By now Retired Firefighter Joseph F. Lombardo I July 28, 1918, was a warm summer day in the City of Stamford and the weathermirrored the mood of the people. World War I was drawing to a close, the ImperialGerman Army was driven back in their last desperate gamble to seize [...]
An artists vision of the Stamford Mills Factory in Stamford, CT Source: Stamford History Center (edited by Captain Philip Hayes) At 7:00 in the evening of February 19th, 1919, a small fire started in the acid storage room of the huge Cove Mills, a complex of about 25 "fireproof" buildings [...]
With the end of World War I, just barely six months behind them, the organizers of Stamford's Memorial Day Parade wanted to show their appreciation to those who gave their lives for their country. So they invited every veteran to the parade and made it as big as possible. The [...]
Kenneth Woodruff Carter, a beloved figure in Stamford, Connecticut, was born on January 23, 1889, to Galen A. Carter and Barbara Margarette Morgan. His father, an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of Fairfield County, and his mother, the daughter of the Hon. Henry A. Morgan, instilled in him a sense of [...]
