Good WIll Club
Name: The Good Will Club
Date of image: c. 1920
Significance: Mary Hall, who became the first female lawyer in Connecticut, later founded the Good Will Club, an organization which housed young, wayward boys. She also founded a camp in Marlborough, where these young men would come for two weeks. This image shows some of the club members in front of the "chow hall". It was originally located on East Hampton Road / Route 66, about where the Liberty Bank is today.
Sources: Collection of the Marlborough Historical Society
Notes: Today, the Good Will Club is still in operation as is known as the Boys and Girls Club of Hartford.
Posted on July 12, 2007 2:20 PM
Date of image: c. 1920
Significance: Mary Hall, who became the first female lawyer in Connecticut, later founded the Good Will Club, an organization which housed young, wayward boys. She also founded a camp in Marlborough, where these young men would come for two weeks. This image shows some of the club members in front of the "chow hall". It was originally located on East Hampton Road / Route 66, about where the Liberty Bank is today.
Sources: Collection of the Marlborough Historical Society
Notes: Today, the Good Will Club is still in operation as is known as the Boys and Girls Club of Hartford.
Posted on July 12, 2007 2:20 PM
Busy Bee Club
Name: "Busy Bee Club"
Date: c. 1907
Description: Not much is known about this club, but we luckily have a list of the young ladies in the picture.
Back Row (Left to Right): Doris Buell, Marjorie Hall, Myra Lord, Jennie Quigg, Jennie Hodge, Pauline Quigg.
Front Row (Left to Right): Lois Lord, Marion Hall, Belle Ryan, Eva Ryan.
Sources: Image from the Collection of the Marlborough Historical Society
Notes:
Posted on July 12, 2007 2:29 PM
Date: c. 1907
Description: Not much is known about this club, but we luckily have a list of the young ladies in the picture.
Back Row (Left to Right): Doris Buell, Marjorie Hall, Myra Lord, Jennie Quigg, Jennie Hodge, Pauline Quigg.
Front Row (Left to Right): Lois Lord, Marion Hall, Belle Ryan, Eva Ryan.
Sources: Image from the Collection of the Marlborough Historical Society
Notes:
Posted on July 12, 2007 2:29 PM