Fifth Oral History Interview of Doris Pelton Burgdorf
Date
2007 Aug 14
Scope & Content
Fifth oral history of Doris Pelton Burgdorf, completed by Maureen Bourne, August 14, 2007.
In this final interview, Doris talks about the Rockwell and Southergill families. She also speaks of John Watson and the Watson house library with its special bookcases. Doris dispels rumors of a Watson house "tunnel" supporting the underground railroad, and discusses the marriage of Abigail Bissell to John Williams, the minister who was kidnapped by Native American Indians in Deerfield, MA.
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.
