New images, website turns 2 and more!

I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season. Happy New Year!

With the new year approaching tomorrow, it also marks TWO years that the Gansett website has been online. It is my hope in the future to raise some money to move the site to it's own server with a .com domain. The website has come a long way since it began in 2007. Many thanks to everyone who has contributed in some way or another.

I've added many new images. Many are new photos just added to my own collection. Some are courtesy of wonderful individuals who have taken the time to scan them in and e-mail me.

In other news, my trip to the Pawtucket Library was cancelled today due to a snowstorm. I hope to travel there next week to continue my research on Gansett. I very much hope to be able to write and publish a book about the racetrack and would like to include a special chapter dedicated to other racetracks that are no longer with us.

Have a safe New Year.

Corrie~

Narragansett Special on local Cox Sports, other updates

I unfortunately live in MA so I am not able to get Cox Cable in my area. A 1 hr special on Narragansett Park aired several times. I am looking for a copy and would greatly appreciate anyone who is able to help me acquire one.

I continue to purchase items from ebay and have acquired several more race win photos, buttons, a vintage 1970s T-shirt and several other pieces of history. I hope to add these to the galleries soon. Keep checking for more to be added to the gallery.

As always if you have Gansett Memorbilia that you are able to scan or take photos of I would love to add them to the gallery. Full credit given.

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday.

Narragansett Park on Channel 6 and new videos

Although it came on a few weeks ago now, Channel ABC 6 out of Providence, RI ran a short special about Gansett as part of their "Things that just aren't there anymore" series. 

I was invited to the studio for an interview. They did a great job. The link is available on the home page as well as on the video page. 

Speaking of the video page I've posted links to Whirlaway being defeated by Alsab in a match race and Stagehand defeating Bull Lea. They are both links that open to the videos on other websites. 

I've acquired more Gansett magazine ads and photos and will add them to the site as time allows. 

Many more updates

Many more updates done to the website this evening. Mainly new photos of horses and some new memorbilia.

I have much more to add, including getting the "People" page finished.

There is finally a links page, although I do need to finish linking it to all the Gansett pages. You can access it from a few, including the home page.

I'd like to thank those who have taken the time to contact me with scans of horses, of ads or memorbilia. Every little bit helps me to get closer to finishing this giant puzzle.

New documentary

I've been hard at work; researching and then creating an updated documentary with more information about the track, the people who helped run it as well as some of the horses that raced there.

Please be sure to check out the new documentary on the Video Page.
http://www.intothesunstudio.com/narragansettpark/video.html

I've also been invited to visit the Pawtucket Public Library and barring any serious issues with my truck getting repaired this weekend, I will be going Wednesday to do research. Apparently they have a good amount of references available which I plan to use.

That's the news for now. Thanks for reading.

Corrie~

Many new updates

As you can see by looking at the front page of the website, a few things have changed including a new "Gansett" banner as well as a few new pictures. I like to shake things up a bit every so often.

Also I've added TONS of new photos. Many were from new magazines I picked up, many were from the new 2008 Narragansett Calender (was available at Howell Smith Drug Store in Pawtucket) as well as some fantastic win photos courtesy of Drew and his grandfather Richard.

I also made some minor changes to the "About" page.

I still have many updates to do, including a page where you will be able to look up a name of a horse, jockey or place on the website and you will be able to click on the links below to take you directly to their pictures. I thought this might help for those looking for specific information.

I will also be working on another documentary to "upgrade" the one I did last year. I have so many new pictures and more information that it's time to make a new one.

I also will be working on the "People" page as I have acquired some photos of some of the original people involved with the park as well as announcers etc.

I will be working on typing up some articles about the track and adding them to the site in PDF format.

And when spring arrives and it warms up a bit, I will be taking more images of the grandstand and the land around it.

I have a newspaper article about a horse named Charlie that was buried in the infield in 1968 as well as another horse that was buried there in the late 30s or early 40s. I'm curious as to if they are still there! There is actually a good amount of land that is not developed and was part of the infield as well as where the barns once stood.

Enjoy the updates with more to come as time allows.

Corrie~