Title:
100-year-old Nita Stebbins Wheeler recalls fond memories of the region
Author:
Skinner, Verna
Subjects:
100-year old Woman's memories
Object ID:
scr-030-085
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Pubication Date:
02/21/1991
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
This is an article about Nita Stebbins Wheeler, and her vivid memories of her life and local places in the area. Wheeler had been blind for 5 years, but her memory remained extremely sharp. She remembered attending school withg Eugene O'Neill at the Nathan Hale Grammar School, and her time at the First Baptist Church Circle 8 in New London. The article states that when her grandchildren describe pictures to her, they are met with even more detailed memories. Wheeler misses her ability to read sheet music but remembers the words to her favorite songs. At the time this article was published, Wheeler had 4 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, amd 3 great-great-grandchildren.
People:
Wheeler, Nita Stebbins
O'Neill, Eugene
Bendfeldt, Linda
Wheeler, Edwin
Wheeler, Charles
Wheeler, James S.
Bendfeldt, Bobby
Bendfeldt, Melanie
Scott, Mary McKenzie
Spencer, Dorothy
Wheeler, Joan
Hiltabidel, Rev. Wade
O'Neill, Eugene
Bendfeldt, Linda
Wheeler, Edwin
Wheeler, Charles
Wheeler, James S.
Bendfeldt, Bobby
Bendfeldt, Melanie
Scott, Mary McKenzie
Spencer, Dorothy
Wheeler, Joan
Hiltabidel, Rev. Wade
Search Terms:
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Coit Street School
Nathan Hale Grammar School
Williams Memorial Institute
New London
East Lyme
First Baptist Church Circle 8
Flanders Community Church
Naval Submarine Base
Old Lyme
Black Point Road
Coit Street School
Nathan Hale Grammar School
Williams Memorial Institute
New London
East Lyme
First Baptist Church Circle 8
Flanders Community Church
Naval Submarine Base
Old Lyme
Black Point Road