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Lois Barnes's parents were both officers
of the town of Prescott, which was virtually empty by 1929.
They later moved to Greenwich. By the time the flooding of
the valley began, Ms. Barnes had already begun her studies
at what is now the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
She currently lives down the road from her alma mater and
is an active member of "Friends of Quabbin."
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Harvey Dickinson's family left Greenwich
in 1931, when he was seven. They moved two towns over to Belchertown
where he still resides. Mr. Dickinson helps curate the Swift
River Valley Historical Society, a museum in New Salem, Massachusetts,
dedicated to the memory of the valley and the people who lived
there.
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Earl Cooley is president of the "Dana
Reunion Society." His sister, Florence May Cooley Avery,
is secretary and treasurer. They left Dana in 1938 and currently
live in Barre, Massachusetts, which is one town over from
where their home used to stand.
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Bob Wilder's family left Enfield in 1938. They moved just two towns away to Warren, Massachusetts. Today, he lives in neighboring Brookfield and still does speaking engagements at various schools about the flooding of the Swift River Valley.
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