Guest Post by William Wadsworth and Dean Somers. Mr. Wadsworth is a state representative in Connecticut and a relation of Henry Wadsworth who was killed on board the USS Intrepid in 1804. Mr. Somers is a resident of Somers Point, New Jersey … Continue reading
Bill Wadsworth – Bowhunting Educator
I like steak, big, juicy, and tender. I like it at a restaurant with white tablecloths, served by waiters in jackets. Give me a huge baked potato, with sour cream and butter on the side and I’m a happy man. … Continue reading
Wadsworth Atheneum – America’s Oldest Public Art Museum
Hartford art patron Daniel Wadsworth (1771-1848) founded the Wadsworth Atheneum to share the wonders of art with the public. In the mid-nineteenth century, average citizens had little if no exposure to fine art, antiquities, or beautiful objects. Only the very … Continue reading
Dan Wadsworth – Fat Men’s Club of Connecticut
Dan Wadsworth was the fifth generation family proprietor of Wadsworth’s Inn, an old stagecoach hostelry three miles from Hartford, Connecticut, on the old Albany turnpike. It was one of twenty-one taverns within a distance of twenty miles on that pike, … Continue reading
Frederick Elliot Wadsworth – Wadsworth Manufacturing Company
Frederick Elliot Wadsworth was born in 1868 in Durham, Connecticut to James W. Wadsworth, a member of one of Connecticut’s most prominent families. After a public education Frederick attended university then made his home in Detroit, Michigan. In 1896 Wadsworth … Continue reading
Charles Waite Wadsworth – The Silent Service
When Charles Waite Wadsworth stepped aboard the USS Tang in Sept, 1944, he would have been well aware that the Balao-class submarine was already the most decorated boat of the war, and one of the most prolific in submarine history. … Continue reading
Alexander Scammel Wadsworth – USS Constitution
Alexander Scammel Wadsworth was born in 1790 at Portland, Maine. He was appointed a midshipman on 2 April 1804 and was promoted to lieutenant on 21 April 1810. Lt. Wadsworth was the first lieutenant on board the USS Constitution, commanded … Continue reading
The Relationship Between William and Christopher Wadsworth
The ship Lyon sailed from London June 22, 1632, arriving in Boston September 14/16, 1632. The master, William Pierce, brought 123 passengers, fifty of them children. Among those listed are Wadsworth, William of Braintree, Essex, his wife and their children … Continue reading
Wadsworth Family Reunion – 2032
On September 13, 1882, several hundred people from the U.S. and England met in Duxbury, MA to celebrate 250 years of the Wadsworth Family in America. We plan to re-create that historic event to celebrate the 400 year anniversary. Why … Continue reading
Skull and Bones – America’s Most Secret Society
When President George W. Bush ran against John Kerry during the 2003 campaign there was a connection between the two that neither desired to share with the general public. Both Bush and Kerry were both members of a secret and … Continue reading