I live in Connecticut but seldom get a chance to write about someone from this state. My great aunt, Gerda (Paulson) Simon and her daughters lived in New Canaan, Connecticut. Other relatives on this branch of my family tree migrated westward, but the Simons stayed on the east coast. Later …
I was at Lakeview Cemetery to find and photograph a grave. It was a successful trip. I spotted these unusual markers. I think they are interesting because they are so literal–Teeter and Fox. Vanessa Wood, photographs of Teeter and Fox markers at Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, Conn., 27 February 2024 …
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! This photograph is of a dress up day at a New Canaan, Connecticut school. (CLICK ON IMAGE TO VIEW LARGER) It was likely taken more than a hundred years ago because it is from Clara Simon, born 1909 and a lifelong resident of New Canaan. We’ve had fun …
It was time for a fieldtrip to the Eric Sloane Museum in Kent, Connecticut. It contains a fascinating collection of antique American hand tools (and some that worked under oxen, horse and even dog power). It’s fun to see tools that are often mentioned in 18th and 19th century wills. …
