The pieces of the puzzle that is Narragansett Park are coming together rather nicely. Pieces that I thought were lost have been found and merged together and the picture forming is amazing.
My research is going very well. I have learned so much information in only the past week alone. Tomorrow I am returning to the Pawtucket Library for more research and I can hardly wait to discover more and continue to work on this giant puzzle.
The Pawtucket History Research Center has granted me permission to use some incredible images they have in their collection. Over the next week or so I will be adding them to the galleries. There are some amazing track photos, photos of the giant crowds that overflowed Gansett in the early days and photos of horses such as Whirlaway and Alsab. Many many thanks to Tim for taking the time to scan these photos for me. You will note the PHRC seal on these photos. I ask if you want to use them for a project that you please contact the PHRC for permission. Their link is on my links page.
The book has been started, though there is a very long way to go before its ready for publication. I'm thinking that I'd very much like to find a local publisher to work with so that I can keep this project in the Providence area.
If you are interested in a copy of the Narragansett Park special that ran on Cox Sports in November, please e-mail me. I have the address of where you can send a check for a copy to be mailed to you by Cox Communications.
Thanks to everyone who has continued to e-mail me. I've been getting several e-mails daily and I have very much enjoyed reading them. I have started working on the "People" page so if you have a loved one who worked at the track and you would like to honor them by writing up something about them and including some photos I will be happy to add them to the website.
Thanks for reading,
Corrie~
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