Interview of Ed Welles, Sr., 1983

Archive

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Groton Public Library

Name/Title

Interview of Ed Welles, Sr., 1983

Entry/Object ID

2025.001.054

Scope and Content

Oral history interview with Ed Welles, Sr. (1900-1988) and Fred Daboll (1921-1994) conducted by Henry Haley over three sessions on May 16, August 24 and August 31, 1983. Ed was born in Old Mystic in 1900, the son of William Peckham Welles and Isabelle Bogue Dean Welles. Fred was born in Old Mystic in 1921, the son of Arthur and Nellia Daboll. They were longtime neighbors are share their reminiscences of Groton and Old Mystic. Topics include the H.O. Williams Store, Main Street (Old Mystic), Welles family sawmill, Watrous family, Old Mystic woolen mill, cider mill, grist mill, ropewalk, River Road, the First Baptist Church of Groton, trolley line, Crary family, Lathrop Engine Co., Universal Engine, Welles Marine Service, Welles Garage & Machine Shop, rum running, Prohibition, 1938 Hurricane. Ed also discusses a collection of old land deeds and papers from the Welles family. 7 recordings.

Collection

Oral History Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.001

Source or Donor

Found in Collection

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Audiocassette

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Audiotape

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Sound Communication Media

Nomenclature Class

Sound Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Twelfth School District, Old Mystic School, H.O. Williams Store, Quakers, Indian and Colonial Research Center, Cottrell Lumber Co., Old Mystic, River Road, First Baptist Church of Groton, Wightman Church, Wightman Burying Ground, Trolley, Lathrop Engine Co., Welles Marine Service, Welles Garage & Machine Shop, Rum Running, Prohibition, BLACK DUCK, 1938 Hurricane, Swordfishing

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

MP3

Archive Details

Creator

Fred Daboll, Henry Haley, Ed Welles

Date(s) of Creation

1983

General Notes

Note

Notes: original file name: #48 - Welles, Ed - Haley, Henry and Daboll Fred - 1,2of6 - May 16 1983 #49 - Welles, Ed - 3,4of6 - May 16 1983 #50 - Welles, Ed - 5,6of6 - May 16 1983 #51 - Welles, Ed - 1,2of4 - Aug 24 1983 #52 - Welles, Ed - 3,4of4 - Aug 24 1983 #53 - Welles, Ed - 1of2 - Aug 31 1983 #54 - Welles, Ed - 3of4 - Aug 31 1983