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The Reliance Fire Department of Old Mystic was sta

The Reliance Fire Department of Old Mystic was started in 1837. Pictured here is a 1937 Ford which was made into a fire truck by the fire department membership. The name "Old Mystic Fire Department" was added in the early 1940s.

Special thanks to Angel Otano and Kenneth Richards Jr. of the OMFD for their insight into this truck and department.

#community #localhistory #firedepartment #OMFD #neighbors #mysticct #history #parade #1930s #fire #volunteer #firstresponders #Ford

Today and every day, we thank our veterans for the

Today and every day, we thank our veterans for their service. Especially today, make the time to show your gratitude for those who took honor, duty and country to heart.

#localhistory #veteransday #remember #sacrifice #armedforces #army #navy #marines #airforce #coastguard #patriotism #community #gratitude #america #veteran #stoningtonct #thankful #honor #duty #bravery #courage

An oval brooch surrounded with seed pearls, contai

An oval brooch surrounded with seed pearls, containing knots of hair belonging to Juliet Palmer Fanning and her daughter Sarah Fanning Bradford. It was given as a gift to her sister, Grace Noyes Stanton in 1844. Beautifully preserved, this personal remembrance is a bittersweet reminder of the closeness of family in the 19th century. A lock of hair, fashioned into something beautiful, could serve as a powerful reminder of family who might be separated for long periods. Juliet died the following year, in 1845, at just thirty five years old.

Gift of Juliet's great-niece, Mrs. R. Townshend.

#localhistory #remembrance #loss #family #Palmer #hairwork #19thcentury #reminder #community #history #stoningtonct

Do you recognize this man? Found in a photo album

Do you recognize this man? Found in a photo album in the archives, this portrait is of Major General Quincy Gillmore (1825-1888), a civil engineer and general in the Union Army during the Civil War. He had an international reputation as an organizer of siege operations, and changed the way we use naval gunnery by using rifled guns to eliminate an enemy stone fortification at Fort Pulaski. Later in the war, Gillmore ordered his command be integrated. He had fought with the 54th Massachusetts, a regiment of African-Americans at Fort Wagner. He also made sure that these soldiers were not assigned menial tasks only (like latrine duty) but were able to carry arms into battle as equals.

Gillmore's assault on Fort Wagner with the 54th Massachusetts were the subject of the 1989 Civil War film "Glory", although the movie instead focuses on Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the 54th's commanding officer, played by Matthew Broderick.

#localhistory #civilwar #gillmore #community #celebrity #19thcentury #portrait #cartedevisite #matthewbrady #history #stoningtonct

Portrait of Oliver Denison III (1828-1885), husban

Portrait of Oliver Denison III (1828-1885), husband of Harriet W. Wilcox (1846-1884). He was the son of Oliver Denison Jr. and Nancy Dean Noyes. Together, he and his wife had six children: Nancy, Phebe, Georgiana, Oliver, Justin, and George. He worked as a butcher, and lived in Mystic. He was found dead in his bed on July 16, 1885 at the age of 57.

#localhistory #community #denison #genealogy #denisonfamily #history #portrait #mysticct #photography #stoningtonct

Time is running out to register your team for our

Time is running out to register your team for our second annual Let's Build It at the COMO. Head on over to their website and sign up. Don't have a team of four? That's ok! Singles and Doubles can also participate. We can't wait to build with you on Saturday!

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#history #community #architecture #lego #familyfriendly #eventsnearme #thingstodo #como #stoningtonct #letsbuildit #education #handson #play #fun #kidswelcome #adultswelcome #grandparentswelcome

The Whitfield Elm (according to the reverse of thi

The Whitfield Elm (according to the reverse of this postcard, located on Pequot Trail), photograph taken by Williams Haynes. This stately Elm, still standing as of 1949, is so named because in July of 1747, Reverend George Whitfield preached a sermon beneath its branches. Whitfield was one of the founders of Methodism and his sermons became part of the Great Awakening. His style of preaching elicited emotional responses from his audiences - he had charisma and a loud voice. He was also small in stature, and cross-eyed (which some people took as a mark of divine favor). Whitfield was one of the first celebrities in the American colonies, drawing crowds of thousands.

#localhistory #religion #community #history #awakening #sermon #elm #pequottrail #stoningtonct #methodist #landmark #pawcatuckct

Is everyone ready for Halloween? We're all familia

Is everyone ready for Halloween? We're all familiar with the traditions of jack-o-lanterns, costumes, and apple bobbing, but do you know about the Celtic tradition of needfire?

In Celtic ritual it was tradition to extinguish all fires on this day, the eve of Samhain. The community would gather to build a communal bonfire, lit by needfire (a flame which is created by friction) as this type of fire was thought to be protective and magical. Everyone would relight their hearth fires with flames from this communal bonfire, linking the community and sharing the protective power of the fire for the approaching winter.

Needfires were used across Europe as a form of protection against infectious diseases, disaster, and crop failure.

Or perhaps you could host a card game, like this group of jack-o-lanterns from a postcard sent in 1913, part of the Jack Fix Collection. The postcard reads: "Hearts for love, Diamonds for Riches, Spades for Lands and Clubs for Witches. Courage for Hallowe'en."

#localhistory #celtic #samhain #halloween #community #history #tradition #protection #folkmagic #winter #autumn #neighbors #bonfire

Crowds gather at a train crash at the upper depot,

Crowds gather at a train crash at the upper depot, in July 1912. The Stonington Mirror reported on the crash: "The worst train wreck that has ever happened in this locality occurred this morning about 6:30 when the east-bound Adams Express train ran into a freight that was backing into the lower yard at the Junction. The engineer of the Adams says that the signal was set all right for him to go ahead and he was running up to the limit, and this is testified to by those of our citizens who saw the train passing. The crash was heard all over the boro. The engineer of the Adams, C.H. Mansfield of New Haven, was badly scalded and is now at the home of John Alexander. Fred Hadley, fireman, was caught under the wreck, but rescued with one thumb gone and receiving other injuries. A hostler named Cheney was killed and a brakeman named Connelly is missing."

Image is from the Dorothea Hewitt Gould Collection
#localhistory #disaster #community #trainwreck #railroad #history #stoningtonct #history #20thcentury #emergency

A postcard of the "old" Saint Mary Roman Catholic

A postcard of the "old" Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church. Built in 1851, this was the first Catholic church in any section of town. The "new" church was dedicated in December 1963 under the pastorate of Father William P. Loftus.

#localhistory #religion #catholic #church #stmary #stoningtonborough #stoningtonct #community #neighbors #history #architecture

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