By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Zuppardi’s Apizza Part I Read part two. Do you remember your first pizza? The Boy does: It was on an evening in 1959 when the family had gone out to see a black-and-white “cops and … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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Thomas Painter Thanks to Peter J. Malia for contributing to this week’s column: The most vivid account of the landing of the British in 1779 was given by Thomas Painter of the West Haven Congregational Church. He was a member … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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A Flag, A Declaration, and an Anthem The months of June and July, 1776 were an exciting time for American Patriots. A Quaker lady from the city of Philadelphia, named Elizabeth Claypoole Ross, or Betsy Ross as we know her, would … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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The Rev. Ernest Bodenweber This week we continue our series honoring First Church’s 300th Anniversary; the following was written 10 years ago: Something always seemed to guide the teenaged Ernest Bodenweber toward his life’s … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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Father The Boy raced into father’s hospital room with the Brown-Eyed Girl close behind; “Dad, hang on! There’s a unit of blood right outside the door—I’ll get a nurse—just hang on!” Father looked him in the eye, and in … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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Rev. Kimball Cartwright As First Congregational Church celebrates its 300th Birthday, we recall a beloved pastor of the church; the following was written upon his retirement in 2008- “You will know when and if God calls you to the … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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D-Day On June 6 we will observe the 75th anniversary of D-Day. On the evening of June 6, 1944, after Allied troops had stormed the beaches of Normandy, losing 2500 men killed and some 8500 wounded, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
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West Haven Public Libraries In 1792, West Farms was but a small, isolated community of less than 100 farming families that was located more than an hour’s horseback ride from New Haven. Then as now, First Church stood on its Green, … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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First Church’s Earliest Ministers Part I First Church was established in 1719, and is celebrating its 300th birthday this year. Eighteenth-century America was a deeply religious culture that lived self-consciously under the … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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The Brown-Eyed Girl (For Mothers Day) May, 1969 Kiss me each morning for a million years,Hold me each evening by your side,Tell me you'll love me for a million years,Then if it don't work out,Then if it don't work out,Then you can … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner