Orchard Mansion memories
Updated: Dec 4, 2024
I was just taking a break at my work station here amidst a row of Herman Miller cubicles in a building leased by the state of Oregon when, reminiscing of summers past, decided to take a stab in the dark to see if the web contained any references to Orchard Mansion, where my Fall River, MA-based family spent a week or two every summer during the early to mid-60's, and ran across your website.
While some memories are truly distinct (lox and bagels; Janice Peck from Longmeadow MA, whom I met when I was 13, and she was probably 10, and whose parents, several years later, would not let her come to my high school prom; the pool; Mark, our college-aged busboy whom my dad graciously tipped as we left for home), others fade with time. After all, we're talking 40 years ago now.
You've brought chills to my spine, a tear to my eye, and a curiosity about whatever happened to Janice Peck. I'm heading back "home" in the Fall - dropping my son off at Princeton where he'll be a junior, and attending my niece's wedding in Newport. I'll try to peruse the family photo album to see if I can find any pictures of the Mansion, where we spent may a happy time during the summers of my youth. Thanks.
-Kenneth Ryder
Orchard Mansion TV room.
1 COMMENT
Dear Kenneth,
Loved your comments on Orchard Mansion and your inquiry about today. You can check us out on www.myfathershouse.com and see updates on the property.
Blessings, My Father's House
May 20, 2015 at 4:31 PM
I spent my first 12 years of my life at Orchard Mansion and think of it all the time!! When we checked in the Kabatznicks knew we arrived as my dad put a cigarette in the moose’s mouth in the tv room, loved Maxie’s onion rolls, Lena’s hot fudge sundaes, remembered the bats in the barn,
Lanyards, milk and cookies, square dancing on the patio. I loved that place!!!!
Love the entire summer fun. Night time pool parties. Kittens all over. Delicious food. Comfort