Background
Cotter, Betty J. was born on January 3, 1960 in Wakefield, Rhode Island, United States. Daughter of Silas Warren Thayer and Eleanor Hope Crandall.
(Sprawling mansions and granite buildings from the past ar...)
Sprawling mansions and granite buildings from the past are still at the center of Peace Dale village life, but the town's history is more than just a tale of a privileged few. The legacy of the Irish and Italian immigrants who came to work in the mills and stayed to build a way of life is as important in the community today as the legacy left by the wealthy Hazard and Rodman families. Discover these early residents of Peace Dale in a remarkable collection of images, complemented by the text of author and local historian Betty J. Cotter. From Peace Dale's famous arched bridges to the mom-and-pop stores that ring Peace Dale Flats, this unprecedented collection explores the memories of yesteryear. The photographs date from the mid-nineteenth century to the 1960s and were gathered from the collections of the Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, the Peace Dale Library, and local residents.
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(Perhaps no village in Rhode Island can boast the history ...)
Perhaps no village in Rhode Island can boast the history of Kingston, or “Little Rest” as it was called. Once a seat of government (its library was one of Rhode Island’s five state houses), Kingston has been home to some of the state’s most illustrious residents as well as the now sprawling University of Rhode Island. A center of intellectual life long before the university began, Kingston was characterized by social, civic, and dramatic clubs, academies for both men and women, taverns for the weary traveler, and an imposing church atop Kingston Hill whose influence was felt broadly in the village. More than 200 photographs take the reader back to nineteenth-century Kingston, where Stephen Knowles waits atop his carriage to take travelers to Kingston Station, hat maker Cyrus French regales the menfolk in Joe Reynolds’s tavern with his expansive stories, and the villagers gather on a summer evening to listen to a musicale on the library’s lawn. Within Kingston’s pages, the reader can meet people like Solomon Fayerweather, the village blacksmith and church sexton with a unique wisdom about village doings; and Quaker Billy Rose, whose fine weaving work was sought by the likes of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. See the familiar, Colonial-style houses that still line Kingstown Road as well as others that have fallen victim to the wrecking ball. Photographs of nearby “Biscuit City” and West Kingston are also included. These photographs, mostly from the collection of the Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, chronicle church, school, and business life in this picturesque village that has played such an important role in Rhode Island’s history.
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(Since Native Americans camped by its ponds and waterfront...)
Since Native Americans camped by its ponds and waterfront, Rhode Island's South Shore has been a magnet for recreational activity, drawing summer visitors whose accommodations ranged from tents to opulent hotels and summer homes. From Narragansett Pier to Watch Hill Point, this book tells the story of our fascination with life by the sea. Drawn by its clean air and pastoral shores, visitors for generations have come back to “South County” year after year to fish, swim, sunbathe, and simply rest. Some craved the social whirl of Narragansett, while others opted for the slower lifestyle in rural villages like Matunuck and Jerusalem. Each village and resort had its own identity, which is explored in this collection of postcards and photographs, most from private collections. These pictures show the dramatic changes wrought by the Hurricane of 1938, urban renewal, and development.
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Cotter, Betty J. was born on January 3, 1960 in Wakefield, Rhode Island, United States. Daughter of Silas Warren Thayer and Eleanor Hope Crandall.
Bachelor in Public Affairs and Journalism magna cum laude, Keene State College, 1982. Graduate, Writer's Digest School.
Reporter, assistant editor Narragansett Times, Wakefield, Rhode Island, 1982—1987, arts writer, 1989—1990, editor, 1990—1996. Reporter Norwich (Connecticut) Bulletin, 1987—1988, Day Newspaper, New London, 1988—1989. Associate editor Mystic Coast and Country Magazine, 1996—1997.
Managing editor South County Indiana, Wakefield, since 1997.
(Since Native Americans camped by its ponds and waterfront...)
(Sprawling mansions and granite buildings from the past ar...)
(Perhaps no village in Rhode Island can boast the history ...)
Member of South County Writers Group (co-founder).
Married Timothy Joseph Cotter, September 12, 1987. Children: Perry Silas, Colby John, Mary Angeline.