Name/Title
Hidden History of Mystic and StoningtonEntry/Object ID
2020.006Description
"Mystic and Stonington are quintessential seacoast villages with colorful and diverse histories that extend well beyond the wharves and former sea captains' homes. Native Americans, African Americans, immigrants and women also wove the unique story of this New England coastline. Now known for bucolic landscapes and tourist attractions, Mystic was once a workaday village that hosted thousands during annual Peace Meetings and provided groundbreaking education to deaf children. Stonington village teemed with railroad and steamship workers and passengers, and was home to a women's college. Gail Braccidiferro MacDonald peels back the layers of these southeastern Connecticut coastal communities, revealing a rich history that is sometimes surprising and always intriguing."
Chapters Include:
Native's Land - Whalers, Meeting Lincoln
Preservance and Prejudice - The Gabriels, A Church of Their Own, Serving the Traveling Public
Forgotten Places in a Changing Landscape - Lodging by the Sea, Education for the Deaf, Caring for the Poorest Residents
Immigrants Shape the Community - A Life at Sea, Irish Presence, A New Life in a New Place
Women of Distinction - Sacrificing Convention for Love, Exploring the Great Outdoors, Keeping Native Culture
Only in Mystic and Stonington - An Eternal Dispute, Engineering and Art, A Mystic Showman
Events Forge Community - Peace Lovers in Mystic, Some Fireside Music, Adapting during Prohibition, For Sale: Two Gently Used Police Cars, A Factional Feud, A Great StormCollection
Local AuthorsBook Details
Author
MacDonald, Gail B.Date Published
2020