Watertown People

description - Elsie Winchester Coolidge was born in 1872 and never married. She graduated magna cum laude from Radcliff in 1895. She was a librarian. Rosamond Mary Coolidge was born in 1884 and never married. She was a well-known portrait painter and a graduate of… subject - Coolidge, Mary Rosamond -- 1884-1978.; Coolidge, Elsie Winchester-- b.1872.; relation - Identifier - figure 2411

description - Lydia Maria Child, sister of Convers Francis, minister of the First Parish in Watertown, was a novelist, editor, journalist and scholar. She authored "Over the river and through the wood . . . " Lydia Child resided with her brother in 1824 when she… subject - Child, Lydia Maria -- 1802 --1880.; relation - Identifier - figure 2402

description - Watertown Town Clerk holding newly published "Crossroads on the Charles", a history of Watertown. subject - Fahey, James.; relation - Identifier - figure 2400

description - Watertown Arsenal commanding officer, 1908 -- 1917. Charles Brewster Wheeler born May 3 1865 in Illinois. Military History: Major Ordnance Department June 25 1906; Commanding Officer Watertown Arsenal Mass Feb 1 1908 to March 1917 Lieut. Colonel… subject - Portraits.; Wheeler, Charles Brewster. -- 1865-after 1910.; Military service.; relation - Identifier - figure 2399

description - Founder of the Watertown Arsenal and commanding officer, 1816 -- 1820. Gen. George Talcott entered the army of the United States during the war of 1812, from New York city as a Lieutenant, and was stationed on the IslaiKis in the harbor of New York ;… subject - Portraits.; Talcott, George --1787-1862.; Military service.; relation - Identifier - figure 2397

description - Early in April, 1630, Sir Richard Saltonstall with his sons and daughters embarked at Yarmouth, England, on board the ship, Arabella and arrived at Salem, Mass., on the 12th of June, 1640. Sir Richard Saltonstall remained in America less than a year.… subject - Portraits.; Saltonstall, Richard, Sir --1586-1661.; relation - Identifier - figure 2396

description - Minister of First Parish Church, 1843 -- 1847; 1862 -- 1869. John Weiss entered Harvard College in 1833, taught in Jamaica Plain, and entered the Divinity School at Harvard in 1840. He spent a winter in Germany. He preached at Watertown, but… subject - Portraits.; Weiss, John --1818-1879.; relation - Identifier - figure 2371

description - Seoul, Korea. He was promoted to permanent colonel, June 1961, and temporary major general, May 1962; was chief of staff of the Eighth United States Army, Korea, 1962--1963; was assistant deputy chief of staff for plans and operations, 1963--1964,… subject - Portraits.; Palmer, Bruce -- 1913-2000.; Military service.; relation - Identifier - figure 2348

description - U.S. Army, Director, Chemical Warfare Service, U.S. Arsenal, WWI. On March 15, 1915, General Sibert was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. Following the United States entry… subject - Portraits.; Sibert, William L. -- 1860-1835.; Military -- World War I.; relation - Identifier - figure 2346

description - The grandchildren of Alvin Adams. subject - Portraits.; Dinsmore, Helen.; Dinsmore, William.; Adams, Alvin.; Architecture -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Neighborhood -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Watertown (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.; City and town life -- Massachusetts --… relation - Identifier - figure 2341

description - Driving Lumber Company truck D. subject - Cullin, Thomas.; Business.; Commerce.; relation - Identifier - figure 2098

description - WWI. Asa Ham was 21 years old when he joined the Army on August 14, 1918. He had hazel eyes and dark brown hair. His father was Fred L. Ham. They lived in Porsmouth N.H. It appears that Asa Ham traveled the country doing carpentry and construction… subject - Portraits.; Ham, Asa --1896-1977.; World War I.; relation - Identifier - figure 2096

description - President of Barry-Wright Company, which contributed funds for the publication of "Crossroads on the Charles". Mr. Pietz began the Corporation with the shock mount and served with the company as Chairman and President from 1943 until his retirement… subject - Portraits.; Pietz, Ervin -- 1912-12003.; relation - Identifier - figure 2094

description - President, Baybank Middlesex, later BankBoston, and now the Vice Chairman (Emeritus) at Bank of America. He is also a Trustee Associate at Boston College. subject - Portraits.; Mosher, Giles E. Jr.; relation - Identifier - figure 2092

description - Watertown Arsenal Commanding Officer, 1859 -- 1865. subject - Watertown Arsenal (Mass.); Rodman, Thomas J. -- 1816-1871.; relation - Identifier - figure 2090

description - Faith Cass of Cass the Florist, Inc. An award winning, family owned and operated local flower shop that has been in business for 65 years (as of 2012) which offer floral design courses at The Cass School of Floral Design. subject - Cass, Faith.; relation - Identifier - figure 2084

description - Watertown motorcycle policeman, early 1920's. subject - Devaney, Thomas.; Police --Motorcycle -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 2073

description - L. Pat Ford and R. Martin Tomassian subject - Tomassian, Martin.; Ford, Patrick.; relation - Identifier - figure 2071

description - Left to right: John Curran, Selectman, Patrick Ford, Incinerator Committee, Martin Tomassian, James H. Sullivan, Town Engineer, Thomas V. DeWire, Superintendent of Highways Secretary of Commission at the Town Incinerator. subject - Curran, John,; Tomassian, Martin.; Sullivan, James H.; DeWire, Thomas V.; relation - Identifier - figure 2069

description - Visit to the Arsenal. The 1952 Massachusetts Senate election was a contest between two representatives of New England's most prominent political families: the Republican Lodges and the Democratic Kennedys. Massachusetts Senate campaign was the climax… subject - Watertown (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.; Elections -- Massachusetts -- 1952.; City and town life -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; relation - Identifier - figure 2055