By Dan Carlin Voice Columnist GEORGE ARMSTRONG The Armstrong Rubber Company (From 2009) Part I The year was 1912. Woodrow Wilson was elected president, the R.M.S. Titanic struck an iceberg and sank—and the … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Life Before the Interstate Highway System Before the Interstate took over long-distance travel, state roads were the means of transportation, and with them a new innovation, “motels” or “auto parks.” … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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By Dan Shine Voice Columnist The Pfaff Family, 1949 Pfaff’s Family Market Part II There are times when many of us navigate the Sea of Life in the manner of a rudderless ship, drifting at the whim of the wind and the … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Pfaff and Weiss was a landmark in the Town of West Haven. The Pfaff brothers and staff, shown above, and the outside of the store, below, show a common theme in the turn of the 20th Century: immigrants coming into … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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By Dan Shine Voice Columnist CAPTAIN AMOS C. THOMAS Captain Thomas Boulevard For years I have wondered about the origin of the name of Savin Rock’s primary thoroughfare; the following was found in the 1968 Annual Report of the West Haven … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Wolfe’s as it looked in the late 1950s. Wolfe’s Bakery Part II See part 1 Fred Wolfe, Sr., today fondly remembered as “Pop” was known for his energy and enthusiastic conduct in the world of … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Fred Wolfe met and quickly fell in love with the eldest daughter of Xavier Pfaff, and the couple became familiar to West Haven residents over many decades Wolfe’s Bakery Part I See Part 2 The … [Read more...] about Historian’s CornerWolfe
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Judges Cave, an historical site on its own, is also a representation of some of the topography that makes up the New Haven area. New Haven Topography Part II Scientific tradition holds that the continental glacier entered and … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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By Dan Shine Voice Columnist MAY V. CARRIGAN May V. Carrigan Ed Note: We thank Valerie Forte Vitali for contributing to this article The following proclamation hangs on the office wall at Carrigan Middle School: At a … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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The Lone Sailor I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied; And all I ask is a windy day, with the white clouds flying, And the flung spray and the blown … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner