Newspaper

Name/Title

Newspaper

Entry/Object ID

2017.026.014

Scope and Content

collection of news clippings kept by George Campbell, related to the Stonington history and the Stonington Historical Society, 1970s *The Day, "Town records about the 1938 Hurricane are loaned to Historical Society," with photograph of Ruth Waller (Stonington Town Clerk) and George Campbell (President, Stonington Historical Society), November 1978. *The New York Times, "A High Price for History in Stonington" with photographs of the Captain Amos Palmer/Whistler House and the Gurdon Trumbull House with article about historic home restoration and preservation, and gentrification in Stonington Borough, November 26, 1978. *The Day, "Town's rare documents scheduled for overhaul" re. restoration and preservation treatments for documents from the original founding of the town of Stonington by the Town Clerk's office. Also includes a phootgraph of the Thomas Stanton House on Greenhaven Road which was nominated for historic distinction, April 16, 1979. *The News, "Pawcatuck could be on path to renewal" with photographs of 4 pawcatuck homes and a hotel identified as candidates for restoration, April 11, 1978. *Sundial (a supplement to the Westley Sun), "Old Stonington Lighthouse: A Gathering of History," August 31, 1978. 2 page spread of photographs of the interior of the lighthouse museum. *The Day, 1881-1931 Half-Century Progress Edition, "Old and New Combined in Stonington Add to Attractiveness," with articles on the Atwood Machine Co., Road Church, Judge Wilcox, Stonington Town Hall, Capt. B.F. Pendleton, Capt. Billings Burtch, Schooner Fanny Prescott, Pawcatuck's Central Fire Station, Zebulon Hancox, Kenyon & Co., Amos Sheffield House, Stonington Lobster Transit Co.

Collection

George Campbell Collection