BACK ISSUES – WINTER 2005/2006

WINTER 2005/2006
VOLUME 4 / NUMBER 1
IN THIS ISSUE: BUILT IT/ RAZED IT

Hartford Neighborhoods Then & Now

Entire Farming Community Vanishes

Old Lyme Gal Gets a Makeover

Can Sam Colt Win Over the Park Service?

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On the cover: Inset post card: The Prior family at home on North Beacon Street in Hartford, 1906. Collection of Tomas J. Nenortas
Background photo: The Stavinskys in front of the same home today. photo: Karen O’Maxfield

Contents
pg 9	From the Publisher: Architectural Treasures Saved, Threatened & Demolished. By Elizabeth J. Normen
pg 10	Letters, etc.
pg 14	Hartford: Then and Now. By Nancy O. Albert, Tomas Nenortas, and Karen O’Maxfield
pg 20	A Valley Flooded to Slake the Capital Region’s Thirst. By Kevin Murphy
pg 26	40 and Fabulous: The National Historic Preservation Act. By Mary M. Donohue
pg 30	Making a Success of Coltsville. By William Hosley
pg 36	Florence Griswold Museum: The Spirit of Miss Florence Restored By Liz Farrow
pg 42	re: Collections: The Litchfield Congregational Meetinghouse A Litchfield church, jilted at the altar, stages a comeback. By Rachel D. Carley
pg 43	Destination: The Warner and Palace Theaters The spotlight shines brightly on two vintage theaters. By Gina Bacchiocchi
pg 46	Shoebox Archives: In a Neighborhood, A Boy’s World. By Walter E. Smith
pg 48	Noah Webster Slept Here. So Did I. By Frederick W. Hamilton
pg 50	Soapbox: We’ve Got the Public Act. Now the Hard Work Begins. By Helen Higgins
pg 52	Afterword Historic holiday events not to be missed, Heroism in History conference, and more…

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