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Photograph taken on this day (January 16th), 1900

Photograph taken on this day (January 16th), 1900 of "Charles Stanton at his home, with Mrs. Eyde". Reverse of the photograph reads: "January 16, 1900 2:00pm, Charlie Stanton and Mrs. Eyde, diaphragm 32 5 second."

Gift of Marjorie W. Anderson

#localhistory #thisdayinhistory #history #community #stoningtonct #architecture #photography #oldhouse #1900 #20thcentury #Stanton #Eyde

Tintype of Kate Clift, Kate Anderson and Cora Palm

Tintype of Kate Clift, Kate Anderson and Cora Palmer, undated. The women appear to be giving the three finger salute, which dates back centuries. The Pontifical Swiss Guard at Vatican City still use the sign when swearing their oath of allegiance to the Pope, in a ceremony performed on May 6th every year since the Sack of Rome in 1527. It is said to symbolize the Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Gift of Virginia Anderson
#localhistory #themoreyouknow #groupshot #friends #womenshistory #portrait #photography #tintype #community #stoningtonct

Undated photograph of Theodore F. Anderson (1893-1

Undated photograph of Theodore F. Anderson (1893-1959), husband of Pauline Miner Anderson. Gift of David Campbell.

#localhistory #genealogy #familyhistory #history #stoningtonct #community #themoreyouknow #20thcentury #photography #portrait

Workers on the floor of the Atwood Machine Company

Workers on the floor of the Atwood Machine Company in the 1940s. During World War II, the Atwood Machine Company produced goods for the war effort. These included ammunition machinery, cam limit stops, depth charges, depth recording charts, gray iron castings, gun carriage parts, gun mounts, gyroscope parts, machine tool parts, submarine parts and truck axels.

This photograph is part of a collection saved from the Atwood factory before it underwent its initial reconstruction into condominiums by Norbert Souza, and then generously donated to us by Judith Honiss.

#localhistory #manufacturing #wareffort #wwii #history #community #1940s #factory #machinery #stoningtonct

Do you recognize this man? We recently began digit

Do you recognize this man? We recently began digitizing some of our slide collections, and have been enjoying seeing these tiny frames come to life. While working with a collection from Lucretia Tubbs, we came across this gentleman, who had no identifying name or date to help us. If you know, please comment below!

#localhistory #mystery #slides #archives #community #stoningtonct #history #firedepartment

One hundred years ago this week, the Stonington Mi

One hundred years ago this week, the Stonington Mirror and Mystic Journal featured an article by Edna Purdy Walsh on "How to Study the Nose", with the image below. It reads: "For easy diagnosis of a nose it may be divided into three parts, the part that is the largest, comparatively, indicating the predominating temperament of the individual. The bony upper part represents the motive or executive temperament. The noses of Napoleon, Generals Sheridan, Sherman and Logan, and Admiral Dewey have this section prominently developed. Lincoln and Grant were also of the motive temperament, showing a great corresponding nose development in this section than in any other. The end of the nose represents the mental temperament, and in writers such as Robert Louis Stevenson, Eugene Field and Herbert Spencer this region is long and prominent, and smaller in the upper region. Those of the vital temperament have a large development of the nose in the wings. When the person is distinctly vital, and not a mixture of other temperaments, one never finds them with a long mental region of the nose or with a well-developed motive region. The largest section is always at the wings. The well-balanced nose, equal in its regions, notes a harmonious combined temperament."

So, head over to the mirror, what kind of temperament do you have?

#localhistory #nose #history #community #100years #newspapers #stoningtonct #themoreyouknow #temperament

Join Chelsea Mitchell, Director of the Woolworth L

Join Chelsea Mitchell, Director of the Woolworth Library at Historic Stonington, for a program about the courageous women of Stonington who joined their husbands at sea in the 19th century. A free event, generously hosted and sponsored by the First Congregational Church of Stonington. We hope to see you there!

#womenshistory #womeninhistory #community #history #19thcentury #whaling #diaries #exploration #stoningtonct

Bonne Annee, (Happy New Year) sent from Paris, 195

Bonne Annee, (Happy New Year) sent from Paris, 1953. From the Jack Fix Postcard Collection at the Woolworth Library.

#winter #holiday #newyear #tradition #postcard #history #illustration #french #paris #1950s #nostalgia #stoningtonct

We can't believe its the end of 2024 already! Wish

We can't believe its the end of 2024 already! Wishing you and yours a happy New Year from all of us at Historic Stonington. Cheers to 2025!

#history #community #tradition #memory #newyearseve #2025 #stoningtonct #pawcatuckct #mysticct #newbeginnings #localhistory #nonprofit #winter

Many of us are familiar with the first stanza of t

Many of us are familiar with the first stanza of the song Auld Lang Syne, and we know it is traditionally sung at New Year's Eve, but what about its origin? The song has its roots in a Scottish folk song, and its title roughly translates to "for old times' sake". In 1788, Robert Burns wrote a poem based on the traditional song and sent it to the Scots Musical Museum, claiming it was an ancient song that he was the first to record on paper. Burns was trying to preserve Scottish language and culture after Scotland and England formed the United Kingdom. The song we know today appeared in 1799, and became internationally famous in 1928 when Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians played it on a New Year's Eve broadcast. In Scotland, this song is traditionally also heard at funerals, graduations, and as a farewell or ending to other occasions.

From the Norman Brouwer Postcard Collection at the Woolworth Library.

#history #themoreyouknow #community #scotland #scottish #auldlangsyne #folkmusic #tradition #memories #newyears #stoningtonct #pawcatuckct #mysticct #song #music

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