Archive Record
Metadata
Object ID number |
2015.14.01 |
Title |
Ruth Risley Oral History Interview #1 |
Date |
1982 Aug 12 |
Scope & Content |
In this interview, Ruth Risley reminisces about her husband, Robert Risley, who died in 1952. She talks about her childhood memories of him, as well as their married life together. She talks at length how he got her interested in bird-watching and wild plant identification and how she continued keeping records of her bird sightings throughout her life. She also talks about the Risley family history and the family home at 1648 Main Street in South Windsor. |
Orgnaizational or Biographical History |
Ruth Baker Risley was born to William A. Baker and Katrina Thomas Baker on February 23, 1903 and was raised in South Windsor on the South Windsor Town Farm, where her parents operated the Bissell Ferry. She married Robert J. Risley, 27 years her elder, several days after graduating high school. Together they had two children, Edward B. Risley, and Elizabeth Risley Addington. She worked for Sage-Allen for 15 years and was an avid bird-watcher and horticulturist. Ruth Baker Risley died on August 15, 1998. |
Creator |
Risley, Ruth Baker |
Other Creators |
Cooke, June |
Collection |
Oral History Collection |
Interviewer |
Cooke, June |
People |
Addington, Elizabeth Risley Alexander, June Alexander, Walton Baker, Katrina Thomas Baker, William A. Cooke, June Moulton, Evan Moulton, Helen Marshall Risley, Benjamin Risley, Bess Risley, Edward B. Risley, Edward Erastus Risley, Elizabeth Ann Risley, Elsie Risley, Esther, 4 Risley, Evaline Risley, Fannie Louise Moulton Risley, Joshua Risley, Robert Joshua 1876-1952 Risley, Ruth Thomas (Baker), 1903-1998 Wood, William |
Subjects |
Bird watching Ornithology Tobacco farms -- Connecticut |
Search Terms |
1648 Main Street American Indians arrowheads Bald Eagle Bird watching Bitterns Carriage making Duck feather weath Glastonbury, CT Hair wreaths Hunting Ipswich creamery Native American arrowheads and artifacts Native Americans Oakland Street, Manchester, CT Peterson field guides Reed field guide Rye Street, South Windsor, CT South Windsor marsh South Windsor Meadows Tobacco Warbling Vireo Wild plant identification |