Oral History 2018

In 2018 the Historical Society sponsored interviews with current and past residents in order to update Plainfield's oral history. Our thanks to Steve Taylor who conducted most of these interviews and to all of the folks who volunteered to participate. Note that the interviews are ongoing and will be added below as they are available.

A man wearing glasses and a black shirt is smiling in a black and white photo.

Stewart & Kim Adams

A man and a woman are standing next to each other in a black and white photo.

Steve and Donna Beaupre

Doris Benware

Lester Bousquet

David Carver

A black and white photo of a man wearing a plaid shirt and a hat.

Doug Carver

Nate Cass

A black and white photo of an elderly woman wearing glasses and a floral shirt.

Margaret Cassedy

Gretchen Cherington

Sylvia & Harold Clark

John and Becky(Hamilton) Crate

A man and a woman are standing next to each other in a black and white photo.

Jerry and Martha Doolittle

A man and a woman are posing for a picture together in a black and white photo.

Rob and Margaret Drye

Three older people are posing for a black and white photo.

Judy Dupree and Betty Cann

A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat and glasses.

Stan Dole

A black and white photo of an older man wearing a hat and glasses.

Albert Earle

A black and white photo of an older woman wearing a striped shirt.

Jane (Carver) Fielder

A man and a woman are standing next to a tractor in a barn.

Paul & Nancy Franklin

A black and white photo of an older man standing with his hands on his hips.

Don & Roberta Garfield: Tape 1

Tape 2

A man and a woman are standing next to each other in a black and white photo.

Gordon & Sarah Gillens

A black and white photo of an elderly woman wearing glasses and a sweater.

Ann Grobe

A black and white photo of a man wearing glasses and a white shirt.

Steve Halleran

A black and white photo of a man standing with his arms crossed.

John Hendrick

A man in a striped shirt is standing with his hands on his hips in a black and white photo.

Stuart Hodgeman

Francis & Sheila Isabelle

Harold "Dewey" Jones

Don Jordan

An elderly woman with white hair is wearing a blue sweater and smiling for the camera.

Florabelle (King, Lapan) Kenyon

An older man in a red plaid shirt is taking a selfie.

Walter King

Patsy Lane

Albie Leahy

A man and a woman are posing for a picture together . the man is wearing a steps shirt.

Jim and Joanne Longacre

A man and a woman are posing for a black and white photo.

Lee Lynd & Betsy Rybeck-Lynd

A man in a plaid shirt and hat is smiling in a black and white photo.

Scott MacLeay

A man and a woman are posing for a picture with their arms crossed.

Robert Marrazzo

Tink Marsh

An elderly woman is sitting in a rocking chair on a porch holding a cat.

Hazel McNamara

John McNamara

Tom & Pat McNamara

Maurice & Doris Mercier

John & Bev Morse

Kesaya Noda

William Nugent

Eric O'Leary

Betty Pardoe

Gloria Plummer

Joyce Read, Lynda(Read) Stoddard, Faith(Read) Dellarova and Ann Clement

A black and white photo of a man and a woman posing for a picture.

Dennis & Estelle Reisch: Tape 1

Tape 2

Margaret (Hoisington) Rogers

A man with a beard is standing with his arms crossed in a black and white photo.

Daniel Boone Rondeau

A black and white photo of a woman wearing glasses and a sweater.

Merilyn Smith

A man and a woman are sitting on the back of a truck.

Anne & Pooh Sprague

A man and a woman are posing for a black and white photo.

Ruth & Jesse Stalker

A man and a woman are standing next to each other in a black and white photo.

Jane & John Stephenson

An elderly woman is sitting on a couch with her arms crossed.

Betty Stockwell

An elderly man wearing a hat and vest is sitting in a chair.

Bud Stone & Ruth Rollins

Sheila Stone

An elderly woman is standing in front of a black background in a black and white photo.

Jean Strong: Tape 1

Tape 2

Robert & Mary Sullivan

Ted Sullivan

A black and white photo of a man with his arms crossed.

Mike Sutherland

A man in a plaid shirt is standing with his arms crossed in a black and white photo.

Richard Swett

Mike Taupier: Tape 1

Tape 2

A black and white photo of an older man standing with his hands on his hips.

Steve Taylor: Tape 1

Tape 2

Reg & Linda (Williams) Tyler

Sue Timmons

Betty Walker

A black and white photo of a woman sitting on a stool.

Donna (Crate) Wheeler

A black and white photo of an older man wearing suspenders and a plaid shirt.

Wayne Wheeler

An elderly man wearing suspenders is sitting in a chair

Harold 'Sonny' Wilder

A black and white photo of a woman with her arms crossed.

Jeanne Woodward-Poor

Sandra Yeaton