New England Travels: See you in 2010 ....

Taking the week off. Thank you for the pleasure of your company in 2009. See you in 2010....

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On Forbes & Wallace - Springfield:

Helene Kelly said...
Thanks so much to all of you for keeping the 'old downtown Springfield alive. I am the niece of George Legos, the former owner and key cook of the Nuttie Goodie Tearoom. He just passed away this morning at the age of 80 from a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was a wonderful uncle and a great man. So many people have fond memories of my family's downtown Springfield landmark, the Nuttie Goodie Tearoom. Helene
February
17, 2013

On Iwo Jima Memorial - New Hampshire:

Anonymous said...
This article is rubbish. I am Rene Gagnon's grandson and this article seems to pull untrue information out of its ass. My grandfather never tried to capitalize on anything, he was never an alcoholic (who writes this stuff?) He wasn't embittered, and he never worked a menial job... in fact he owned a travel agency with my grandmother.
May 25, 2012

tammy chalbeck said...

Just found out by my brother that Rene Arthur Gagnon was my grandmothers uncle..makes me proud to know that I am related to this man...wish I had heard the same stories from my grandmother that my brother did but I was young...my grandmothers name was Lillian Gagne...would love to know more about him and wish she was alive to tell me! Thank you Tammy Chalbeck
May 28, 2012

On Esther DeGray's Scrapbook:

Val DeGray Orcutt said...
This is awesome stuff! Joseph DeGray was my father's great uncle, so his daughter would be some sort of cousin relation to me.I never knew that part of the family was this close to "High Society" :)Thanks for the information!Val DeGray Orcutt

March 23, 2012

On the Hartford Circus Fire:

smcallis said...

I came across this blog while doing research for my own novel about the Hartford circus fire, HARTFORD 1944. This has proven to be an emotional journey. As I do more research, these people become more real to me. 168 people lost their lives on that terrible July day in 1944. I feel a profound sense of duty to proceed carefully to avoid trivializing their tragic loss by juxtaposition my fictional story against the back-drop of their deaths. This is a story that needs to be told. A uniquely American tragedy equal in scope to the Titanic or Hindenburg—yet it remains largely a forgotten chapter in American history.

I plan to visit Hartford this summer, and your blog Ms. Lynch has inspired me to do so.

March 16, 2012

On The Frog Bridge, Willimantic, CT:

Dagmar said...
Awesome post! I've lived in Willimantic for 10 years and love our giant frogs. It is a little city with a lot of heart. Next time you visit, check out another gem, the Willimantic Food Co-op (Valley Street) and grab a delicious home-cooked Polish lunch at Nita's (North Street), BBQ dinner at Yellow Rose BBQ (right across the intersection from the Frogs!) or drinks at Willimantic Brew Pub/Main Street Cafe (Main Street, in the gorgeous old Post Office building)!

January 28, 2012

On the Harriet Beecher Stowe house:
Jessie said...
My old high school is right next door to the Harriet Beecher Stowe House. I had the pleasure of walking past this house and the Mark Twain House every morning and afternoon. They're quite a sight, especially in the early fall when the leaves begin to change color and the sun is just beginning to rise/set. Good times, good times! lol. I make it seem like it was so long ago but I only graduated in 2008.

Anyway, great blog!

March 5, 2011

Anonymous said...

We went to James's Pharmacy every Sunday after church to pick up the Sunday papers. Miss James sat behind the counter. She had snowy, white hair in a soft bun, and always seemed to wear a dazzling smile. Truly, the kind that lit up a room.She always had a few cats about the place, which i had to pet every time we stopped in. Megan

December 1, 2011

On The Ames Mfg. Company:

Mrs. LaFlamme said...
Fascinating article. I grew up in Chicopee and traveled past the old Ames Manufacturing Co. on my way to high school every day. I learned so much from your well documented article.
August 16, 2012

JACQUELINE T. LYNCH: Dwight, I've recently been contacted by a party interested in those tools and the Ames item you mention. If you are still involved in the dispersal of that collection, please contact me through my email: JacquelineTLynch@gmail.com, and I'll forward the message along.

Dwight said...

Hi Jacqueline,Don't know if you're still keeping up with an older post, but wanted to let you know that I enjoyed your history of the Ames company. I am currently helping the daughter of a late friend dispose of his tools, one of which is an Ames lathe that I believe was used to make cannon barrels.Regards,Dwight

January 8, 2012

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