Resilience through Adversity Sometimes situations arise that are simply out of one’s control. However, it’s how one person, or an organization, responds that makes all the difference. Throughout its 226-year history, Cheshire Academy has grappled with its fair share of challenges to overcome. From wars and disease to economic depressions, natural disasters, and political strife, CA has faced these issues head on, with a continuous focus on providing a world-class education for its students despite, and sometimes in response to, changing conditions and the needs of the CA and greater communities. Today, during the time of a worldwide pandemic, national unrest, immeasurable stress, and uncertainty, we are looking back at a few—large and small— milestones of significance in Cheshire Academy history to remember that this institution has navigated, and will continue to do so, with determination and resiliency.
A LASTING IMPACT Cheshire Academy faculty and staff, and their families, oftentimes have a long-term influence not only on the students who walk these footpaths, but also the residents in surrounding communities. Whether it’s through volunteering, serving on public or private organizations, or just offering a lending hand at a moment’s notice, the CA community is comprised of good stewards. The same could be said for employees here from 100 years ago. In the 1920s, the United States was in full swing in the Roaring Twenties, which succeeded World War I and established the country as a worldwide leader. Economic and industrial growth was apparent across the country, as was new music, appliances and household products, and the opportunity for women to vote, among other significant milestones. In the book “I Remember: Cheshire in the Twentieth Century,” townspeople submitted personal memoirs in 1994 reflecting on their time in town. Some residents, like Madeline Faeth Erskine,
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