Souvenire

Name/Title

Souvenire

Entry/Object ID

2026.015.010

Scope and Content

collection of papers related to Fort Griswold including sourvenire guides and an invitation to 150th celebration of Battle of Groton Heights with medallion.

Collection

Hodgdon/Chapman Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.015

Source or Donor

Mr. James L. Streeter

Acquisition Method

Donation

Lexicon

Search Terms

Fort Griswold

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Souvenire

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 Folder

Provenance

Notes

Admin or Biographical History: Jesse Lewis Chapman was born in Groton on September 18, 1905, the son of Merton and Rosa Belle Chapman. He married Gertrude Elizabeth Hodgdon (born 1903, the daughter of Alfred and Gertrude Hodgdon) on September 19, 1925 at the Groton Heights Baptist Church and the couple had two children: Robert Lewis and Kenneth Grant. They lived for many years at 75 Starr Hill Road in Groton. Custodial History: Was given to Jim Streeter by the Hodgdon/Chapman Family, and donated by Jim to the Groton Public Library in 2017