Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
RES 2018.01 |
Title |
Peter G. Engeldrum Collection of William P. Winchester & Family Research Papers 1611-2018 |
Collection |
Research on Winchester |
Object Name |
Records |
Scope & Content |
This Collection includes copies of primary and secondary documents and images, along with some research notes and background information, collected by Peter G. Engeldrum while creating his film on the life of William P. Winchester, for whom the Town of Winchester was named. Subjects include genealogy and biography, memberships, family properties, family businesses, the First Corps of Cadets, yachts, portraits and pictures, the gifts given by the Winchester family to the Town, and the Historical Society's celebration of the Colonel's 200th birthday. Also included are video files on DVDs. |
Admin/Biographical History |
Winchester resident Peter Engeldrum, producer of Imcotek Digital Films and a fine arts photographer, has produced several films documenting Winchester history. As a member of Winchester's local media access organization, WinCAM, and a member in the Winchester Historical Society (25 years as of 2020), he developed a keen interest in recording Winchester history and produced The Colonel, the story of the town's eponym William P. Winchester. It had its premiere showing in 2016. He has also produced the documentary "Winchester's Ghost Railroad." The research materials in the collection were gathered for "The Colonel," a video biography of Col. William P. Winchester (1801-1850), a man who never set foot in the town but for whom the Town of Winchester was named, in the expectation of a monetary gift. Although a reception was planned, a great storm led to its postponement. However, ultimately it was not rescheduled due to the Colonel's unexpected death that same year. Later, his son Thomas presented the Town with oil, photographic, and marble portraits of the Colonel, as well as the silver punchbowl he kept on his yacht, Northern Light. |
Copyrights |
Permission to publish material from this collection is subject to approval by the Town of Winchester. |
Search Terms |
Incorporation Town name Yachts Provisions Soap Piano |
People |
Winchester, William P. Winchester, Amasa Winchester, Edmund Winchester, Eliza Winchester, Thomas King, John Crookshanks Lane, Fitz Hugh |
Containers |
Donation & Video Winchester Genealogy Amasa Winchester Edmund Winchester William P. & Eliza (Bradlee) Winchester Biographical William P. Winchester Memberships Winchester family properties William P. Winchester House - Franklin Place/Tontine Crescent, Boston William P. Winchester House - Fern Place, Watertown First Corps of Cadets Yachts Probate Winchester family businesses - E. A. Winchester Provisions Winchester family businesses - E. A. & W. Soap Factory William P. Winchester businesses - Piano makers Winchester Portraits & Coat of Arms William P. Winchester and Town of Winchester - Gifts William P. Winchester and Town of Winchester - 200th Birthday Celebrationv Photographs Slides CDs Background information Misc. notes and sources |