From the 'Turnback Tuesday' archives: Farm couple in East Derby

This week's “Turnback Tuesday” photo is of Oliver B. Sherwood and his wife, Charlotte (Fowler) Sherwood.

Oliver was born in Greenfield Hill, Fairfield County, and moved to Derby with his father in 1817. Charlotte was born in Milford where the two met. They married on Sept. 3, 1836 and had four children together. Oliver was a farmer aka “seed grower” and distributed his produce all the way up to New York.

The photograph was apparently taken by one of Oliver’s relatives, Elizabeth Sherwood, in front of their home located on Derby Hill.

It was taken sometime during the late 1880s or early 1890s before Charlotte’s death in 1892. Sentinel Hill Road and Sodom Lane were both listed as cross streets, so the house was located somewhere in that area.

Oliver and Charlotte are buried in Oak Cliff Cemetery on Hawthorne Avenue in Derby.

[First posted on this date in 2016.]

Thanks as always to Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.

Recuperation journey 2.0: Looking at the sky

This is 7:30 p.m. today. Sun is setting earlier and earlier. 

Griffin Center in Oxford to host Waste Not, Want Not presentation

OXFORD - The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen will host a free nutrition education presentation and cooking demonstration about preserving food and cooking with frequently thrown away plant parts.

Waste Not, Want Not will be Sept. 18 at 5 p.m. at The Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road.

Caty Poole, former Executive Director of Massaro Farm and sustainable nutrition expert, will discuss the best ways to preserve foods to maintain freshness and how to repurpose the nutritious seeds, stems and leaves that usually end up in the garbage bin. 

She will also demonstrate how to make carrot top chimichurri and pan sheet roasted vegetables.

Space is limited for this event, so registration is required. 

Visit www.griffinhealth.org/events-calendar/waste-not-want-not or call The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369 to sign up.

Teaching Kitchen 

The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen is part of Griffin’s commitment to the Planetree patient-centered care model, which promotes greater well-being in communities through access to health information and assistance in helping individuals address the social determinants of health such as access to fresh nutritious foods and how to prepare them.

Citywide Reunion Block Party starts at 6 p.m. today on Elizabeth Street