Name/Title
Historic Glimpses: Recollections of Days past in the Mystic River ValleyEntry/Object ID
2018.016Description
A compendium of articles written about Mystic and the surrounding Stonington area by local historian Carol W. Kimball for the New London Day. The book is arranged into five sections: People, Places, Events, Business and Boats. Articles are as follows:
1.People
Caleb Haley, A Country Boy who Made Good (p.2)
The Four Gates Brothers All Distinguished Themselves at Sea (p.4)
Walter Palmer, One of the Founders of Town of Stonington - A Giant of a Man (p.6)
Draggerman's Haul: Remembering Captain Ellery Thompson (p.8)
Mystic's Swashbuckling Captain Denison - George (p.10)
'Kicking' Jack Williams: A Colorful Character in Mystic (p.12)
A Scholar and a Gentleman, Carl E. Cutler Co-Founded the Mystic Seaport Museum (p.14)
Amazing Mary L. Jobe Akeley of Mystic (p.16)
Widow Akeley Finishes Expedition's Work (p.18)
Adventures of Albert Crary Burrows, A Mystic Sea Captain (p.20)
Sixty-Three Years at Sea and Not a Man Lost - Capt. Joseph Warren Holmes (p.22)
Noank's Wilbur Brothers: William, John and Robert (p.24)
The Curious Mason Brothers: the Hermits of Masons Island (p.26)
Capt. Charles A. Maxson of Mystic Masters the Wireless (p.28)
Helen's Journals Show Earlier Mystic Days - Helen May Clarke (p.30)
The People Behind the Names of Groton's Schools (p.32)
Capt. Thomas E. Wolfe of Mystic Lived Life to the Hilt (p.34)
Capt. Charles Sisson's Adventures at Sea Reflected in his Mystic Cemetery Gravestone (p.36)
Mystic Capt.'s Life Full of Adventure - and Luck - Ambrose H. Burrows (p.38)
Nathan Gallup Fish was Versatile, Popular Figure (p.40)
Mystic Seaport Visionary was Local Character - Dr. Charles Kirkland Stillman (p.42)
'Museum Man' Held key to thousands of rare items - Charles Q. Eldredge (p.44)
Williams and his Mystic Road Coach Tantivy - Charles P. Williams Jr. (p.46)
Three Men of 1828 Give Area International Flair (p.48)
Jemima Wilkinson, the Publick Universal Friend (p.50)
Another Prolific Colonial Ancestor - Robert Burrows (p.52)
Diarist Kept Tabs on Hannah Palmer's Three Marriages in Early Stonington (p.54)
Jabez Smith Jr. did his Part Representing Groton During the Revoltuionary War (p.56)
Mystic Maritime Captain Sailed into Rough Seas more than Once - Capt. George B. Crary (p.58)
Naval Hero Perry Sailed into Trouble on Watch Hill Reef - OHP (p.60)
Master Diver T.A. Scott (p.62)
The Watery Death of the Keeper of Light was Greatly Exaggerated (p.64)
Minor's Diary of Stonington (p.66)
More about Thomas Minor of "Mistucksset" and His Diary (p.68)
John Ledyard the Traveler never seemed to reach his Destinations (p.70)
William Chesebrough, First Stonington Settler (p.72)
Simeon G. Fish in the Chincha Islands (p.74)
Researcher Eva Butler Brought History to Life (p.76)
The Legacy of Elmer Waite (p.78)
Zebulon Hancox, A Stonington Character of a Century Ago (p.80)
Silas Burrows: The Presidents' Man (p.82)
2. Places
In Its Heyday, the Mystic Club was the 'Place to go' (p.86)
Mystic and Noank Library Called an Architectural Gem (p.88)
Ruins of Old Stone House create a little Mystery on Quoketaug Hill (p.90)
Portersville Academy (p.92)
Camping on Ram Island in 1919 (p.94)
Mystic Valley Institute Emphasized the Classics (p.96)
Camp Mystic was a Model for Camping (p.98)
Mystic's Bridge - An Historic Structure (p.100)
A Glimpse into Mariners Free Church, Mystic (p.102)
At Wequetequock Casino: Dancing and Romancing (p.104)
Beebe Pond: Ice was Harvested, History Written (p.106)
The Mystic Post Office: A Centennial (p.108)
British Dubbed Mystic the 'Hornet's Nest' in 1812 (p.110)
Mystic's German Club Frohsinn: Beer, Fellowship (p. 112)
Capt. Jimmie and his Dandy Inn (p.114)
The Forgotten Quarry at Masons Island: Changes in the Land (p.116)
Mystic Bridge: A Delight and Aggravation (p.118)
The Hoxie House in Mystic Opened with High Hopes (p.120)
Scenic Cove Road in Stonington Winds Way Back into Local History (p.122)
Street Names often Address Our Past (p.124)
Ram Island Has Been Home to Hospital, Hotel, Prize Fight (p.126)
Porter's Rocks Remain Shrouded in Mystery (p.128)
At One Time, Trolleys were Wy to go for a Fun Excursion (p.130)
Mystic Academy Led Presitious Career as Institution (p.132)
Bluff Point Through the Years (p.134)
Midway Yards at Poquonnock Bridge (p.138)
Borough School Recalls the Past (p.140)
Early Days at Groton's Trumbull Airport, land was Formerly the Plant Estate (p.142)
The Groton Driving Park, Circa 1890s (p.144)
Placing the John Mason Monument on Pequot Hill (p.146)
Groton's Red House Called, Hive of the Averys (p.148)
At the Top of Groton's Fort Hill, an Elevation that is Rich in History (p.150)
Building of Race Rock (p.152)
After Whom was Latimer Light Named? (p.154)
More on the Riddle of Mystic's Porters Rocks (p.156)
Some Tantalizing Mysteries of the Region (p.158)
New London Ledge Light: Morton Plant's Guest House? (p.160)
Pequot Sepos Manor Still Vital Mystic Treasure (p.162)
Lantern Hill: A Natural Landmark (p.164)
Avery Point Light Latecomer but it Deserves Preservation (p.166)
Burnett's Corners; A Nostalgic Look at Groton's Once-Bustling Hamlet (p.168)
Trolleys Meant Renewed prosperity in Milltown (p.170)
Early Border Disputes Could have Meant a lot More Red Sox Fans in Stonington (p.172)
Groton's Steamboat Terminal: For two years, Groton stole Stonington's thunder along with its center of Commerce; then, Disaster struck (p.174)
3. Events
Mystic Monument had Ignominious Beginning (p.178)
Block Fire in Mystic, 1915 (p.180)
August in Mystic Once Meant the Peace Meeting (p.182)
More than 110 Years ago Fire Took a Big Chunk out of Downtown Mystic (p.184)
Mystic Summers were full of Family Activities and "Eternal" Sunshine, but not many Tourists (p.186)
Hollywood in Mystic - The Other Movie (p.188)
More about that 1923 movie - Homeward Bound (p.190)
When the Liquor Landed on Fishers Island (p.192)
When the Big Blow Struck Burton Kimball Weathered it in Mystic (p.194)
The 1938 Hurricane - After the Storm (p.196)
More Memorable Winters: 1881 was an Ice Cruncher (p.198)
'Tramp Hurricane' of 1903 took the lives of Five Noank Schoonermen (p.200)
A World War II Tragedy at Chesebro Farm in Mystic (p.202)
Rossie Family Know How to Picnic Right (p.204)
Winters of Old - Were they Really Colder? (p.206)
Disaster on the Stonington Railroad (p.208)
Rebuilding Mystic Block Used to be Easier (p.210)
Boat Race Day: Hardly the Same (p.212)
1884 Earthquake Rattled the Region (p.214)
4. Business
Old Mystic Trolley Line Never Lived up to Billing (p.218)
Mystic's Famous Packer's Tar Soap Factory (p.220)
The 'Choicest Farms' of Noank were at Sea (p.222)
Joseph Cottrell and his Famous Mystic River Lumberyard (p.224)
Holmes Street Landmark was Once a Thriving Engine Shop (p.226)
Exhibit Recalls Noank as Flourishing Shipyard (p.228)
All $3 Bills Aren't Phony! (p.230)
The Ferguson Boat Yard in Groton (p.232)
Ice-Harvesting Flourished During Winters of Old (p.234)
Days of World War I in Noank when Cargo Vessels Hit the Ways (p.236)
Mystic's Sea Sled Company (p.238)
Downfall of Mystic's Gilbert Co. (p.240)
G&S, Last Mystic Trolley (p.242)
Witch Hazel: Yankee Remedy (p.244)
Stonington's Bit for the Merchant Service in WWI (p.246)
Region has Rich History of Hospitals; Merger of 2 Facilities Formed L&M in 1918 (p.248)
Monsanto Played Many Roles in History of Borough (p.250)
5. Boats
Mutineers of the Meteor Escapted Trial (p.254)
The Valentine's Day Ironclad (p.256)
The Last Voyage of the B.F. Hoxie (p.258)
Mystic-Built Albatross in the Civil War (p.260)
Fiery Fate of the Noank Steamer Nutmeg State (p.262)
The Owasco: A Civil War Wooden Gunboat (p.264)
Mystic River's Giant Schooner (p.266)
Icebound Aboard Steamer Polaris (p.268)
A Perilous Antarctic Voyage (p.270)
Seamen: 'The Right Stuff to Make Heroes Of' (p.272)
The Wreck of the Dauntless. Built in Mystic, She met her End on a Reef off the South African Coast (p.274)
The History of the Ram Island Reef Lightships (p.276)
The Five-Masted Mystic-Built Schooner Elvira Ball, an Obstinate Little Vessel (p.278)
When Spanish Gunboats were Built in the Mystic River (p.280)
Storm King, Holmes's Non-Sinkable Lifeboat (p.282)
Lumber Ship had Exciting Job on the Side (p.284)
Local Vessels Joined Civil War 'Stone Fleet' (p.286)
Steamer Pequot Rams Schooner (p.288)
Joshua Slocum's 10-Cents-A Visit in New London (p.290)
Stonington and HMS Rose (p.292)
Ship Onondaga's Double Jeopardy: Fog and a Reef (p.294)
The Larchmont Tragedy off Rhode Island (p.296)
Larchmont-Knowlton Tragedy: Part II (p.298)
Each article contains historical photographs. No credits or index included in this publication.
Physical Description: hardcover with dustjacket, approximately 8.5 x 10.5 inchesBook Details
Author
Carol W. KimballPublisher
Flat Hammock PressDate Published
2005Publication Language
EnglishCall No.
974.6 KISBN
0975869906