-Feb |
2002 |
Scotland Dam
- part 1 of 2 |
|
|
16-Feb |
2002 |
Scotland
Dam - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
26-May |
2005 |
Sears
Roebuck home on tour |
|
|
14-Oct |
2004 |
Series of
local scandals at G.A.R. convention |
|
|
6-Nov |
1999 |
Shell
Chateau fire |
|
|
22-Jan |
2000 |
Smithville
Mills are gone but not forgotten (Part 1 of 2) |
|
|
29-Jan |
2000 |
Smithville
Mills are gone but not forgotten (Part 2 of 2) |
|
|
9-Aug |
2003 |
Sodom - The
origins and history of "Sodom" |
|
|
15-Feb |
1997 |
South Coventry Village |
|
|
23-Aug |
2003 |
South end
of Lebanon's Green a changed piece of land |
|
|
29-Jun |
2002 |
South
Windham - A gunfight wakes up the village |
|
|
4-Nov |
2000 |
South
Windham : Saga of South Windham’s finest home |
|
|
12-Aug |
2004 |
South
Windham village once booming |
|
|
6-Jul |
2002 |
South
Windham : A mysterious robber shows up |
|
|
28-Oct |
2000 |
South
Windham, Italianate flourished |
|
|
12-Jul |
1997 |
Spellman
and Co., Meat Market -part 1 of 2 |
|
|
19-Jul |
1997 |
Spellman
and Co., Meat Market -part 2 of 2 |
|
|
30-Sep |
2004 |
Sports -
Rich history of sporting events and achievements |
|
|
8-Jul |
2004 |
St.
Jean-Baptiste Society - Dedicated to French-Canadian culture -
part 2 of 2 |
|
|
1-Jul |
2004 |
St.
Jean-Baptiste Society - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
15-Jul |
2000 |
St.
Joseph’s missing statue |
|
|
30-Nov |
2002 |
St. Mary's
Parish: Stronghold of French-Canadians |
|
|
22-Aug |
1996 |
St. Mary's
School |
|
|
13-May |
2004 |
St. Mary's
turns 100 - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
20-May |
2004 |
St. Mary's
turns 100 - The deBruyckers arrive at St. Mary's - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
30-Jun |
2005 |
Start of a
church |
|
|
16-Aug |
2003 |
State
Normal School for Teachers comes to the city |
|
|
6-May |
2000 |
Storrs
Agricultural School |
|
|
3-Mar |
2005 |
Stressful
immigration |
|
|
26-Apr |
1997 |
Sullivan, Michael |
|
|
1-Dec |
2005 |
Taintor
dynasty |
|
|
25-Apr |
1998 |
Taylor
- Hathaway house |
|
|
15-Aug |
1998 |
Terry, Clark |
|
|
10-Aug |
2002 |
"The Yarn"
had many tales about ATCO |
|
|
15-Mar |
1997 |
Thread
City Beauty Parlor |
|
|
26-Aug |
2000 |
Thread City
Candy Kitchen |
|
|
22-Apr |
2004 |
Thread
City's main thoroughfare |
|
|
1-Jun |
2006 |
Tour adds
two homes - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
25-May |
2006 |
Tour will
feature new homes - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
16-Nov |
1996 |
Town Hall
- part 1 of 4 |
|
|
23-Nov |
1996 |
Town Hall
- part 2 of 4 |
|
|
30-Nov |
1996 |
Town Hall
- part 3 of 4 |
|
|
7-Dec |
1996 |
Town Hall -
part 4 of 4 |
|
|
9-Nov |
1996 |
Town Hall
architect |
|
|
19-Dec |
1998 |
Trade School - Has a lot of history - part 1 of 7 |
|
|
26-Dec |
1998 |
Trade School - A resounding success |
|
|
2-Jan |
1999 |
Trade School
- 40s brought transition to Willimantic Trade School - part 3 of
7 |
|
|
30-Jan |
1999 |
Trade
School - A Brooklyn organ comes to Tech - part 7 of 7 |
|
|
23-Jan |
1999 |
Trade
School - Former school site now a parking lot - part 6 of 7 |
|
|
9-Jan |
1999 |
Trade School
- Former student remembers Trade School - part 4 of 7 |
|
|
16-Jan |
1999 |
Trade
School - Windham Tech gets a new home - part 4 of 7 |
|
|
16-Nov |
2002 |
Tragedy at
Coventry Lake : 1896 |
|
|
3-Mar |
2005 |
Treasures of
Willimantic - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
10-Mar |
2005 |
Treasures
of Willimantic - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
6-Dec |
2003 |
Trip down
memory lane : Pleasant St. |
|
|
22-Feb |
1997 |
Trolleys |
|
|
18-Aug |
2001 |
Trumbull,
Jonathan
: Tragic history
of Faith Trumbull Huntington - part 2 of 4 |
|
|
25-Aug |
2001 |
Trumbull,
Jonathan
: Trumbull's
talented children - part 3 of 4 |
|
|
11-Aug |
2001 |
Trumbull,
Jonathan : A well-spent life - part 1 of 4 |
|
|
1-Sep |
2001 |
Trumbull,
Jonathan l : Figure of history paints his own history - part 4
of 4 |
|
|
14-Mar |
1998 |
Turner
Block |
|
|
26-Jul |
2003 |
Turner
Block gives Teddy the sense of a "big city" |
|
|
12-Apr |
2003 |
Turner
Block: once thriving, finally demolished |
|
|
21-Dec |
2002 |
Turner,
Phineas : Silk in his blood - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
14-Dec |
2002 |
Turner,
Phineas: Overlooked but not forgotten - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
24-May |
1997 |
Turnpikes :
Early Turnpikes |
|
|
27-Mar |
1999 |
UConn -
Jorgensen credited with UConn's growth |
|
|
20-Mar |
1999 |
UConn -
Postwar UConn saw many changes |
|
|
1-Nov |
2003 |
Union St.
once a thriving thoroughfare |
|
|
16-Feb |
2006 |
Untapped
sources of history - Battle of Hither Place - part 3 of 3 |
|
|
2-Feb |
2006 |
Untapped
sources of history - part 1 of 3 |
|
|
9-Feb |
2006 |
Untapped
sources of history - Windham Ponde - part 2 of 3 |
|
|
12-Dec |
1998 |
Valley and Church - Then and now - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
5-Dec |
1998 |
Valley and Church - Then and Now - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
9-Dec |
2004 |
Vanderman
Family |
|
|
21-Mar |
1998 |
Vanderman, William |
|
|
15-May |
1999 |
Victorian
Home tour |
|
|
26-May |
2001 |
Victorian
Home tour and street names |
|
|
24-May |
2003 |
Victorian
house tour |
|
|
1-Jun |
2002 |
Victorian
tour : 125Windham Rd, 384 Pleasant St. - Part 4 of 4 |
|
|
25-May |
2002 |
Victorian
tour : 171 High St., 190 North St. - part 3 of 4 |
|
|
18-May |
2002 |
Victorian
tour : Hall family home: Chestnut St. - part 2 of 4 |
|
|
11-May |
2002 |
Victorian
tour : Hathaway House - part 1 of 4 |
|
|
6-Jan |
2005 |
Visit to
Dunham Hall library |
|
|
4-May |
2006 |
War Years -
For ATCO, war meant profit - part 3 of 5 |
|
|
6-Apr |
2006 |
War Years -
Highs and lows of war - part 2 of 5 |
|
|
20-Apr |
2006 |
War Years -
part 1 of 5 |
|
|
18-May |
2006 |
War Years -
War brings challenges - part 5 of 5 |
|
|
11-May |
2006 |
War Years -
Willimantic men head to war - part 4 of 5 |
|
|
27-May |
2004 |
Weir
painting graces St. Paul's in Windham |
|
|
10-May |
1996 |
Welcome to the
History Column |
|
|
2-Dec |
2004 |
Welcome to
Willimantic - 1953 style |
|
|
30-Sep |
2000 |
When a
convent treated the sick |
|
|
4-Aug |
2001 |
When
electric cookers came to the city: CL&P |
|
|
22-Jul |
2000 |
WHS - Early
days of Windham High (part 1 of 5) |
|
|
29-Jul |
2000 |
WHS - Early
days of Windham High (part 2 of 5) Building began in 1896 |
|
|
5-Aug |
2000 |
WHS - Early
days of Windham High (part 3 of 5) Academic Groundwork |
|
|
12-Aug |
2000 |
WHS - Early
days of Windham High (part 4 of 5) WHS goes up in flames |
|
|
19-Aug |
2000 |
WHS - Early
days of Windham High (part 5 of 5) Windham rebuilds after fire |
|
|
9-Jun |
2005 |
WHS 1908
baseball team - Almost a champion - |
|
|
5-Jul |
2003 |
WILI - Radio
man Herbert Rice and WILI - part 2 of 3 |
|
|
28-Jun |
2003 |
WILI puts
Willimantic "on the air" - part 1 of 3 |
|
|
12-Jul |
2003 |
WILI -The
Polka Lady and the weatherman - part 3 of 3 |
|
|
2-Jun |
2005 |
Willimantic
- A city of fine mills and lovely burial grounds |
|
|
22-Nov |
2003 |
Willimantic - Everyday people make up a community |
|
|
20-Jan |
2001 |
Willimantic
- Living memories hold key to Willimantic past |
|
|
25-Mar |
2000 |
Willimantic
- Local baseball hero’s life ends in tragedy |
|
|
11-Nov |
2004 |
Willimantic - Local education |
|
|
1-Apr |
2000 |
Willimantic
- Local politician was also a talented baseball player |
|
|
19-Jul |
2003 |
Willimantic
- One more historic building being allowed to crumble |
|
|
23-Oct |
1999 |
Willimantic Air Show 1929 |
|
|
9-Sep |
2004 |
Willimantic
and the war - A wartime economy - part 3 of 4 |
|
|
26-Aug |
2004 |
Willimantic
and the war - part 1 of 4 |
|
|
16-Sep |
2004 |
Willimantic
and the war - City gets a nod from the War Department - part 4
of 4 |
|
|
2-Sep |
2004 |
Willimantic
and the war -Aiding the war effort by City's Industries - part 2
of 4 |
|
|
15-Mar |
2003 |
Willimantic Auto Show of 1920 |
|
|
20-Jul |
2002 |
Willimantic
Campground - A pleasant spot for a campground - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
13-Jul |
2002 |
Willimantic
Campground - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
30-Aug |
1997 |
Willimantic Cemetery - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
6-Sep |
1997 |
Willimantic Cemetery - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
8-Apr |
2000 |
Willimantic
Fair was considered best in the area |
|
|
24-Nov |
2004 |
Willimantic footbridge colorful history |
|
|
28-Dec |
2002 |
Willimantic Gas Works.explosion |
|
|
15-Jan |
2000 |
Willimantic
has a “Close Encounter”
in 1909 |
|
|
29-Jun |
2006 |
Willimantic
in 1890 - Fire Companies' roles |
|
|
22-Jun |
2006 |
Willimantic
in 1890 - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
3-Apr |
1999 |
Willimantic
news - 1930 |
|
|
29-Aug |
1996 |
Willimantic
Public Library |
|
|
29-May |
1999 |
Willimantic
Sunday Herald - Publisher sued for slander - part 1 of 4 |
|
|
5-Jun |
1999 |
Willimantic
Sunday Herald - Publisher sued for slander - part 2 of 4 |
|
|
12-Jun |
1999 |
Willimantic
Sunday Herald - Publisher sued for slander - part 3 of 4 |
|
|
19-Jun |
1999 |
Willimantic
Sunday Herald - Publisher sued for slander - part 4 of 4 |
|
|
26-Jan |
2002 |
Willimantic
tomatoes throughout the land |
|
|
5-Sep |
1998 |
Willimantic Water Works |
|
|
2-Aug |
2003 |
Willimantic
Water Works : The life and achievements of Windham's "water
giver" |
|
|
20-May |
2000 |
Willimantic’s 1931 VFW encampment |
|
|
18-Mar |
2000 |
Willimantic’s first baseball team |
|
|
26-Oct |
2002 |
Willimantic-Baltic Trolley - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
2-Nov |
2002 |
Willimantic-Baltic trolley - part 2 of 2 |
|
|
1-Mar |
2003 |
Willimantic's "Little Italy" - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
8-Mar |
2003 |
Willimantic's "Little Italy" -Italian immigrants energized city
- part 2 of 2 |
|
|
16-Dec |
2004 |
Willimantic's 150th anniversary |
|
|
2-Jun |
2001 |
Willimantic's finest homes open |
|
|
31-Jan |
1998 |
Willimantic's First Air Mail flight - part 1 |
|
|
7-Feb |
1998 |
Willimantic's First Air Mail flight - part 2 |
|
|
3-Oct |
1996 |
Willimantic's first newspaper - "The Public Medium" |
|
|
18-Aug |
2005 |
Willimantic's last "Red Hot Mama" |
|
|
13-Sep |
2003 |
Willimantic's railroad hub - Businessmen band together - part 2
of 2 |
|
|
6-Sep |
2003 |
Willimantic's railroad hub - part 1 of 2 |
|
|
19-Oct |
2002 |
Willington
native and his fine Willimantic graves |
|
|
19-Jan |
2002 |
Wilson Drug
Co. : Willimantic's "Old Reliable" |
|
|
1-Feb |
2003 |
Windham -
hometown to stage great Charles Abbe |
|
|
7-Sep |
2002 |
Windham
almshouse had troubled history |
|
|
2-Sep |
2000 |
Windham
Center Post Office (Part 1 of 3) |
|
|
9-Sep |
2000 |
Windham
Center Post Office (Part 2 of 3) |
|
|
16-Sep |
2000 |
Windham
Center Post Office (Part 3 of 3) |
|
|
14-Feb |
1998 |
Windham Center Rd. |
|
|
3-Jun |
2000 |
Windham Free
Library is home to historical articles |
|
|
29-Nov |
2003 |
Windham
gunpowder mill first for the colonies |
|
|
25-Jan |
1997 |
Windham Hospital |
|
|
30-Dec |
2004 |
Windham
Hospital - Fundraising for the hospital |
|
|
25-Jan |
1997 |
Windham Hospital - The Hatch connection |
|
|
14-Mar |
1998 |
Windham
Hotel |
|
|
7-Jul |
2005 |
Windham
House Hotel |
|
|
29-Mar |
1997 |
Windham
Rd. Bridge - The entrance for Willimantic |
|
|
5-Apr |
1997 |
Windham
Rd. Bridge - Partnership helped build Windham Rd. bridge |
|
|
12-Apr |
1997 |
Windham
Rd. Bridge |
|
|
31-Aug |
2002 |
Windham
Register : All the history that's fit to print |
|
|
23-Dec |
2004 |
Windham's
Founding Father |
|
|
19-Aug |
2004 |
Windham's
Swifts |
|
|
27-May |
2000 |
Wine, fruit
and ecstasy in Windham |
|
|
26-May |
1996 |
Wright,
Frederick " early CT portrait painter |
|
|
21-Apr |
2001 |
Zion Hill -
Hon. A.A. Burnham makes Windham home - part 5 of 6 |
|
|
28-Apr |
2001 |
Zion Hill -
Able financier moves in to Zion Hill - part 6 of 6 |
|
|
31-Mar |
2001 |
Zion Hill -
Eleazar Fitch: loyal to the crown - part 2 of 6 |
|
|
7-Apr |
2001 |
Zion Hill -
Eleazar Fitch: Sherriff Fitch couldn't hold his tongue - part 3
of 6 |
|
|
24-Mar |
2001 |
Zion Hill -
End of an era - end of a mansion - part 1 of 6 |
|
|
14-Apr |
2001 |
Zion Hill -
House on Zion's Hill changes hands - part 4 of 6 |
|
|