Chelmsford Oral History
Streaming Audio - Analog recordings, 1967 to 1992:
Date: Interview with: Hrs:Min Speaking about:
1967 Dec 15 Ed Russell and William Fulton *1 0:31 Billy Fletcher House
1967 Dec 17 Alice Stearns *1 0:20 Purple Beech Tree
1970 Mar 31 Vincent Kehoe and Arthur Parker *1 0:20 Minutemen
1970 Aug Grace Mansfield Harris *1 0:02 Purple Beech Tree
1972 Margaret Mills *1 0:05 Middlesex Canal
1972 Mar 13 Margaret Mills *2 1:25 Historic Homes
1973 Feb 31 William Fulton *2 0:30 1 Academy Street
1974 July 5 Jard Davis and George Parkhurst 1:03 Award, Revolutionary War History
1974 Aug 29 Robert Picken *2 0:55 North Chelmsford
1975 Bradford Emerson *3 0:16 Auctioneering
1975 Charles Hyde *3 1:01 Lowell Canal System
1975 Esther Woodward *3 0:35 Girl Scouts
1975 Ethel Booth *3 1:05 North Chelmsford Mills
1975 Henry Eriksen *3 1:18 Grocery Stores
1975 Historical Reading (compilation) *3 0:40 Chelmsford around 1900
1975 Rachel McHugh *3 0:17 The Depression and Schools
1975 William Tobin *3 1:28 Working for Mills, Railroad
1975 Feb 24 Elizabeth Holt Spiller *3 1:17 Jobs, Entertainment
1975 Feb 24 Ruby Emery *3 1:27 Businesses, Entertainment
1975 Feb 27 Phyllis Huff *3 1:28 Town Gov't, Conservation
1975 Mar Mrs. Cole *3 0:28 Teaching, East Chelmsford
1975 Mar 3 Eliza J. and Leslie Hannaford *3 1:45 Town Farm
1975 Mar 3 Raymond Caunter *3 1:12 Sports
1975 Mar 5 Arnaud Blackadar *3 1:20 Chelmsford Center businesses
1975 Mar 6 Edith Pickles *3 0:56 Library
1975 Mar 7 Adelaide and Lester Ball *3 1:33 Navy, Historical Society, VIA
1975 Mar 11 Viola Byam Nickerson *3 1:14 School, South Chelmsford
1975 Mar 12 Minnie Penniman Brown *3 0:31 Chelmsford life in earlier times
1975 Mar 19 Fred and Mildred Griffen *3 1:13 South Chelmsford, transport
1975 Mar 24 Mrs. Jesse Stuart *3 0:54 Farming, school, businesses
1975 Mar 25 Florence Crosby *3 0:38 Leisure, stores in Lowell
1975 Apr 10 Eleanor Parkhurst *3 1:03 Woman's Advancement
1979 Nov 6 Professor Koposinski 0:55 Lowell Canals
1982 Feb 27 Walter "Sam" Fletcher 1:23 Chelmsford Center
1982 Mar 20 Henry Eriksen and Walter Fletcher 1:32 Chelmsford Center
1983 John Perry Richardson 0.31 Chelmsford Glass
1983 John P. Richardson with Students 0:41 Chelmsford Glass
1992 Bradford Emerson *4 0:28 Farming
1992 Frederick Burne *4 0:49 Roby Sword
1992 Walter Lewis *4 1:15 Farming
*1 Interviewed by Margaret Mills for the Historical Commission
*2 Interviewed by Jane Drury for the Historical Commission
*3 Interviewed by Gail Thomas for the Library and Bicentennial Celebrations Committee
*4 Interviewed by Bernie Ready for the Historical Society

Streaming Audio - Digital recordings, 2006 to 2012:
JaneDrury
Jane Drury on Eleanor Parkhurst and Girl Scouts
2006 Nov 27, Michelle Lee, 0:10
JohnAlden
John Alden on Bicentennial celebrations
2010 Jan 13, Fred Merriam, 1:58
BobGreenwood
Bob Greenwood on Center homes and Conservation Commission
2010 Jan 21, Fred Merriam 2:04
MaryStHilaireandJudyOlsson
Mary St Hilaire and Judy Olsson on Westlands
2010 Jan 28, Fred Merriam, 1:40
RichardOLahueSr
Richard O. Lahue, Sr. on Barrett-Byam House
2010 Feb 4, Fred Merriam, 2:05
FrancisMiskell1
Francis Miskell on Working in G.C. Moore Mill
2010 Feb 18, Fred Merriam, 1:54
GeorgeMerrill
George Merrill on North Chelmsford
2010 Feb 24, Fred Merriam, 1:52
FrancisMiskell
Francis Miskell on Vinal Square
2010 Feb 25, Fred Merriam, 1:00

PaulMcGovern
Paul McGovern on North Chelmsford
2010 Mar 4, Fred Merriam, 2:08
WalterHedlund
Walter Hedlund on Celebrations and Emergency Management
2010 Mar 18, Fred Merriam, 1:59
DennisReady
Dennis Ready on Chelmsford politics and projects
2010 Apr 22, Fred Merriam, 2:11
JohnHarrington
John Harrington on Center businesses and Water Department
2010 May 7, Fred Merriam, 1:56
GusFallgren
Gus Fallgren on Life on Byam Road and hobbies
2010 May 13, Fred Merriam, 1:35
FredJamros
Fred Jamros on Mill work in N. Chelmsford and Jewelry Store
2010 Sep 14, Bonnie Rankin, 0:24
PeterVennard
Peter Vennard and Peter Picken on North, West Chelmsford printing
2011 Jan 6, Fred Merriam, 2:05
JamesQuinnJr
James Quinn Jr. on North Chelmsford Hardware
2011 Apr 21, Fred Merriam, 0:47
BradEmerson
Brad Emerson on Chelmsford Center, family, politics, homes
2011 Aug 4, Fred Merriam, 1:32
NancyClark
Nancy Clark on Perham Cider, Rt.495, Westford Street
2011 Sep 16, Fred Merriam, 1:43
FredMerriam
Fred Merriam on History of Chelmsford 1910-70 (slides above)
2012 Mar 11, Hist Society, 0:57
BeckyWarren
Becky Warren on Highlights of Chelmsford history
2012 Nov 1 - Public Library, 0:54
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