Archive Record
Metadata
Object ID number |
2013.46.01 |
Title |
First Oral History Interview of Doris Pelton Burgdorf |
Date |
2007 Jun 12 |
Scope & Content |
First oral history of Doris Pelton Burgdorf, completed by Maureen Bourn, June 12, 2007. In this first interview of five, Doris speaks about her childhood years on Main Street in South Windsor: activities she participated in, schools she attended, teachers she remembers. |
Orgnaizational or Biographical History |
Doris Burgdorf is a life-long resident of South Windsor. She is a member of the South Windsor Historical Society. Doris is the designer of our town seal, the illustrator of Long Hill; The Mary Jeannette Elmore Story, and the author of A Country Mile, a book about the houses in the historic district on Main Street. Doris is currently working on the committee to restore Union School and she is doing the deed searches and research necessary for a new book about the houses on the rest of Main Street. |
Creator |
Burgdorf, Doris Pelton |
Other Creators |
Bourn, Maureen |
Collection |
Oral History Collection |
Interviewer |
Bourne, Maureen |
Interview date |
2007-06-12 |
People |
Adams, Henry Judson Anderson, Ruth Spillane Bidwell, Arline R. (Miller), 1904-2000 Bourn, Maureen Burgdorf, Doris (Pelton) Cavanaugh, Miss Cippola, Thomas Collins, Porter Allen, 1923-1994 Couch, Mrs. Greer, Hugh Jones, Albertus Eugene, 1882-1957 King, Pauline Lucas, Miss Mohn, Esther Vibert, Edith Miller, 1902-1979 Welch, Mr. |
Subjects |
Washington (D.C.) |
Search Terms |
Bossen's Store Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA Connecticut Company Buses Ellsworth Memorial High School Hartford Art School Pleasant Valley School Quaker Oats Rye Street, South Windsor, CT Shepard Family South Windsor Community Center Spring Pond, South Windsor, CT Tobacco Town Hall, South Windsor Union District School Vermont Junior College, Montpelier, VT Wapping Wood Family Wood Memorial Library |