Title:
Winters of old - were they really colder?
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Winters of New England Winters, past and present, which one coldest.
Roads in winter.
Trolley tracks in winter.
Snow sleds and winter games of yesteryear.
Electricity and Old Mystic.
Roads in winter.
Trolley tracks in winter.
Snow sleds and winter games of yesteryear.
Electricity and Old Mystic.
Object ID:
Kim02-096
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
01/05/1989
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
Anson Morgan of Old Mystic remembers more snow that lasted longer in Old Mystic. Roads were not plowed but the tolley tracks were kept clear or snow. Sleds and hills were an important part of the winter fun. The few homes with electricity (Anson's family had it) would light the night for winter games. The Day reported Feb. 5 of 1918 that Fishers Island Sound was frozen over from the mainland at Mystic.
People:
Morgan, Anson
Welles, George Gideon
Norman, Orrie
Snyder
Welles, George Gideon
Norman, Orrie
Snyder
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