More Musings About the Wonderfulness of the NW Corner of CT (mostly recapping Cornwall Coolness)

Submitted by livfully
on Sat, 07/28/2018 - 03:57

I read about the memories a fellow had of the Egremont  MA Carnival from long ago..before liability and regulations made it less possible to proceed...

That got me thinking back on the many years of Falls Village Carnival fun we had as kids (and kept checking in on as adults too, with fewer firetruck rides, but plenty of good memories to review and renew...)

 This post is about a 'Cornwall Story' which was recorded as part of their 275th celebration, which included a play at the Town Hall by the Grumbling Gryphons (with great clips on youtube and a summer camp that runs in early August) ,

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275th Cornwall Ct anniversary
Home town Fun and Fundraisers
Ag Fair in Cornwall

"Cornwall 275th Anniversary Interview With Catherine Palmer Paton"

Submitted by livfully
on Sat, 07/28/2018 - 00:46

www.cornwallhistoricalsociety.org/omeka/items/show/567 is the link

to an interview transcript from July 2017. I was attending the rather

elaborate festivities in this small town 

not far from where I lived as a gal (with one of my best buddies

from my freshman year hailing from the town. While we compete

d in sports for a few years and had joined forces

for swim teams and a choral group as Falls Village and Cornwall

school kids, we really bonded during our soccer and track

experiences at Housatonic Valley Regional High School

back in the late 1970s...Those were some special times,

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Oral history
275th Cornwall Ct anniversary
275th Falls Village CT anniversary

Housatonic River and Railroad Days 2018 and Onward (with Respect for All That's Come Before)

Submitted by livfully
on Sat, 07/28/2018 - 00:16
With all the modern needs to work and ways to enjoy life, it may be easy to overlook  the "MA/NY" ways the Housatonic River "ConnecTs" states such as MA, NY and CT (especially now when many people have second homes in the rural parts in those three states). 
 
The impact of the Housatonic River on local communities and the historical roots of US-All (in America and beyond) have touched generations since the settling of our country.
 
 By now, thanks to the writing and outreach of Ed Kirby, most people likely have gained a better understanding of the historical significance of the location
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Canaan RailRoad Days
#HRRD
Housatonic River and Railroad Days
The Housatonic Song

With Korean Veterans being acknowledged more now, reflections on lessons to learn from history

Submitted by livfully
on Fri, 07/27/2018 - 23:02

From the Northwest Chatter FB group page (likely closed but with a few thousand members) I saw Brian Ohler shared a timely post with important details and insights about the Korean War veterans. I'll see if I can post it here. Sincere thanks to all who serve in the armed forces and other capacities to protect our country and serve the greater good of the world. It's up to citizens to weigh in seriously on what happened in the past and is going on currently as well as the future.

We likely all need to learn more about 'what goes on behind the scenes' of what we are told in our mainstream

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Thanks to those who have served and now 'it's our turn' to think about whose fighting whom and for what goals

Keep Going and Keep Growing Community from the Small to US-All

Submitted by livfully
on Wed, 07/25/2018 - 17:09
It's special when people can find time and a way to 'get together'. The Cornwall School had a 'Gathering Room' (maybe the extension of the cafeteria or counting that in too..since it is nice to appreciate the social aspects of eating together not just refueling.)
 
I've often hoped there would be more ways to have some 'person to person' sharing in terms of making announcements, networking (maybe with a clip board available for people to list events with basic details or causes one is raising money for whether a non-profit, a tag sale, a 'personal request' in case there's room for barters or
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Concerts for Community in Sharon CT
Litchfield CT
Canaan RailRoad Days
School Communities
211.org
Womens Support Services in Sharon CT

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