Title:
Snows of Yesteryear, The
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Winters and roads of yesteryear.
Object ID:
Kim02-100
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
02/02/1989
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
Winters of the past are remembered as having more snow than today's (1989) winters, …"a premise borne in the Preston Historical Society, Nine Dollars and Board, the memoirs of Lewis R. Peckham." Old timers packed the snow on roads rather than clearing them for automobiles and enjoyed games such as sleigh races and horse races. Many walked and those who drove used candles to melt the ice on their car's windshield. Some of the big storms were Jan. 18, 1857, Jan. 17, 1867, 1889, and Feb. 8, 1905.
People:
Peckham, Lewis R.
Fish, William R.
Avery, Thomas
Booth, James
Klinck, Charles
Gardner, Frank
Fish, William R.
Avery, Thomas
Booth, James
Klinck, Charles
Gardner, Frank
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Quaker Hill
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oxen
roads
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climate
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Mystic Press
pathmasters
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The Day
Groton
milkmen
Connecticut Avenue
speedway
races
horses
Town Hall (horse)
Butcher Boy (horse)
Lady West (horse)