January 27, 2023
Winter Snow

This Musings from Main is for everyone who loves winter and snow.  I thought I'd remind us of what a thick blanket of snow looks like in South Windsor! All of the images used in this Musing (and many more) are available for you to pursue in our Online Collections Database. Just type in the keyword winter or snow and begin to explore.

Ferry Lane
1890-1930

This image shows electrical poles and small buildings in the snow. The closest building is a one-story brick structure with "Tramp's Hotel" written on the side in white. The caption on the back reads, "Tramp's Hotel, Bissell's Ferry Road." If you have any details or stories about the "Tramp's Hotel", we would love to hear them and include them in our database.

Buckland Road
1938-1942

This image is an aerial photograph of the Buckland Road area of South Windsor, CT in the winter, before development. Wapping 5 corners can be seen in the background. An overlay (which accompanies the image in the archives) shows the names of farm owners and buildings including; the Newel house and farm, Dewey farm, Harrison house, Collins farm, Sele farm, Buckland house, a schoolhouse, Hevenor house, Waldron house, Files house, and Snow house or shop. These descriptions may or may not be fully accurate.  If you notice an error please inform us so that we can correct it.

124 Long Hill Road
1969

A color slide of the outside of the house at 124 Long Hill Road, South Windsor, CT after a snowstorm in the winter of 1969. In this photograph, two people and a dog are on top of a tall snow pile outside of a barn or garage. Can you identify them?  If so, Let us know!

Nowashe Village
2021

Image of a wigwam covered with snow in Nowashe Village, 787 Main Street, South Windsor CT.  Image is dated February 19, 2021.

Do you have images of winter snow in South Windsor we should include in our archives? Email us the images with a descriptions of who, what, where and when, and we will include them in our online collections database.

We hope you are having a
WONDERFUL WINTER!