Y2K, The Year 2000 By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Any child who grew up in the 1950s or 1960s will remember a popular cartoon program about a family known as The Jetsons. The Jetson family reflected the vision that most of us … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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By Dan Shine Voice Columnist The Hurricane of 1950 Note: This week, we defer to a past First Church Historian, Marjorie Phelps, and part of a narrative she gave to the Vacation Bible School in August, 1960: … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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By Dan Shine Voice Columnist West Haven Green, 1920s Part VIII - Conclusion See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, or Part 7 On the southeast corner of Campbell and Main was the what is today known as the … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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By Dan Shine Voice Columnist West Haven Green, 1920s Part VII See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 or Part 8 Katherine Held was born in 1915; today she is 104 years old, and still has a sharp and lucid … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Four Centuries of West Haven Green Part Six See - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 7 or Part 8 We wish to thank Peter J. Malia for contributing parts 1-6 of this series- … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Four Centuries of West Haven Green Part Five See - Part1 , Part 2, Part 3 or Part 4 , Part 6, Part 7 or Part 8 With thanks to Historian Peter J Malia for contributing to this … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Four Centuries of West Haven Green Part Four See - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 or Part 8 This is the fourth in a series that will touch on the 400-plus year history of West Haven’s … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Four Centuries of West Haven Green Part Three See - Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 5 Part 6, Part 7 or Part 8 This is the third in a series that will touch on the 400-plus year history of West Haven’s … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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This is the second in a series that will touch on the 400-plus year history of West Haven's Green. See - Part 1, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, or Part 8 You think we live in troubling times? Little more than a half century … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Four Centuries of West Haven Green Part One See - Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 or Part 8 This is the first in a series that will touch on the 400-plus year history of West Haven's … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner