In the 19th and early 20th century, the mills of Moodus produced more cotton twine for cordage and netting than any other place in the country. Walter Cronkite narrates the video.
From 1999 to 2012, present and past residents of East Haddam emailed their memories to this blog, which has now been incorporated into EastHaddamStories.org. Comments are open for the current posts. Please email your own memories of life in town, to admin@EastHaddamStories.org.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
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I am pleased to announce that the new local history website EastHaddamStories.org is now live. It is a project of the East Haddam Historic...
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Willow Manor, my grandparent's home/hotel, was known for its great Jewish-American food -- everything fresh from the garden, chicken ...
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My name is Stan Feinstein and my family stayed at Breslow's each summer from the 40's to the 50's. In 1950, at age 15, I recei...
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For years Roy Duka was the all around entertainer for the Frank Davis Resort. From handing out instruments to the guests, with his "wak...