Milton C. Cochran, USMC Part I See part 2 here. See part 3 here. Antoinette “Toni” Cochran awoke suddenly; she sat bolt upright in the darkness and shook her husband: “Bus, Bus, wake up! Something terrible has happened to Milt. I don’t know how I … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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Pilgrim or Puritan? We today often use the words Puritan and Pilgrim interchangeably, and yet the difference in the two is quite significant: those who came on the Mayflower to found the starving colony of Plymouth in 1620 were the Pilgrims; the … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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West Haven’s Earliest Days Part VI See part 1 here. See part 2 here. See part 3 here. See part 4 here. See part 5 here. See part 6 here. We acknowledge the efforts of Lorraine Wood Rockefeller, who originally set these words down in about … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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I looked up to them all, and most of them are gone now. There were two of my Sunday School teachers: Mr. Muirhead, who had served in World War II and when asked about it, told a group of seven-year-olds, “Well, they pushed us, and we pushed them … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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West Haven’s Earliest Days Part V See part 1 here. See part 2 here. See part 3 here. See part 4 here. See part 6 here. We acknowledge the efforts of Lorraine Wood Rockefeller, who originally set these words down in about 1960. Early … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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West Haven’s Earliest Days Part IV See part 1 here. See part 2 here. See part 3 here. See part 5 here. See part 6 here. We acknowledge the efforts of Lorraine Wood Rockefeller, who originally set these words down in about 1960. Early New … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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West Haven’s Earliest Days Part III See part 1 here. See part 2 here. See part 4 here. See part 5 here. We acknowledge the efforts of Lorraine Wood Rockefeller, who originally set these words down in about 1960. A footbridge was built … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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West Haven’s Earliest Days Part II See part 1 here. See part 3 here. See part 4 here. See part 5 here. From the booklet “Historic West Haven,” by Lorraine Wood Rockefeller: The earliest beginnings of West Haven are very difficult to … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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West Haven’s Earliest Days Part I See part 2 here. See part 3 here. See part 4 here. See part 5 here. We acknowledge the efforts of Lorraine Wood Rockefeller, who originally set these words down in about 1960. Our town, now thickly … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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Hobbomock, The Sleeping Giant The Boy has fond memories of the many trips up Route 10, to visit the family farm in western Massachusetts, long before Interstate 91 was created. Along the way, the family would pass the Sleeping Giant, and mother … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner