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This was the scene all across Mansfield following the hurricane that passed through New England on September 21, 1938. Behind the rubble of fallen trees in this photograph stands the Town’s Office building and Town Hall, now our museum.

80 Years Ago: The Hurricane of 1938 Struck Connecticut

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From the Mansfield Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 54, No. 3, September 2018

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Members of the Campbell and Dewing families on the piazza of the Dewing house, c. 1880. The two women on the left are the Campbell sisters, Delia and Cynthia Eugenie. The woman in the center is Mrs. Herbert Campbell (Selima Storrs Campbell). At the right are Leonard H. Dewing standing by his mother, Susan Maria Storrs Dewing. The two men in the top hats are unidentified.

Making Straw Into Gold: The Story of the Dewing Family

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From the Mansfield Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 55, No. 3, September 2019

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United States Public health service flyer, 1918 – Library of Congress, American Memory

The Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919

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From the Mansfield Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 54, No. 1, April 2018

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Edwina Maud Whitney

Edwina Maud Whitney (1868 – 1970)

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From the Mansfield Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 54, No. 1, April 2018

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Alfred Oden’s Store, ca. 1910. Note that the second-story porch has been added.

History Of The Mansfield Center General Store

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From the Mansfield Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 53, No. 3, November 2017

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