I took these pictures June '05 when home visiting. They are of my childhood and some wonderful memories. Years have passed and all has gotton older and run down. But I remember it as a wonderful wonderful place to grow up !!!! I couldn't have asked for better :)
Date(s): June 26, 2005. Album by ~WudNshu~. 1 - 24 of 83 Total. 942 Visits.
1 My sister Jeanne, daughter Rachael, niece, drt to Jeanne:Sharon and sister Ann Marie (I call her Bunny) We are having lunch at the Yantic River Inn where I had my wedding reception .. Rachael and I are having New England lobster.. mmmmm soooo good !!!!
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6 Don't ask !!!
7 Sharon are 2 yrs apart
8 Sacred Heart Church rectory Taftville, CT
9 Old store front at bottom of Providence rd. Taftville,CT I once went rollerskating on 2nd floor. Now on the bottom the largest catalogue store for Birkenstock shoes. Can buy returns there for a great price too!!
10 Pomemah Mills. Now closed as a mill and other businesses occupy various parts of the building. Located on the Thames River, Taftville,CT
11 Top of Mill tower
12 Thames River
13 You can't see it now, but this was once a butcher shop that had the BEST fresh meat you could buy. I would walk here to get Mama some meat..
14 My dad built this house. I lived here until I was about 6yrs old.
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16 LOL looking up the hill.. I broke my wrist at age 5 here
17 I was coming out of that garage. The mother sent me home and told me I was OK and it wasn't broken. I later walked past her house with my sister and my cast and told her.. I TOLD YOU SO !!!
18 the grotto ! Lots of poison ivy there, hey Sharon ??? :)
19 back of Sacred Heart Elementary school. We would have to line up single file at the bottom and our teachers were on the top looking down on us to make sure we were all there
20 better picture of back of school. Still operational
21 Rene Dugas, town photographer. He did my wedding photos. He has 2 books out on our small village. He is still alive ~
22 front of Sacred Heart school
23 front of Sacred Heart Church. I was married there. It is a big part of Taftville's history
