Whitney Web Page - Southbridge History &
More
Southbridge, Massachusetts
http://www.dickwhitney.net
"The Eye of the Commonwealth"
and birthplace of American Optical.
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Looking Back at Southbridge's History
Happy 200th Anniversary to Southbridge
1816- 2016
http://www.southbridge200.org
Bill Curran photo
Check out this tour of the Optical Heritage Museum at 12 Crane Street, video courtesy of Bill May (Southbridge Cable TV). Nice job!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W59PiSnTRg
Check out this Southbridge Business Partnership Jan 18th 2017 event video, hosted at the Optical Heritage Museum at 12 Crane St:
Also, this
appeared 1/28/17 Norwich Bulletin article highlights the Museum:
Check out the newly established Southbridge Business Partnership Website and see the benefits of Joining!
https://www.sbpartnership.org/#home-welcome
Fires of Southbridge
Youtube video of 1987 Hamilton Woolen fire
Skating at "the Rez" - 1954 -
photos by Don Whitney in the 1950s
Views of Main Street
Recollections of Southbridge
Famous People and their associations with
Southbridge
My Top Ten List - Positive things about Southbridge
Check out the Optical Heritage Museum at 12 Crane Street in Southbridge!
Sponsored by Zeiss, open free of charge
http://www.opticalheritagemuseum.com
Where did they bury the 1966 Southbridge Time capsule???
Recalling the Flood of August 19, 1955 - 60 years later -
Cable TV Broadcast of JEL Aug 10 2015 talk on 1955 Flood My Youtube
video/audio of the 1955 Flood
Recalling
the
Flood of August 19, 1955
More on the 1955 Flood on
this Website
Fires
of
Southbridge
Youtube video of 1987
Hamilton Woolen fire
Southbridge Floods( 1936, 1938 and 1955)
Check out my Southbridge 1960s movies/recollections YouTube Videohttp://youtu.be/4iYFDBWOPds
Blizzard of 1978 and 2013 compared in photos
Learn about the AO order for JFK glasses recieved on Nov 22, 1963!!!
The Optical Heritage Museum is Now Open by Appointment
Check out our Website or "Like us" on Facebook
http://www.opticalheritagemuseum.org/new/index_s2Displays.html
My High School Class - SHS Class of 1969 at 45th Reunion celebration on Oct 11, 2014
How
Southbridge got its name -
Reprint of Joe Capillo article
Southbridge, the Poll Parish and "Honest Town" Historic Names
Community
Calendar
(Submit your event)
In Memory of Mark Ashton
http://www.dickwhitney.net/GatewayPIAS.html
Why is the Oak Ridge Cemetary Entrance So Narrow?
Interactive Maps of AO complex, Walking tours and Optical Related sites in Southbridge
The
Strand Theatre (1926- 1965)
Harvey
Wells
Electronics
The Dennison District School - John Boniface
The Strand Theatre (1926- 1965)
The HippadromeBowling Alley - The 'Hipp' by Al LaBelle
Southbridge Citizen's Celebrate the end of WWII.
Notre Dame Church - the Building made of Tombstones
Notre Dame
High School Reunions page- 1938-1968
Demolition of the old YMCA Building in 1975
Jump!
Jerry, Jump!
Reprint of SeaverRice 1975 Southbridge News Article
Ames Department Store - Southbridge
How
Districts
of Southbridge got their names
History of Blanchard / Strand Theatre New
OSV
filming of movie Hawaii - 1965 with Julie Andrews
Impressive
Collection of Historic Southbridge photos on CWMars
on-line digital Library
Southbridge Images courtesy of Jacob Edwards
Library / Margaret Morrissey - Library Director
Southbridge - still the "Eye of the Commonwealth"
Inside
stores in Southbridge ~ 1954
AO
Images
- "Then and Now"
Herman
Stoopes AO Paintings - 4 Original Paintings on display
The
Marcy St. School Eagles above the doorways
Southbridge Wikipedia article (On-line Encyclopedia)
Wikipedia
entry
for Michael Earls
Links of current interest:
Community Calendar (Submit your event)
www.getinvolvedinyourtown.com Events Schedule
Southbridge
(and Area) "Retirement" links of interest
368
Main St / Universalist Church building
Local News (Southbridge News Online!)
"Your Southbridge" Events page
Southbridge
High / Wells Sports Hall of Fame booklet and ceremony
Celebrations / Parades
Southbridge
Sesquicentennial Celebration
1966
Parade photos
The June 6, 2009 Southbridge Fest on the Common
The June 10, 2008 Southbridge Fest
The June 9, 2007 Southbridge Fest
Southbridge Festival - June 25, 2006
Southbridge Festival - August 20, 2006
Southbridge Sesquicentennial Celebration 0f 1966
The June 1983 AO Parade - celebrating 150 years!!
Parade of Brides (part of 1991 175 Anniversary Celebration)
Photos of 2nd Annual Gay Pride Celebration at JEL - Author William Mann (Kate)
Photos
from Jacob Edwards Library Event
GREGORY
MAGUIRE's APPEARANCE IN SOUTHBRIDGE
JUNE
21, 2006
Southbridge
Sesquicentennial
Celebration 0f 1966
(download 1966
Scrapbook!)
1960 Old
Time Days celebration
Southbridge Hotel and Conference Center- Formerly AO Main Plant
Vienna Restaurant / Bed and Breakfast!
A
Tribute to Rom's after 56 years - last day August 31,
2008
Thanks for the memories!
May
26, 1898 Southbridge Journal
pdf file format
Tuttle Maps of Southbridge, Globe Village, and Fiskdale(1870)
WESO in the late 1950's - Jan Whitney as the Storybook Lady
AO
/
Southbridge 1955 Flood Slides (Don Whitney)
Includes audio of WESO broadcast!
SHS
Class
reunions - 74, 75 and 76 (July 31, 2010)
Southbridge High School Class Reunions
Class of 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972
Photos of SHS Class of 1969 members participating in 1968 Science Fair
Mary
E
Wells High School Page
New Link to Great Wells HS Website
Includes Photos and names of all Alumni!!!
The
Baptist
Church Building, Bell tower and family friends the
Crists
Southbridge Hotel and Conference Center
A
Timeline of the History of Southbridge (More info to
be added)
Compiled by Margaret Morrissey
(PDF File Format)
Quaint
Little Town - Susan McMaster Bosman
Can anyone identify this song from the lyrics???
Paul
Coiteux\ Southbridge Memorabilia Collection
Includes info on Marcy St School Demolition and the Eagles
Looking back at Harvey - Wells
The
Harrington
Follies
of 1979
Photos by Dick Whitney
Don Whitney Photos of 1960 Old Time Day in Southbridge
Dresser Park Honor Role Monument was dedicated on July 10, 2004.
The HONOR
ROLL LIST at Dresser Park.
The RR Bridge by the "AO Rotary" is no more!
Evelyn Petrelli and the Poll Parish (now Baptist Church)
Southbridge Sesquicentennial Celebration
Southbridge Centennial Envelope - From the Collection of Paul \Coiteaux
1916 View of Southbridge From Notre Dame
1925 View of Southbridge from the Air
Southbridge "Images of the Past"
Text of Southbridge Directory of 1882
Levi Chase 1889 Article on Southbridge
Click
Here for a rare view down Hamilton St. in the late 1950's
Photo by Don Whitney
Click
here to see the inside of Mario's Restaurant as it
appeared in 1967
where the Town and Country Florists are now located !
Dick
and Don Whitney Astronomy Photos
Images taken in Southbridge
Check out my Youtube Video home page
Check out this 1962 Don Whitney Home Movie clip
showing a
walk along Main to Central St.
Groups & Organizations of Local Interest:
Dec 1962 Don Whitney photo of the 6th, 7th and 8th Grade
chorus singing
Christmas Carols at the newly designated Wells Jr. High, which
until then had been the High School.
Tom Lapriore ID's chorus members
Click here for pdf
Mary
E
Wells HS Reunion / Alumni Page
Wells HS 1954 Graduation Photos added
Gateway
Players
Gateway OldeTimers Reunion
Skating at the Rez - "Then and Now" Photos
Harrington
Hospital (View their Historical Links!)
"Our
Town"
-
Charlton
St.
School Grade 3 presents the History of Southbridge
Bill Tremblay Poems of Southbridge
Walker
Pond / Wells State Park Sturbridge History
AO Main Plant Demolition / Construction Index of photos of Southbirdge Hotel and Conference Center
Aerial
Photographs of DOD Project by Bob Arnold
submitted by Bob Clemence-Hydes
Order the
newly published 2007 version of "Street Corners of
Southbridge" Joe Capillo book online!
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