Artifact #: 976.135.1.16
Title: Bakerville and Personal Interviews with Mr. George W. Jones
Description: Written interviews with Mr. George W. Jones, a blacksmith located in Bakerville. Includes photographs of Mr. Jones.
976.135.1.16 Bakerville and Personal interviews with Mr. George W Jones
Artifact #: 982.140.1
Title: Remembrances of Bakerville
Description: Written transcript of the Remembrances of Bakerville from a taped interview. Interviews include stories from: Mrs. Isabelle Sheffield Covington, Mrs. Ethel Jones Bartholomew, Mr. William Phillips, and Mrs. Leona Lewis Pederson. Link below is for the transcript. Tape is available electronically at NHHS.
982.140.1 Remembrances of Bakerville 09271981 tape 1 side 1
Artifact #: 2000.1.129.E
Title: West Hill Road
Description: West Hill Road in Bakerville
Artifact #: 2000.1.129.F.1-4
Title: Bakerville Center & Tannery Building
Description: View of Bakerville Center with Tannery on left. (Tannery no longer in existence.) Artifact has a second copy of the same photograph.
Artifact #: 2000.182.5.101
Title: Rankin Studios, School of Applied Arts, Bakerville, Conn.
Description: House built circa 1820. Owners: Leonard Rankin [Rankin Studios, School of Applied Arts] (1933); Selma & Lindsey Keane (1967); Peter & Sally O’Brien (1977). House was also used as a blacksmith shop by Rudy Goldbeck.
Artifact #: 2000.182.5.102
Title: Blue Door, Bakerville, Conn.
Description: Owners: Stephen & Delia Dunn (1978); Charles & Deborah Coe; Steve & Virginia Minihan (1980). Colonial Farm house used as a summer guest house in later years.
Artifact #: 2010.299.9.21
Title: Bakerville Art Association
Description: Paintings by Faith Ramsay and Memorial Exhibition for Brunel Frederick August 23 to September 6, inclusive The Ballinger Studio at Bakerville.
Artifact #: 2010.299.9.22
Title: Bakerville Looks Back on Two Centuries of Colorful History – Hamlet’s Pioneers Turned Wilderness Into Busy Mill Town
Description: Article reviews history of Bakerville: first settlers, first Baker family, diverse industries, Indian lore, educational center and Tick Tock Hollow nickname.
Artifact #: 2010.299.9.27
Title: 19th Century Mill Offers Glimpses of the Past
Description: Scott Goff owns 19th century mill in Bakerville.
Artifact #: 2010.299.9.30
Title: View from the house of Edgar A. Clarke.
Description: View of Bakerville center.
Artifact #: 2012.1.19
Title: News article reviewing Bakerville history
Description: Discusses Bakersville location, town attracted clock makers and other industry. Mentions the brick school, Colonel Woodruff Lewis, George Jones the Blacksmith and the post office kept by Edgar A. Clarke.
Does this refer to Edgar A. Clarke, born in New Hartford, CT in 1857? Today I was researching his relationship to my grandmother and came across your website. Censuses list his occupation as watchmaker. What are the dates of the newspaper article and the photograph? Thank you for your help.
It does refer to that Edgar Clarke. Both the newspaper and the photograph date from c. 1900, unfortunately I don’t have a closer date.