Bruce Brink and His Horse-Drawn Sleigh Rides, 1985, Waterford

This Caledonian-Record newspaper article from February 2, 1985, by Patricia Viles (married to Perry; see White Birch Farm owners of the past), speaks for itself in terms of the joy of Waterford's winter activities of the past. (Missing words for the bottom of second column: are open, by design. A clos-) The clipped-out article was found during the January 2020 archives work session.

Moving the Hen House, for the Sake of the Shadow Lake Road

During January's Waterford Historical Society archives work, this remarkable document emerged from donated materials. "Town Road #19" is today called Shadow Lake Road; Glenn and Eva Powers are the parents of Willard Powers and Geneva Powers Wright; and the rest is up to you to read!

Interested in more about the Powers family? Here is a family tree showing early settlers and recent descendants, including the connection to Waterford's beloved and influential 20th-century historian Eugenia Powers:

Powers Family Tree

Michael Powers (1727 Ireland-1807) New London CT

mar. Hannah Fox (1728-1793 New London CT)

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Joseph Powers 1760 (CT)-1832 (Lunenburg VT) mar. Susan Barker (1770-1850)

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*Stephen Brunswick Powers (1798-1860, Lunenb.) mar. Almira Johnson

**Russell Powers (1807 b. Lunenb. VT – 1885, Lunenb.) mar. Louise Chase Powers (1816-1892)

+3 more siblings

**Russell Powers (1807 CT – 18855, Lunenb.) mar. Louise Chase Powers (1816-1892)

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Frank Russell Powers (1848-1936, b. Lunenb. VT) mar. (Concord VT) Sarah Ella Gilbert

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Glenn Gilbert Powers (1895-1982) mar. Eva Belle Page (1896-1977)

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Geneva Ella Powers (1919-2018) mar. (1 March 1938) Gilbert Augustus Wright

Theresa Powers (1921-1983) mar. Merton Roberts (1920-2003)

Russell Frank Powers (1924-2009) mar. Patricia Wallace (1926-)

Willard Bates Powers (b. 1925) mar. 1 (19 Dec 1946) Lina Elizabeth Bullock (1927-1986) [Lina Bullock’s parents: Frank Bullock, Lola Kirkpatrick];

                                                mar. 2 (4 Aug 1990) Gwendolyn Janice Sidell

Ellen Pearl Powers (1931-2003) mar. Donald Wark (1928-2011)

[Russell and Patricia’s children: Lois Eileen Powers 1950-1950, Daniel Glenn Powers 1953-2007; also Ronald, Kevin, Judith, Sandra, Sharon]

[Donald Wark’s parents: James Joseph Ira Wark 1906-1982, mar. Elizabeth Schubert (of German descent) 1907-1998]

[Glenn’s brother Roy F. Powers mar. Luvia M. Powers]

*Stephen Brunswick Powers (1798-1860, Lunenb.) mar. Almira Johnson

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Timothy Powers (1827-) mar. 1 Electa Balch (1837) [mar. 2 at age 60 Lizzie D. Hurlbutt]

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Ernest William Powers (1874-1960) mar. Stella Rebekah Church (1873-1959)

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Eulalie Powers (1912-1999)

Eugenia Powers (1913-1985)

Lower Waterford School, 1909: Families of the Village

What could you donate to the Waterford Historical Society that would help describe Waterford a century ago -- or today? This item was found during the January 2020 archives work session (click on the photo to see it clearly):

Bullock, Dodge, Goss, Hale, Hemingway,  Morrison, Ross, Smith, Wright -- most of these are still names you may come across in Lower Waterford families today. This is a colorful "souvenir" of the summer term that ended July 1, 1909, a good reminder that school terms were far different when they needed to allow for agriculture.

Waterford Images from the Archives: 1

Top to bottom:

Ivy, John, and Erin Bean, January 2, 1941.

John Bean with snowplow in Waterford, 1938.

Ervin Bean, Nina Watson, Ivy Bean, John Fitchett, Wesley Fitchett.

Vida Watson.

Top to bottom:

Ervin (2), Ivy (1), John (3) Bean, Nina Watson, Vida Watson with cake, Steve and Wesley Fitchett.

Woods School 1939 or 1940, June: Franconia Notch, N.H., last day of school outing. Front: Audrie Powers, Thelma and Wayne Wright, Les Young, Ellen Powers. Back: Clara Morrison (teacher), Alice and Rolla (Jr.) Wright, Russell and Willard Powers.

Sunday School at Lower Waterford, June 1936, the Beye House (now part of Rabbit Hill Inn) in background.

The Wood Farm. Originally Leon Johnson's uncle had it built. Later Colby, Fitchett, and Earles. Ed Roberts, Ells Wright, Merle Milliken.

Clara Morrison.

Waterford residents at Valley View Farm, Upper Waterford (originally called Highland View Farm): left to right, Leo Williams, Velma's husband XXX Peabody, Leo's wife Bertha, XXX Williams, Louise (?) Williams, Velma's little girl, ?.

Vacation Bible School at Lower Waterford, about 1948.

Annie, Mildred, and Mary Morrison, 1953.

Eva (Page) and Glenn G. Powers, 50th wedding anniversary, March 11, 1969.

Three photos at Davies Memorial Library, Lower Waterford, May 1, 1996: Top, Dorothy (Pease) Morrison entering on her 85th birthday (at left Richard Hurley). Center: Cynthia (Powers) Davis at the refreshment table; far left, Frank and Pauline Hubbard of St Johnsbury, Sandy B. Crepault turning to talk to ?, and Russell Powers standing in background. Bottom: George Bullock presenting plaque to Dorothy Morrison, honoring her faithful services to the Town of Waterford (far right Yolanda Bates, far left Charlotte Blodgett, back right Joanne Jurentkuff town clerk).