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
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Long Wharf We speak of it, we hear of it, but what do we actually know about it? Today when we drive along the I-95 corridor, we see signs referring to a place called Long Wharf, but we see no such structure projecting out into New … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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West Haven Little League Part II See Part 1. Thus, it came to pass that on June 2, 1951, West Haven Little League held its first season opener at Painter Park, with four teams of sixteen boys each. The first teams were … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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West Haven Little League Part I See part 2. Morse Park, Aug. 21, 1988 Dusty and sweating, 11-year-old Danny Shine stood tensely in the batter’s box; the stitches in his right forearm hurt every time he swung the … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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Kenneth E. Duncan We wait outside of Ken Duncan’s apartment at the Masonic Home’s Ashlar Village in Wallingford. Beside the door is a framed photo of Ken as Grand Marshall in Wallingford’s Memorial Day Parade a couple of years ago. Next to … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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First Church is 300 Years Old! This year, the longest-standing organization in West Haven will be 300 years old! That’s right—First Congregational Church of West Haven, founded in 1719, is having a birthday! In 1638, … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner
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This week, your Historian defers to the words of beloved West Haven Historian Harriet North; the following article originally appeared on Jan. 12, 1984: When I was a young girl, my mother would tell me to do something, and if I didn’t … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner