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History of the COMO 1945-1970

  • July 01, 2022

The history of the Stonington Community Center as researched and presented by David Erskine on June 16, 2022.

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Stonington Girl Scouts, May 30, 1924, on the steps Stonington Girl Scouts, May 30, 1924, on the steps of the Stonington Free Library. 
1st Row (l to r): Catherine Powers, Ruth Monjo, Winona DeLagrange, Gertrude Ollweiler, Doris Rix, Phyllis Carrington
2nd Row (l to r): Fanny Stanton, Milly Miller, Julia Garity, Wilhemina Stanton, Kathleen Gallant, Mina Broxy
3rd Row (l to r): Harriet Patterson, Helen Chesebro, Evelyn Hoxsie, Virginia Joseph, Margaret Monjo, Virginia Anderson, Madeline Harper
4th Row (l to r): Lois Chesebrough, Marian Harrison, Eliz. Carrington, Mae Rix, Olive Delagrange, Mildred Briggs, Constance Delagrange
5th Row (l to r): Emily Robinson, Mrs. Fitz-Roy Carrington, James Stivers, Florence Buck

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1958 West Broad Street School May Day Queen and he 1958 West Broad Street School May Day Queen and her court, left to right: Linda Louise Collings, Terry Magin, Margaret Ann Craige (Queen), Pamela Findieson and Cynthia Atwood.  Teacher Mrs. Betty Beckley.

Photo (and names) given by Agnes Lamb.

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Wadawanuck Hotel and Tennis Club, 1893. If you loo Wadawanuck Hotel and Tennis Club, 1893. If you look closely you can see that the Hotel is in the process of being dismantled. The wood from this building was repurposed, and used to build homes on Main Street in Stonington Borough. 

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Congratulations to this year's winners of the Roll Congratulations to this year's winners of the Rollie McKenna Community Photo Contest; Dodie Bump, Bryce Breen and Linda Fish.  These three winning photographs will be on display at the Lighthouse Museum for the 2026 season. 

A huge shout out to our amazing community, who came out in droves to support this photography contest, and voted to crown our winners. 

#localhistory #community #StoningtonCT #museum #nonprofit #photography #history #landscape #america250 #americathebeautiful #newengland #sunset
View from the Parlor looking into the Dining Room View from the Parlor looking into the Dining Room at the Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House (Pine Point), 1919. The room was decorated with flowers for Elizabeth Loper's wedding to Horace Babcock. 

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This is a friendly reminder that we are hosting a This is a friendly reminder that we are hosting a hands-on cemetery clean up day at Thomas Minor Cemetery on Wilcox Road, beginning at 10am. Come with work gloves and a can-do attitude - everything else is provided for you! We will do some yardwork, and clean the stones while learning best practices for preserving these monuments to those who have come before us. Parking is available in the Quiambaug Cove Professional Center, and it is a short walk to the cemetery from there. This event is weather dependent. 

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One of a pair of onyx earrings that belonged to Na One of a pair of onyx earrings that belonged to Nancy Lord Palmer (1813-1897). Nancy was one of Captain Nathaniel Brown Palmer's younger sisters. She married Charles Thompson Stanton in 1836, and they went on to have eight children together, including two sets of twins. These earrings were donated in 1950 by Mrs. Raynham Townshend of Watch Hill, great-niece of Nancy Lord Palmer. 

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If you didn't make it down last weekend, make sure If you didn't make it down last weekend, make sure you stop in to the Lighthouse Museum to cast your vote in this year's Rollie McKenna Community Photo Contest. The lighthouse is open with free admission from Thursday to Sunday, 10am to 2pm. This year's theme explores the meaning of "America the Beautiful", right here in Stonington. This photograph, taken by Rollie McKenna in the mid 1960s, showcases the beauty of ordinary life in our seaside village. 

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My, my, look at those shorts! The Stonington High My, my, look at those shorts! The Stonington High School track team, 1947-1948. Do you recognize anyone?

#localhistory #teamsport #individualsport #athletics #runners #1940s #community #memories #history #stoningtonhighschool
Mary Kirk with her two dogs, Toto and Penny at Sha Mary Kirk with her two dogs, Toto and Penny at Shawondasee Estate, 1923. Mary's father, Wilson Kirk, was caretaker of the estate. 

Pay your dog tax in the comments - show us a picture of your four legged friend! 

#localhistory #childhood #memories #pets #dogs #StoningtonCT #photography #history #community #nostalgia

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