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11 Jun Edith Tompkins
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https://vimeo.com/848790860?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Edith (Smedley) Tompkins was interviewed on Sep 28, 2022. She and her husband, Elbert “Bert” Tompkins, moved from New Jersey to Groton, MA, in 1968.Edie mentioned the history of her old house, details of the local schools and churches, and the 1972 (year important) Memorial...
11 Jun Louise Gaskins
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https://vimeo.com/745462932?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Louise (Cutchins) Gaskins was born on June 2, 1930, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Louise graduated with a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina Central University in 1951. Her major was in Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics.She and her husband, Leonard Gaskins, met in Chicago in...
11 Jun Iris Staub
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https://vimeo.com/745450134?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Iris (Kamaros) Staub was born on March 27, 1937, in Enfield, Connecticut. She had two years of college at Westbrook College in Portland, Maine, followed by 12 months of a program at Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Handover, NH.She and her husband, Dr. Richard Staub, met...
11 Jun Margaret Connolly
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https://vimeo.com/680661196?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Margaret (Fitzpatrick) Connolly was born in Boston in 1927 and raised in Pepperell. Margaret moved to Groton after marrying James Connolly. The Connollys lived and raised their four children in West Groton, where they enjoyed the tight-knit community.At the time, the neighborhood had many amenities,...
11 Jun Earl Carter
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https://vimeo.com/678198920?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Earl Carter is widely recognized in Groton as one of a handful of experts on the town’s history. During his many decades living in the community, he has amassed the most extensive collection of Groton historical artifacts which are stored and displayed in a barn...
11 Jun Doug Brown
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https://vimeo.com/675463503?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Doug Brown was the archivist and woodworking shop teacher at Groton School for 50 years, 1970-2020. Doug was born in 1939 in Fitchburg and then moved to Shirley when he was 10. After attending Groton School from 1957 to 1961, Doug completed his bachelor's studies...
11 Jun Bud Robertson
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https://vimeo.com/674620255?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Bud Robertson was born in Groton (Lowell Hospital) and has lived in town most of his life. He grew up in West Groton and remained in town even as he built a successful career in finance at various well-known enterprises outside Groton.Bud's civic involvement has...
11 Jun Alice MacGregor
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https://vimeo.com/673779437?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Alice came to Groton from Fitchburg as a 17-year-old high school graduate in 1943 for a job as a telephone operator at Ayer during World War II. Living at the Groton Inn with other single women, her work helped the war effort.Later, after marriage and...
11 Jun Marion Stoddart
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https://vimeo.com/673390949?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Marion Stoddart was born to Atlee and Ruth Jackson on May 26, 1928, in Reno, Nevada. She is an activist and community leader best known for her work in cleaning and restoring the Nashua River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Since she and her husband...