https://vimeo.com/670250708?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Camilla has lived in Groton for over sixty years, raising four children here with her husband, Arthur.She was head teacher at the former Groton kindergarten, now the Community School, before teaching kindergarten in the Pepperell Public School system.She has volunteered with the Groton Music Association,...
https://vimeo.com/666542497?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Margaret (Peggy) Johnson McWade was born in Poughkeepsie, New York and lived in Waltham before coming to Groton with her husband Gordon (Tiny) and their two children.Peg trained as a fine arts painter before earning Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and taught in universities and public...
https://vimeo.com/643636924?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Meredith was born in western Massachusetts in 1932 and came to Groton at age 5 with his large family. They lived on Kemp Street quite fittingly because they were related to the Kemps and another Groton family, the Boutelles.His family owned the general store in...
https://vimeo.com/641210322?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Nancy (Monk) Stoops was born in 1926 in Waltham, MA. Her family moved to 29 Champney St., Groton, in 1928. Over the years, Nancy returned and lived in this house three different times.She attended Boutwell Elementary School and graduated from Groton High School in 1944....
https://vimeo.com/641190700?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Peter and Claire Macy came to Groton in 1972 and moved into their home at 716 Martin Pond Road in 1973.Since Peter retired from military service in 1960, he has been an owner of a travel business agency, a trail leader on Appalachian trails for...
https://vimeo.com/1056440377?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Alexander Woodle was born in Cambridge in 1944 and grew up in Brookline. Alex spent his summers at the Lost Lake Region beginning in 1949. He settled in Groton after completing his graduate studies in the 1970s.He has over 100 years of in-depth knowledge of...
https://vimeo.com/1184155785?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Val and Art Prest's family bought land on Lost Lake in 1946. With help from their three sons, their father built a log-sided cabin on the lake in 1947. The Prest family would come almost every weekend in spring, summer, and early fall to swim,...
https://vimeo.com/929141029 Groton History Center’s Executive Director Kara Fossey gave an illustrated presentation on the life and legacy of Georgianna Adelia Boutwell, daughter of Gov. George S. Boutwell. More Essays and Lectures...
https://vimeo.com/188719443 Join Nicolas Langhart for a Walking Tour to examine the variety of architectural styles of Groton’s historic homes located in the town’s center. Mr. Langhart is the director of the Forbush Memorial Library in Westminster, holds an MA in historic preservation from Cornell University and...
By Kara Fossey, House Consultant When you spend so much time in the same place with the same surroundings, you tend to become blind to what is right in front of your eyes. Last fall, as we prepared the Boutwell House for new wall and floor...