Ralph W. Ackley, Sr. Interview, Parts 1-8

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2025.001.002

Scope and Content

Oral history interview with Ralph W. Ackley, Sr. (1914-1994), conducted at the Groton Public Library on May 17-25, 1983. Ackley was the last person to be born in the Winthrop House on Bluff Point. His parents lived in the Winthrop House until 1917 and continued to farm Bluff Point into the 1950s, keeping cattle, pigs and sheep on the property. Ackley graduated from Fitch High School in 1932 and married fellow Fitch graduate Loise Baumes on May 30, 1940. He founded Ackley's Package Stores on Fort Hill Road in 1946 and was in business in Poquonnock Bridge for nearly 50 years. He was a charter member of the Groton Elks, a life member of the Poquonnock Bridge Fire Department and a charter member of the Groton Sportsmen's Club. 8 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

North Road, Winthrop House, Bluff Point, Poquonnock Bridge

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

MP3

Archive Details

Creator

Ralph W. Ackley, Sr.

Date(s) of Creation

1983