New Acquisitions

This photograph, dating back to the 1920s, features members of the Union Baptist Church of Mystic and was recently donated to the Old Mystic History Center. Along with the photo, we also received a scrapbook containing articles written by Anna Slocum Coit for the Westerly Sun. These articles capture the everyday life of Old Mystic residents from 1898 to 1904. A heartfelt thank you to B. M. for this generous donation! 

The names of the people in the photograph are as follows:  First row (L to R) Mrs. Dan Pugh, Agnes Austin, Gertrude Beckwith, Anna Williams, Genieve Elliot, Florabelle Ingram Shipler, Linnie Packer, Mattie Burdick, Daisy Robinson.  Second row, Mrs. Staplins, Mrs. Massey, Mrs. Lida Coit (black hat fur collar), Emily Holmes.  Third row, Mand Lawrence, Clara Watrous, Mrs. Flora Ingram, Anna Caswell.  Fourth row, Mrs. Tom Robinson, Mrs. Ida Norman Eldridge, Ruth Williams, Lizzie Chesbro, Margret Williams.  Fifth row, Herbert Coit (white coat), George Robinson, Frank Williams, Raymond Pugh (visitor), wife of Raymond Pugh (visitor), Richard Pugh (visitor), Clarence Beckwith, Horace Williams, Amos Gallup, James H. Lawrence, Orris Norman.