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Hair Wreaths

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Hair wreaths gained the greatest popularity in the Victorian era (1837-1901).

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A Moment in Time – Old Photos Invited from Our Readers

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Provided by Art Sikes This photo is titled “North West District – East Society” or the Hasting Hill School. It’s located just north of First Baptist Church on Hill Street. This picture was probably taken in the early 1950s. Kent Memorial Library has several pictures of the inside in their collection. Does anyone else have other pictures?

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Trivia Answers

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a. Furniture. To save money and time, an unknown early Suffield woodcraftsman did not include a dovetail joint when making drawers for chests and bureaus, leaving a square open notch at the back of the drawer. An example of this “Suffield Notch” is found in a highboy chest at the King House Museum in Suffield.No. The first intent, in 1670, was to settle the town in a loosely formed community with residences spread out in large lots mainly along two roads, on East Street (known then as Feather Street) and Main Street (known then as High Street) and the “Western Division.” In 1676, when the town was resettled again after the Native Americans attacked the town during King Phillip’s War, there was a shift to a more compact settlement. At least ten men moved their residences from the western part of town to High Street, although not all of the settlers moved to the central village.b. and c. but not a. Most town roads during that time were built after the construction of residences.c. Sachems were chosen because they demonstrated leadership qualities and belonged to a prominent family; they could be male or female.

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Historic Suffield

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Photo from Connecticut Landmarks Ebenezer King built this elaborate Federal-style mansion, with two porticos in 1795. In 1811, he sold the house to William Gay, the son of Ebenezer Gay and a prominent lawyer and postmaster of Suffield, who ran the post office from his house. The house came to be known as the Gay Mansion and remained the possession of descendants of the Gay family until 1916. The house is now the official residence of the headmaster of Suffield Academy. Photo from Connecticut Landmarks This house was built in 1850-1870 by Ephraim West.