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At the turn of the 20th century, Etheyle and Juanita Parry became two of the greatest women stunt horseback riders in the nation. They performed from 1907 to 1918 as ....
The Littlefield family’s farmhouse. (photo submitted) Published March 03. 2021 7:43AM Jim Littlefield, Special to The Times Ever since that photograph of the early Littlefield farmhouse came into my possession, I have wondered who was inside the house when the picture was taken. There had to be somebody home; after all, it was winter, and the family car was parked in the driveway, all gassed-up and ready to go! This c. 1840 farmhouse still stands today on Route 156 in Niantic near the Old Lyme border and was part of what was once called the Rocky Neck Farm when John and Jane Littlefield bought it in the spring of 1861. Arriving from Block Island (via Avondale, near Westerly, R.I.) they had left behind the comforts (but also, the confines) of their island home as opportunities there had become limited. ....
The headstone of Tillie Baldwin, listed by her birth name of Anna Winger. (photo by Jim Littlefield) Published February 02. 2021 7:54AM Jim Littlefield, Special to The Times I remember from my almost five decades in the public-school system the ongoing conversation we often had about minorities and women and their underrepresentation in the history curriculum. Specifically, in our American history courses, was it really possible (or even logical) to conclude that almost all the important contributions over the years were made by white males? The good news is that there now appears to be a genuine effort in public education to present history in a more factual and balanced manner. ....