Heritage Tracks

The artifact presented at the Waterbury Senior Center this month was the Purple Heart awarded to World War II paratrooper and medic Robert (Bob) Haseltine Jr. upon his death behind enemy lines in France.

The Colby Little Wringer revolutionized laundry by reducing the effort needed to wring the extra water out of clothes.

Washington County used to be at the center of clothespin manufacturing in the U.S. The Demeritt Co. was one of these manufacturers.

Program committee chair Skip Flanders and society president Cheryl Casey filled in for scheduled speaker Brian Lindner.

This lard bucket from the O'Neill Brothers Market is an example of an important household product in the early 20th century.

Prohibition Pig restaurant has curated a new display of historic photographs that includes items from the WHS collections.

This butter mold stamped the creamy slab with the location of production to ensure quality.

This monthly presentation highlighted the wood-turning industry in Waterbury in the late 19th century with spools and other artifacts.

This month's history artifact at the Senior Center lunch was a set of dominoes that survived a great flood.

Seniors had fun guessing this month's mystery artifact during lunch.