Name/Title
Interview of Walter R. Palmer, Sr., 1976Entry/Object ID
2025.001.047Scope and Content
Oral history interview with Walter Raymond Palmer, Sr. (1899-1979) conducted at his home on 241 Elm Street, Noank on April 8, 1976.
Walter was born in Noank in 1899 and was a lifelong resident of the village. He discusses his memories of Noank including the construction of the Groton & Stonington Trolley (1903), his education at local schools, his WWI service, Noank businesses, fishing out of Noank, the Palmer Shipyard, Noank Baptist Church and the Noank Fire Co.Collection
Oral History CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2025.001Source or Donor
Found in CollectionAcquisition Method
Found in CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
AudiocassetteNomenclature Primary Object Term
AudiotapeNomenclature Sub-Class
Sound Communication MediaNomenclature Class
Sound Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationSearch Terms
Noank, Palmer Shipyard, Groton & Stonington R.R. Co., Trolley, Noank Grammar School, New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co., World War I, Fishing, Noank Fire Department, Rossie Velvet Mill, Noank Baptist Church, Fulton MarketArchive Details
Creator
Walter R. Palmer, Sr.Date(s) of Creation
1976General Notes
Note
Notes: original file name: #33 - Palmer, Walter - April 8 1976