NORWICH – UHS Senior Living at Chenango Memorial Hospital received a visit from the Oxford Historical Society (OHS) on Wednesday, May 11, with a “What is it?” program for the residents of the health care/long-term care facility. They enjoyed seeing some antiques and guessing the purpose of a few others. There were a couple of special history “connections” at the Senior Living center too.

Fred Lanfear, OHS president, was contacted by Karen Blackman, the UHS Senior Living Activities Director. She had seen an ad for the OHS program back in December and thought it was something that the residents would enjoy. Fred, assisted by Jeanie Petersen, OHS secretary, brought in boxes of “what-cha-ma-call-its” from the museum for a show-and-tell and guessing game.

The residents and staff enjoyed hearing about the Oxford businesses from at least a century ago. Oxford was home to the once prolific Basket Factory, the Woman’s Relief Corps Home (the precursor to the Veterans’ Home), the “Oxford Beauty” cigar company, the blue stone quarries, and many dairies.