Charlotte Carkin

Charlotte (Ray Brown) Carkin was interviewed on June 30, 2023. Charlotte and her husband, Norman Richard Carkin Sr., settled in West Groton near Pepperell and Townsend in 1953. The family of seven had many fond memories of activities that West Groton offers like the Squannacook swimming hole in the P. Bertozzi Wildlife Management, Firemen’s Muster on Labor Days, the firetruck and EMT parade from the Groton (Senior) Center to Hollingsworth & Vose field, the Boy Scout annual garage sales, swimming lessons behind the West Groton Water Treatment plant, etc.

The interview touched upon the tension between West Groton and Groton Center as West Groton was a self-sufficient unit with its own school, library, fire station, church, grocery store, etc. She served on the Council on Aging and is an active member of the Christian Union Church in West Groton. Pushing 90 years old, she and her close friend, Carole Clark, still enjoy square dancing and bowling together.