Title:
Richard Genshaw[sic] Baker, 67; Popular storyteller played seafaring captain.
Author:
John Foley
Object ID:
scr-022-067A
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London
Pubication Date:
08/03/1988
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
Obituary of Richard Renshaw Baker. Baker served in the merchant marine delivering supplies to the Allies in Murmansk during WWII, making their way past Nazi "wolfpacks" of submarines. After the war he worked for Electric Boat, and later for the Town of Groton Board of education. He was an avid storyteller, and portrayed Santa Claus for several years in the Lantern Light Tours at Mystic Seaport Museum.
People:
Foley, John
Baker, Richard (1920-1988)
Baker, Richard (1920-1988)