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NEW HARTFORD

PAST TIMES June 2024
May 2022

NEW HARTFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
NEW HARTFORD

PAST TIMES May 2022

NEW HARTFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY

This photograph, taken in 1873 or 1874, shows a group of
men and women who were employed at the Woolen Mill.

Woolen Mill Washington Mills

The old Woolen Mill in Washington Mills employed
about 200 and was one of about 13 or 14 owned by a
BECOME A
New Yorker, Alexander Turney Stewart (1803-1876).
MEMBER!
Men's woolen underwear was the chief output. Hours
were from 6:30 mornings to 6:30 at night. The big Please stop in to visit us and
day for the mill folk was Saturday when they got out consider becoming a member.
BECOME A
a 5pm, considered a pretty remarkable concession in Membership fees are $15 for
MEMBER!
those days. At the time, people took a different attitude Individual, $20 for families, $25 for
toward long hours. The mill folk were a cheerful lot. Friend/Contributor and $50 for
Please stop in to visit us and
Corporate members. The Historical
The mill was their life and they took pride in it and in consider becoming a member.
Society is a non-profit, tax
their work. Membership fees are $15 for
deductible organization.
Individual, $20 for families, $25 for
The women wore white aprons that were always
Friend/Contributor and $50 for
spotless and crisply ironed. In the Winter, the women
Planning a
Corporate members. The Historical
came to work across the fields and through the streets
Society is a non-profit, tax
Class Reunion?
of the village wearing voluminous cloaks and a woolly head-covering known as a ‘nubia’. deductible organization.
Every village woman possessed at least one ‘nubia’, usually brightly colored. In the Summer Make the Historical Society
they wore gingham dresses and Shaker sunbonnets. Planning a
Museum a part of your itinerary!
Class Reunion?
The old mill went out of business in 1876 and stood idle until 1879 when it was reopened Schedule the Saturday of your
to run for about a year. Then it shut down for good. Not long after that, the buildings, with reunion for your group to explore
Make the Historical Society
the exception of the office (the small structure in the foreground), were torn down and the our collection of yearbooks, scrap
Museum a part of your itinerary!
books, local relics and photos. Look
material taken to Chadwicks, where it was used to build houses for mill employees of that Schedule the Saturday of your
up your New Hartford home!
town. reunion for your group to explore
Call 315-724-7258 to schedule
our collection of yearbooks, scrap
The accompanying map of Washington Mills is from the 1874 Oneida County Atlas and you your group.
books, local relics and photos. Look
can see the properties listed under “A.T.S.” for Alexander Turney Stewart. Downstream from
up your New Hartford home!
the 4-corners are some indications of other structures but they are not well marked. We Museum is Open
Call 315-724-7258 to schedule
To the Public
recently had an inquiry via our Facebook page regarding an old foundation visible along the your group.
creek in the area across from Chestnut Hills. Their purpose and ownership are still a mystery.
Museum is Open
Currently by appointment.
Answers to last month’s crossword can be found on Page 21. To the Public
Thank you to everyone that participated! FREE ADMISSION
New Hartford Historical Society
Reminder: 2024 Dues are Currently Due Currently by appointment.
~ Membership Form ~
Village Point Apt. Building
Please check one of the following: FREE ADMISSION
New Hartford Historical Society 2 Paris Road – 315-724-7258
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Renewal $50 Corporate
[ ] New Member Please send check made payable to:
E-Mail:
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P.O. Box 238
[ ] New Member Please send check made payable to:
New Hartford, N.Y. 13413
New Hartford Historical Society
P.O. Box 238
New Hartford, N.Y. 13413