That would be Winchester's. My family also came here to work for Winchester's. You might be able to get a history of the company. I don't think New Haven had as much industry as some other cities but another large employer was AC Gilbert which made those toy erector sets. There was another gun manufacturer but we cannot remember the name. Judy

A.C. Gilbert refitted its New Haven plant to make arms (rifles, etc.) during WWII. My parents, sister and I lived on Sylvan Ave. and they worked in the A.C. Gilbert factory during WWII making the guns. Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 2:14 PM Subject: [CTNEWHAV] Gun factory > That would be Winchester's. My family also came here to work for > Winchester's. You might be able to get a history of the company. I don't > think New Haven had as much industry as some other cities but another large > employer was AC Gilbert which made those toy erector sets. There was another > gun manufacturer but we cannot remember the name. Judy > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the New Haven County, CT discussion list, send them to > [email protected] > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I believe Eli Whitney also manufactured guns. ml --- elizabeth godfrey <[email protected]> wrote: > A.C. Gilbert refitted its New Haven plant to make > arms (rifles, etc.) during > WWII. My parents, sister and I lived on Sylvan Ave. > and they worked in the > A.C. Gilbert factory during WWII making the guns. > Elizabeth > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 2:14 PM > Subject: [CTNEWHAV] Gun factory > > > > That would be Winchester's. My family also came > here to work for > > Winchester's. You might be able to get a history > of the company. I don't > > think New Haven had as much industry as some other > cities but another > large > > employer was AC Gilbert which made those toy > erector sets. There was > another > > gun manufacturer but we cannot remember the name. > Judy > > > > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > > To post messages to the New Haven County, CT > discussion list, send them to > > [email protected] > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? > Send her an email > at <[email protected]>. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com

Thanks so much These lists are all wonderful with some great people always willing to help! I am on 5 Scottish lists - if only the Scots had not been such great travellers it would be easier - but not as interesting. Mike -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 17 February 2002 19:14 To: [email protected] Subject: [CTNEWHAV] Gun factory That would be Winchester's. My family also came here to work for Winchester's. You might be able to get a history of the company. I don't think New Haven had as much industry as some other cities but another large employer was AC Gilbert which made those toy erector sets. There was another gun manufacturer but we cannot remember the name. Judy ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== To post messages to the New Haven County, CT discussion list, send them to [email protected] ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237