The Faces and Places of Old Saybrook
Author : Old Saybrook Historical Society
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,6 MB
Release : 2005-10-01
Category : Old Saybrook (Conn. : Town)
ISBN : 9780977394302
Author : Old Saybrook Historical Society
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,6 MB
Release : 2005-10-01
Category : Old Saybrook (Conn. : Town)
ISBN : 9780977394302
Author : Tedd Levy
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 38,71 MB
Release : 2020-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1439671427
Here in this distinctive New England town, Main Street is the place to meet your neighbors, get a coffee, do your shopping, watch a parade, attend a concert, worship, vote or volunteer. And behind the familiar buildings is a colorful history. There's the humorist who organized his neighbors to buy land and build a town hall that later became the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center. The story of how the Monkey Farm got its name. The nighttime parade that draws thousands. And the heartwarming account of the shopkeeper who sent penny candy to students with good grades. Author Tedd Levy reveals the unique buildings, events, people and heritage of this distinctive thoroughfare.
Author : Tedd Levy
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 12,76 MB
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1614239053
Situated at the mouth of the Connecticut River, Old Saybrook has been home to generations of remarkable women. The women of this quintessentially New England town have faced and overcome overwhelming adversity to leave indelible marks on their town and its history. Katharine Houghton Hepburn, mother of the legendary actress Katharine Hepburn, organized the Hartford Political Equality League to battle for women's right to vote. Anna Louise James fought to become the first black female pharmacist in Connecticut, and she took care of her community, serving them medicine as well as ice cream sodas at James Pharmacy. There is also local restaurateur Steffie Walters, who after emigrating from Austria remained at the helm of the much-loved shore eatery Dock and Dine for eleven years. Historian Tedd Levy chronicles the achievements of these extraordinary women who broke barriers, changed their communities and expanded opportunities for future generations.
Author : Tedd Levy
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,60 MB
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 1467143413
Here in this distinctive New England town, Main Street is the place to meet your neighbors, get a coffee, do your shopping, watch a parade, attend a concert, worship, vote or volunteer. And behind the familiar buildings is a colorful history. There's the humorist who organized his neighbors to buy land and build a town hall that later became the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center. The story of how the Monkey Farm got its name. The nighttime parade that draws thousands. And the heartwarming account of the shopkeeper who sent penny candy to students with good grades. Author Tedd Levy reveals the unique buildings, events, people and heritage of this distinctive thoroughfare.
Author : Dan W. DeLuca
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 17,21 MB
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0819574457
In 1883, wearing a sixty-pound suit sewn from leather boot-tops, a wanderer known only as the Leather Man began to walk a 365 mile loop between the Connecticut and Hudson Rivers that he would complete every 34 days, for almost six years. His circuit took him through at least 41 towns in southwestern Connecticut and southeastern New York, sleeping in caves, accepting food from townspeople, and speaking only in grunts and gestures along the way. What remains of the mysterious Leather Man today are the news clippings and photographs taken by the first-hand witnesses of this captivating individual. The Old Leather Man gathers the best of the early newspaper accounts of the Leather Man, and includes maps of his route, historic photographs of his shelters, the houses he was known to stop at along his way, and of the Leather Man himself. This history tracks the footsteps of the Leather Man and unravels the myths surrounding the man who made Connecticut’s caves his home. Ebook Edition Note: Six of the 111 illustrations have been redacted.
Author : David K. Leff
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 36,22 MB
Release : 2012-07-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0819572829
The art of discovering cultural and natural treasures in everyday landscapes In the course of the mundane routines of life, we encounter a variety of landscapes and objects, either ignoring them or looking without interest at what appears to be just a tree, stone, anonymous building, or dirt road. But the "deep traveler," according to Hartford Courant essayist David K. Leff, doesn't make this mistake. Instead, the commonplace elements become the most important. By learning to see the magic in the mundane, we not only enrich daily life with a sense of place, we are more likely to protect and make those places better. Over his many years working at the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection and writing about the state's landscape, Leff gained unparalleled intimacy while traveling its byways and back roads. In Hidden in Plain Sight, Leff's essays and photographs take us on a point-by-point journey, revealing the rich stories behind many of Connecticut's overlooked landmarks, from the Merritt Parkway and Cornwall's Cathedral Pines to roadside rock art and centuries-old milestones.
Author : Christina Eriquez
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 16,37 MB
Release : 2010-01-27
Category : History
ISBN : 0557241693
For more than 350 years New England has been known as one of the foundations of American arts and culture. Some of our countries greatest artists have left their mark in small towns from Maine to Connecticut, and some of the most important artwork is forever on display in the most inconspicuous of places, carved into our history for future generations to see. A simple flower, a morbid skeleton or an ornate sailboat, mysterious symbols from the past, but what do they mean? Unlock the meanings behind these symbols and discover the world of the artists who carved them. This comprehensive visual guide is packed with 300 pictures from cemeteries located all over New England. Superstitious? Learn about the historic superstitions of old New Englanders. Is that cricket chirping just a soothing sound, or an eerie foreshadowing of death? This is Our History In Stone, The New England Cemetery Dictionary.
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Publisher :
Page : 998 pages
File Size : 33,27 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Home economics
ISBN :
Author : Patricia A. Martinelli
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 27,93 MB
Release : 2006-06-02
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0811740617
Tales of unexplained phenomena in Delaware. Includes information on local ghost tours.
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Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 22,31 MB
Release : 1976-04-26
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New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.