Oral history interview with Barbara C. Murray, recorded by Virginia Macro on June 6, 2008. In this interview, Barbara Murray shared many, many recollections of people, places and events in and around the South Windsor community. She elaborates on several facets of the farming life.
Orgnaizational or Biographical History
Barbara C. Murray was born on May 13, 1919 in Hartford, CT, the daughter of David Murphy and Lucy Edelmann Murphy. She moved to South Windsor, CT in 1932 when she was 13. She was married to Robert Murray on 4/2/1942, with whom she owned a farm on North King Street in South Windsor. Together they raised three children: Robert L. Murray, Jr., James D. Murray, and Susan L. Murray. She had a long career working outside the home, in various departments at South Windsor Town Hall and also as an office manager for Parker X-Ray in East Hartford. Barbara also had many civic minded interests, especially connected with the South Windsor Democratic Party. She was the first woman elected to the South Windsor Town Council and the Zoning Board of Appeals, and later worked at Town Hall and served as a Justice of the Peace. Barbara Murray passed away on December 17, 2014.
