The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/author/jackie-hemond/page/10/)
Last month’s Observer included a photo from a class of children from the former East Street School where the Thompsonville Road fire station is now located. Resident Alice Czyz was able to identify the first name of the Elcock girl in the photo.
Early in his career, Asher Benjamin designed a doorway at a Suffield house. He became a noted architect and author of seven books on architectural design (the first American to publish such a book) which greatly influenced the look of buildings throughout New England until the start of the Civil War.
For most of her life, Betty Arnold has lived in Suffield. Hers is one of four Black families who live on Kent Avenue. In years past, Kent Avenue and Ellison Street were where many Blacks lived, all within a half mile or so.
Edmund Morgan, a noted local farmer, was featured in an extensive article in a November 1, 1957 article in Ebony Magazine. In the same year, he was feted by the town for 59 years of service to the community.
East Street School had two rooms. It served the community from lower Thompsonville Road to River Boulevard.
1. Suffield currently boasts one of the highest concentrations of farmland in the state. What is the percent of active farmland in the town?
A Hadley chest is presently on display at the King House Museum, which is expected to open in May. It is not an antique. Created by Jim Kent, it is a copy of a Hadley chest the King House once owned.
Sunrise Park offers a variety of recreational activities. Which one of the following is not available at the park?
In May 1937, Florence Egan and her Bridge Street School classmates marveled at the Hindenburg dirigible when it flew over Suffield on its fateful voyage to Lakehurst, New Jersey, where it burst into flames. “It was so close, we felt we could touch it.”
The COVID-19 virus is pushing many volunteer ambulances to the brink: some have ceased operations because of lack of funds and volunteers. Fortunately for our town, the Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Service is financially healthy with plenty of supplies and volunteers.