SOURCES
Immigration
Sailing from Oslo, Norway, 1888, Juli 06, Henriette Wiig, single, age 20,
residence: Kragere, destination: NY, Line: Rollo, sailing with J. H. Wiig
age 52 and Constance Wiig, age 18 1/2åR - not sure what this means.
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BIOGRAPHY
Family lore says Henrietta Wick
came alone to New York at the age of 16 to marry
Christian Emil Greenwold,
but the immigration record tells us a different story. Henrietta's father,
John H. Wiig, accompanied Henrietta and her
sister Constance to New York.
Henrietta was remembered by her grandchildren as a little woman with a
round face and merry disposition. One of the only photographs shows
Henrietta and Emil on a trip with
their family, probably about 1922. Henrietta died in 1942, and is
buried at Putney Cemetery, Stratford, Connecticut, next to her husband.
Like many women of her day, Henrietta was active in several women's organizations. She was a member of the Woman's Aid Society of the
Stratford Congregational Church, and of the Delphian Society, a women’s
organization whose purpose was to promote adult education. The Delphians published
their own study guides on art, history, literature, etc., and each spoke
on a specific subject at their regular meetings. Henrietta's daughter
May Greenwold also was a member of the
Delphian Society. The following notice appeared in The Bridgeport
Telegram, October 19, 1922. It's interesting to note that women were
referred to by their husband's names.
DELPHIAN SOCIETY OF STRATFORD HAS SEASON PROGRAM
First meeting November 12, with Miss M. B. Curtis as Speaker
STRATFORD, Oct. 14 --- (Special to The Telegram)---The Delphian society of
Stratford has completed its program for the coming season. There will be
two supplementary meetings in addition to the regular gatherings. The
first meeting will be held November 12, at which time Miss M. B. Curtis
will speak on “Social Life During the Middle Ages.” Other speakers during
the coming season will include Mrs. John Reitter, Mrs. Robert Atherton,
Miss Eva Jewell, Mrs. George Carey, Mrs. Nathan Wells, Mrs. C. E. Adams,
Miss Alice Judson, Mrs. Elliot W. Peck, Mrs. Eugene F. Wells, Mrs. Thomas
B. Taylor, Mrs. F. E. Conine, Mrs. A. E. Trumbull, Mrs. C. Swanson, Mrs.
H. W. Pardy, Mrs. C. E. Greenwold, and Mrs. Herton.
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