For years, Jeaane Arbuthnot and I, the
non-Haddamites, had been in social situations where the talk was
"Remember when......? with bits and snippets of stories we'd never
heard; people, places, incidents foreign to us, the aliens. (Haddam is
VERY insular, you must admit.)
Discussing this led us to the conclusion another book should be
written, setting forth the facts as nearly as we could learn them.
Hence, "Remember When".
This is a companion book to "Heritage", but that one was completely
factual, with everything true and provable in city records and/or
newspapers. This book is also intended to be factual, with stories from
newspapers and books---but some comes from people's memories, and it is
amazing how they vary or grow dim with the passage of time.
You may disagree with or disbelieve some of the stories herein. If you
can prove them erroneous, let me know, please. Perhaps later, a
supplement to this book can set the records straight.
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Listing all those who helped would take
too much space, but some were called upon more often than others: Dora
Brown (and her books); Harold Congleton; Bob Novak (and his Clipper
papers); Boliver Hyland, and Vernon Wranosky. Many contacts were made
by phone and here in town I'm sure some people cringed when they saw me
heading in their direction. To all---thank you.
And, of course, to Jeaane Arbuthnot, my
partner in crime, who once more did all the proofreading for me, and
who came up with ideas galore to keep my fingers busy at my typewriter.
Special thanks to Janice Hardenburger for
volunteering her time, efforts and computer to set this up for the
printer. What a big help!.
Some people have wondered aloud whether
it was safe for me to write about some of these things. You be the
judge and jury of this petty crime--and I hope the verdict is "Not
Guilty--we enjoyed travelling back!"
Vivian Kolars, Author
(Editors Note: Vivian Kolars passed away in November 2, 2001.)
Vivian Kolars, Author
(Editors Note: Vivian Kolars passed away in November 2, 2001.) |
