All the Way Up: The Declassified Story of an American Life Lived to the Fullest, by C. Stephen Heard Jr. ’54
All the Way Up: The Declassified Story of an American Life Lived to the Fullest by C. Stephen Heard Jr. ’54 Advantage, August 2015 This book offers a front-row seat as Steve Heard looks back at his “life lived all the way up,” and shares seven decades of adventures and stories involving some of history’s most influential decision makers through rapidly changing times in American history. Steve’s story begins by chronicling his family’s roots, particularly his great-great-great-grandfather, Colonel Stephen Heard. Steve’s account...
read morePomfret: Through the Years Edited by Walter P. Hinchman ’55
Pomfret: Through the Years 300 Years of History of Pomfret, Connecticut, as Seen Through its People, Places, and Events Edited by Walter P. Hinchman ’55 The book includes narrative vignettes, documents and the history of Pomfret from the 1600s through today. Walter Hinchman, a former science faculty member at Pomfret School, is currently chair of the Town of Pomfret’s Tercentennial Committee. He served as Pomfret School’s archivist and is today the Town of Pomfret’s...
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by Todd B. Bland The range of Milton’s alumni accomplishments — personal and professional — is remarkable. You are diverse, impressive, courageous individuals. As a collection of stories chronicling your lives, Milton Magazine is a great resource. It shows us, in real time, how alumni are leveraging their education, their passion, and their skill to develop creative and meaningful lives. Hearing your stories is a favorite part of my job. It helps me see the value of Milton’s educational values and traditions, writ large in...
read moreAs Frailty Approaches, a Disruptive Notion for Tender Care
by Mary Procter ’59 “Do we have another revolution in us?” former Boston Globe columnist Ellen Goodman asked Radcliffe alumnae, Class of 1963. At our 50th Reunion we marveled at how far women had come since the days when career options for Radcliffe graduates were limited to being secretaries in publishing houses, fact checkers in magazines, teachers and nurses. A few pioneers in our class actually became physicians and scientists, defending themselves to their male colleagues for most of their careers. But Ellen Goodman was talking...
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