The holidays are a time of memories. Of recalling the names of people never met and long forgotten. This is a story of a man I never knew existed. It’s a tale I was told did not exist. I found the details in the November 24, 1924 Norwich Bulletin. I wonder if it’s true that when an individual’s name is mentioned by the living, spoken aloud or even just in brief and fleeting thought, that person awakens for a time from their forever sleep. How many individuals are named, wondered about and thought of in just this one story alone?

“The body of Onufry Toupass, 32, who boarded at 189 Howard Street, New London was found hanging from a tree in Mohegan Park Sunday morning by his brother-in-law, Paul Sankow , of Chesterfield, qho came here to make a search for the man, whose abandoned automobile was found in the park several days ago.

No motive is known for the man’s suicide, but this may be disclosed in a letter in the Ukranian language which was found in his pocket, has been translated. Coroner J. J. Desmond and County Detective William Lewis will take steps to have the translation made at once. The letter is addressed to, “Dearest Sister’.’

The deserted car, which had been left near the lake at the park, was first reported to the police on Thursday by Park Superintendent Krohn, who learned from one of his helpers that the car had been there four days. Chief Linton notified the New London police, through whom it had been learned that Toupass had not been seen at his boarding place since he left there a week ago Friday.

The abandoned car was placed in a Norwich garage and Sunday morning the brother-in-law and his son came here to make a search. They went to the park with the garage man who had taken charge of the car and when they had been shown where the machine had been left they scoured the region around the lake without finding anything and then they went along the road leading to Washington Street. At some distance from the lake and a considerable distance from the road they found the body of Toupass hanging from a tree. He had used a new piece of sash cord which was just long enough to allow his feet to touch the ground.

Police headquarters and Medical Examiner C. C. Gildersleeve were notified and his body removed to the undertaking rooms of Cummings & Ring.

According to what the brother-in-law told the medical examiner, he had been in the New London address last Monday and again on Wednesday to inquire about Toupass and was told both times that he had not been seen since he left there a week ago Friday.

Toupass was a native of Ukrania, was unmarried and leaves a sister in New York and one in Chesterfield.

May all who are mentioned in this story rest in peace.

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Sometimes the most important things I learn about the history of Norwich, CT and its residents is not what is reported here in Norwich, CT.

For example, it was in the May 8, 1904 issue of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle that I learned about the existence of the Diary of Asa Waterman (1743-1789), that he kept during the war against the French in 1760.

Later during the American Revolution Waterman (1743-1789) was a commissary responsible for providing food and supplies to the troops. Asa Waterman was born 1 May 1743 in Norwich, Connecticut to Asa and Lucy Hyde Waterman. On 20 July 1777, he married Anne Cook Sterry (1752-1837), the daughter of Governor Cook, of Providence, R.I. and together they six children.:Asa Waterman died of consumption in January or February 1789 in Norwich, Conn.

It is a wonderfully descriptive diary of the campaign in the North a full fifteen years before the American Revolution. The campaign was led by, Major John Durkee of Norwich, CT.

The diary is not very large and is described as being only six inches long and perhaps four inches wide. Asa Waterman was not an officer and was perhaps only a very minor clerk if he was one at all but he had an eye for details. He wrote in clear handwriting the names of the sixty-eight men who formed the company. A company formed with the express purpose of fighting against the French in Canada in the spring of 1760.

There are no details of how the company made their way to Albany but begins with detail on June 21, 1760.

The rest of the military and provisional career of Asa Waterman is much documented and can be found in many published books and articles. Around 1780 Waterman returned to working as a merchant in Norwich, Conn until his death in 1789.

But I wonder if the tales he told were about the encampments, the changes to his title as he remained in the same position supplying provisions for Connecticut and Rhode Island troops near and far or if his experiences, tales and possibly his connections for purchasing and supplying salt, sugar, beef, and flour to the troops came from his experiences as a ship merchant and master of the sloop Draggon from New London, CT from 1763 to 1776 when he once again answered the call of patriotism.

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On November 11, 1924 with great pomp and ceremony the World War Memorial Tablet was unveiled to the public on the Northern most point of Chelsea Parade. It was a dedication ceremony that should not be dismissed or forgotten.

According to the article of the Norwich Bulletin on November 23, 1924 there was a parade column of over 6,000 marchers and there was a program of “dignity and impressiveness that touched the hearts of the thousands gathered within sound of the voices of the speakers.”

The streets, spaces and lawns nearby were a solid mass of humanity and automobiles. The Gold Star Mothers float was given a position of advantage close to the stand.

There were speakers, hymns, anthems, songs, music interludes and prayers. Three memorial wreaths were placed and taps were sounded three times. But for me the greatest honor and most touching part of the reported ceremony was that of “First Selectman William S. Murray, who read the list of the 47 who made the supreme sacrifice and again the bugler blew Taps with an impressiveness that brought tears to the eyes of many.”

The following was the list:

Horace Hastings Allen, Dominick Barber, Irving Edwin Bogue, Anthony Clarence Bonin, Jr., Ernest John Bosney, William Brault, Durlin D. Bushnell, James L. Carver, Edwin H. Cohen, George A. Dawson, Albert Henry Dexter, Kerwin Doyle, William Morgan Durr, Robert O. Fletcher, Peter Gallan, Raymond E. Gibson, Fred B. Hasler, Harold R. Hotchkiss, Richard Edward Hourigan, Thomas Perry Johnson, Frederick Joseph Kelley, John McGrath, James Thomas Morrison, Michael J. Murphy, Isadore Nagdyman, James Joseph Nevins, Antonio Pancicco, Harry Pappagallio, James Henry Harrison Perrin, William E. Perry, Frederick W. Roessler, Arthur Schofield, Arthur Paul Schulz, Edward Francis Smigiel, William Alexander Stankiewicz, Rufus Hubbard Stanson, Leroy Amos Swan, Herbert Clifford Taylor, John Ulanovich, William A Weeden, George Constantine Weltin, Frank Alfred Wilcox, Charles W. Willey, Walter James Woodmansee, Charles Zdancewicz, Peter Zeneski and Donald Fraser.

Then there was a benediction and the Star Spangled Banner was played and with heads bared there was a renewed pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and for which it stands.

The next time you walk by the Northern Point of Chelsea Parade and see the markers standing in their stark cluster. Think of how many men and women, children, families and friends they each represent. Please don’t let their humanity be forgotten.

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How has Norwich, CT truly grown as a giving community? For my example In the November 25, 1924 it was reported that 125 families were to receive Thanksgiving Meal baskets. Barrels were placed at the Greenville, Taftville, Bridge Street and Hobart Avenue schools. The parents and students brought in fresh vegetables and canned goods that filled and at times over flowed the barrels.

The “United Workers Motor Squad” was in charge of collecting the barrels and transporting them. The “Motor Squad” was made of volunteers with an automobile at their disposal.

The plan for the extra food was to hold it for later distribution as the need arose.

Unlike today, every volunteer was mentioned in the article and not just the department or committee head. I am certain that some were missed but the descendants of Mrs. Julia C Corcoran, family welfare worker and her welfare committee of Miss Nancy Lucas, Chair, Miss Mary Porteous, Mrs. Robert W. Perkins, Miss Jane E. Bill, Mrs. John D. Hall. Miss Marion Bishop, Mrs Gardiner Greene, Miss Martha Osgood, Miss Edith Bliss, Miss Sarah Armstrong, Mrs Archibald Torrance, Mrs. Archibald Mitchell, 4^th, Mrs Harry E Higgins, Mrs John H Barnes, Mrs William Wade, and Mrs Fitch Dolbeare have much to be proud of.

In 2022 over two hundred Thanksgiving dinners were distributed. I wonder who the workers were? If sometime in the future anyone will search for their names hoping to find a glimmer of a glimpse or a shadow of what they did in the community in a newspaper or social media.

In a movie I really don’t recall, there was a scene about how the dead come briefly to life when their name is spoken aloud or they are remembered in some way. I hope the people I mention in this blog are brought to life for even an instant so that we can all appreciate their spirit for making Norwich, CT a better community.

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Do you ever wonder what other cities do as promotions? One town in a nearby state that I was in left stacks of Scavenger Hunt Maps in stores, shops, gas stations, restaurants, diners, all three of their libraries, bars, taverns, drug stores at the registers and at the pharmacy counter. They were everywhere. Nine very simple Harry Potter-esque drawings. On a checked background.

The directions were simple. Figure out the clues on the game board and travel to each one. At each station there will be something to do or eat or take. It was most important to collect a stamp at each one and be entered into a drawing for some special prizes. Nope they didn’t list them.

The Grand prize was a pizza a month for a year at a local pizzeria.

On the weekend I visited on Friday night there was a young children’s story teller at the old fire station.

High school students interested in careers in early child education were on hand with additional activities.

Adults were welcome at other various sites for tours and short programs. In front of a colonial era home you were invited to join the chorus of singers. The mixed chorus of singers from middle school thru members of the senior center regularly present a variety of music at different local events. Non-singers served spiced cider.

Learn a trick or two about decorating a cookie? Play the marimbas? How about making a card for someone special? Do you have an interest in making a toy? How can you change a box package of mac & cheese into something spectacular? How will you carry all this stuff around? Stamp your own bag! You could even learn how to make your own logo stamp. So that the business people could meet and have discussions and problem solving sessions they also had short sessions in how to make logo stamps for business promotion during the year. They have also worked together to make pies to bake and drink coffee. Some had to learn how to work with their competition. It is a process.

At 5:30 and 6:30 there were fire spinners in one of the smaller parking lots. The lot can be difficult for cars to maneuver in at the best of times so the organizers like to use it as a stage. Yes, indeed, this town uses this event formula multiple times during the year.

The area is never really empty between stage acts as there are wandering magicians, and jugglers that appear from the crowd for longer acts of entertainment.

The local high school vocal ensemble performs in a variety of places during the evening. Did I mention the costumes? The town is close to the ocean so of course there is at least one group singing sea chanties. In one of the public parks local engineering students create a “machine” that humans must be a part of. Participants are each given a job of push, pull, lift, drop, pass and so forth. When there are enough participants doing their job properly the machine works well but when there is a even just one piece (person) missing . . . well there may be chaos or a mess that someone must clean up.

It is all great fun! The professor who teaches this design class to his entry-level engineers and to his graduate students said that the “engineering students understand the mechanics of why machines work but this reinforces how machines work.”

Most of the activities are located within walking distance but some were located further out and required personal transportation by car or bike. Why can’t Norwich, CT do something as inventive? Find a way to get people out to explore the nooks and crannies of the entire city?

All it would take is a central promotion of the various activities that take place across the city on the same day at the same time. Greeneville and Taftville have both been strong demonstrators of community activities and frequently have events at the same time and day. Instead of competing what if they promoted together and encouraged their supporters to participate in both events during the day? By working together they could become a destination to more supporters. If other parts of the city joined in the promotion the destination increases and so does the attraction of the city and its events and shops. The more limited the promotion of the event the smaller the number of participants.

It is also important to note that advertising is not the same as promotion. Support your local newspapers by writing short articles about the event. About the meetings that are held to work and plan always, always, always including the date, time and place of the events.

Talk about the events on radio, pod casts, social media. Don’t limit yourself to just one person. Have well informed team members help. Together we can make Norwich, CT the popular destination we want it to be.

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There are times when I get a little overly enthusiastic about the freedom of the times we live in. On this beautiful November day, I rejoice in being able to walk the paths in Mohegan Park. To be able to sit and watch the children run and play on a variety of playground equipment.

Such was not always the case. In a Norwich Bulletin of September 12, 1911 I learned that the playgrounds and the equipment on them was seasonal.

“Last Saturday was the final day for the playgrounds about the city which were maintained by the Norwich Playgrounds Association for over two months, The swings were taken down and stored for the winter. It being found that a number of the swings were badly broken, In some of the schoolyards the sandboxes were allowed to remain. It is considered that the grounds were a success and were carefully looked after by Sr. Supervisor Irvin C. Elmer. “

When was the last time you read something nice about Norwich, CT with an individual or two publicly commended for their duty or service? I read the names of the Department managers often but rarely the names of the individuals who carry out the work. To all the members of the Norwich Public Works Department past, present and future, “Thank you! For the jobs that you carry out.”

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According to even early newspapers, for example, the September 9, 1909 Norwich Bulletin, guns are dangerous. They are even dangerous to those who are comfortable with using them. Accidents happen. Accidents are not planned. Accidents just happen.

Give Mr. Calvin Burrows of Poquonnoc Bridge a thought. According to the article in the paper, Mr. Calvin Burrows was in precarious condition as a result of an accidental gunshot wound incurred Friday afternoon. Mr. Burrows who was one of the most prominent residents of that part of the town, had tried for weeks to shoot henhawks, which were making inroads on his poultry. Friday forenoon he was looking for the hawks, waiting for them on the steps in rear of his home in Poquonnoc.

Just how the accident occurred is not clear, Mr. Burrows was not in condition at the time to relate the particulars. But, it is known that at about 11:30 a.m. He turned on the back steps with the gun in his hand, probably picking it up from the steps by the barrel and that one charge was sent into his back. The trigger of one barrel is supposed to have caught on the corner of the steps as Mr. Burrows pulled the gun towards him.

The full charge struck Mr. Burrows in the back, making a raking wound some six or seven inches long in the region of his spine.

An operation was performed on Mr. Burrows Friday evening, splinters of bone being removed from the back bone and some of the shot taken out. It is feared his spinal cord has been affected. He is the father of Attorney Warren Burrows, who is assisting Attorney Hull in the Superior Court here.

More than just the life of Mr. Burrow’s was affected by this accident. If something happened to you, consider who else might be affected. Those in the present certainly but what of those in the future?

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It’s November so it’s time to start looking at the old recipes again. This variety of recipes came from the Norwich Bulletin column called the “Social Corner.” This selection is from September 1909.

Cranberry Pie 1909 – Stew cranberries, sweeten them to taste: fill the pie and bake with two crusts.

Cranberry Pie 2021 – One bag of cranberries, one teaspoon of water, one cup of sugar and cook on low until all the berries have split, and all the sugar is melted. Stir regularly. Lay your favorite prepared piecrust in a pie plate, fill evenly with the cranberries and place a second piecrust on the top of the berries and flute the edges to form a seal. Slit the top in the center to allow the steam to escape while baking at 350 degrees until the top begins to brown. You may need to cover the sealed edges with aluminum foil to keep them from burning.

Cranberry pie 1909 No. 2 – Chop three cups of cranberries. Add three cups of sugar and one tablespoon of cornstarch dissolved in a little bit of water: fill cup with boiling water and mix together.

Cranberry pie 2021 No. 2 – Pulse the cranberries in the food processor with the other ingredients before adding to the pie crust as in Cranberry Pie 2021.

Cranberry and Raisin Pie 1909 – One cup of cranberries cut in halves, one half cup of seeded raisins, one tablespoon of cornstarch wet in cold water, one cup sugar, and a pinch of salt. Pour over all one cup of boiling water. This makes one pie.

Cranberry and Raisin Pie 2021 – Gently pulse one cup of cranberries, add one half cup raisins, one cup sugar and a pinch of salt. Dissolve one tablespoon cornstarch in two tablespoons cold water and pour onto mixture and then add one cup of boiling water before gently pulsing no more than five times. Pour the mixture into a prepared pie crust. An open or floating top crust is suggested so steam can escape freely while baking. The smell is divine!

Sponge cookies 1909 – One cup sugar, half cup butter, two eggs, three-quarters cup milk, two teaspoons cream of tartar, one teaspoon saleratus in two cups of flour. Save out whites of eggs, beat stiff and fold in last. Pour into a small baking pan, sprinkle with granulated sugar and nutmeg, When done cut into desired shapes.

Sponge cookies 2021 – Two room temperature, separated eggs. Gently beat the yolks and add one cup sugar, half a cup room temperature butter, three-quarters cup milk, two teaspoons fresh cream of tartar, (Lesson learned), one and a quarter teaspoon baking soda as a substitute for the teaspoon of saleratus. (I had to look that up), mixed into two cups of flour. In my next try, I will sift the two together and not just mix them. Beat the egg whites until they are stiff and then you can gently fold them into the mixture. Gently pour into a small low flat baking pan. Then sprinkle with granulated sugar with a hint of nutmeg. Surprisingly the nutmeg gave a better taste than cinnamon. I baked at 300 until I decided it was done by a tan bottom. When you decide cut into desired shapes like cookies or you can make squares or triangles.

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Have you looked at the ‘Antiques, Consignment, Art & Artisan Guide?’ A pamphlet dedicated to Connecticut’s SE Shoreline & Thames River Valley’s Best Galleries and Shops.

Well you should check it out if you are looking for some lesser known places to shop for useful and unique gifts. The kinds of things that become treasures for generations to come and not yard sale items next summer. I found my copy at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum.

There is of course multiple listings of the vintage shops with antiques, collectibles, vintage and modern furniture. That’s where you will find the sole Norwich, CT listing. MC Modern at 50 Pleasant Street specializing in furniture from the 1950’s.

But then in Niantic there is the Cel Artifacts and Oddities, at 321 Main Street. Just poking around to see their rare and unique collections of fossils, wet specimens, mummified animals, rare scrimshaw, and a varied collection of antique medical and scientific instruments.

Is someone you know discovering vinyl? Tumbleweeds, 325 Main Street/ 9 Methodist Street has a large selection to choose from. This is where you can find that very special recording to bring back the memories of that special day, time or concert.

In Salem, you or a recipient of your gift certificate can take an exciting hands on class by one or more of the artists or artisans of the Red House – Cultural Arts Center, 22 Darling Road ( Rte 82). Visit first to experience the original fine art, one-of-a kind gifts and uncommon accessories made by local crafters.

Who does not enjoy a night out? Consider admission to a play, concert, exhibit, class or other event in New London at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum (not just interesting exhibits but fun classes too) I know some of you are all about Norwich, CT history so see the current Way Sisters Miniature Paintings Exhibit and take a close look at the needle point loaned to them by the Slater Museum. It is done in the very unique Norwich, CT style. Did you know that there is a style of needlework unique to Norwich, CT? The Leffingwell House Museum also has Sampler on display in this style.

But also in New London is the Garde Arts Center, and the Thames River Gallery. There are plays, concerts, recitals, movies, educational programming and exhibits. There is sure to be something for your special someone.

In Mystic, 2 Holmes Street & 25 Cottrell Street, you’ll find the Mystic Knotworks the 1^st and only handmade knotshop in the country. Not just sailors rope bracelets but other home accessories, table décor and doormats.

Visit the Studio Jeffrey P’An Glassblowing, 25 Roosevelt Avenue for a glass blowing demonstration and to see the hand blown vases, bowls, jewelry and lighting on display.

Not far away in Stonington at 530 Stonington Road is Glaze Handmade by Lyndsay Meiklem Dean, (bet you’ll recognize her as The Vegan Potter.)

It is safe now to venture out and about. To discover or re-discover the joy of wandering and searching for the special item for the special someone. Support your local small businesses and spread the smiles of the season.

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I will wager that 90% of the residents of Norwich, CT have seen the photograph, reproduction or painting of the steamboat proclaiming it’s “Norwich” name. But I will also wager that 95% or more of that same percentage don’t know the following information about the steamer learned from a September 10, 1909, article in the Norwich Bulletin.

In 1909, the oldest steamer in the world was built for the Norwich-New York Service and was prominent in the Hudson-Fulton Celebration”.

I have borrowed the following text from a verbatim transcription of an article written by George W. Murdock, for the Kingston (NY) Daily Freeman newspaper in the 1930s and transcribed by HRMM volunteer Adam Kaplan. 

The wooden hull of the Norwich was built by Lawrence & Sneden at New York in 1836, and her engine was the product of Hall & Cunningham of New York. From stern to stern the Norwich measured 160 feet; her breadth of beam was 25 feet five inches; depth of hold five feet nine inches; gross tonnage 255; net tonnage 127. Her engine was of the crosshead variety with a cylinder diameter of 40 inches with a 10 foot stroke, and she carried one boiler in her hold.
               
The Norwich was built for the New York & Norwich Steamboat Company and ran on Long Island Sound for a number of years after she was launched.
              
The year 1843 marked the appearance of the Norwich on the Hudson river- in service between Rondout and New York as a passenger and freight carrier; and about 1850 Thomas Cornell purchased the steamboat and converted her to a towboat.

“The speed with which the work of rebuilding the Norwich has progressed assures the Cornell Steamboat company that the old vessel will be ready for the Hudson-Fulton naval parade and will be able to take her place in line notwithstanding the serious fire which considerably damaged her. At first it was thought to be a physical impossibility to complete the repairs, but this work has gone on so rapidly that no doubt now remains. Of the Norwich, the Marine Journal says:

The Norwich is the oldest steamboat, beyond a doubt, in the world. She was built in 1836, for service between New York and Norwich, Conn., and has continued running ever since on one route or another, and for fifty years on the Hudson River.

When she caught fire the painters and others were cleaning and shining her up for the Fulton-Hudson parade from New York to Albany. Mr. Coykendall manager of this towing line stated that notwithstanding the accident which befell the old timer, he would have her ready to take her place in the parade in the second division under the command of Capt. Ulster Davis, superintendent of the Albany Towing Company, who has been assigned to this pleasant duty for this special occasion. Next to the Clermost and the Half Moon, the 73 -year-old steamer Norwich should attract general attention.

One year ago fire threatened the destruction of the boat, and it was only after the hardest kind of a struggle then that it was saved from being totally burned. At that time it was thought that the boat would never again be used on the Hudson, but when after a few months repairs were completed the Norwich loyally resumed her trips up and down the river, drawing long, heavy lines of canal boats.

Every spring the Norwich has been used to break up the ice jams in the upper Hudson. No matter how big or strong it was, the old Norwich did duty well, and in a little time she acquired the title of the “Ice King.”

​The Norwich continued her career on the Hudson River until 1921 when she was deemed of no further use and was tied up at Port Ewen. In November 1923 the Cornell Steamboat Company sold the Norwich to Michael Tucker of Port Ewen, who broke her up for scrap. Today the fame of the Norwich is constantly recalled through stories passed from one individual to another, and visitors to the Senate House in Kingston, NY are reminded of the old “Ice King” when they view the bell of the Norwich which is displayed in the local museum.

To learn more of the adventures of the “Norwich” please visit the Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401 ​845-338-0071 info@hrmm.org

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