[meteorite-list] More on the 1982 Wethersfield Meteorite

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Aug 29 16:09:25 2006
Message-ID: <BAY111-F785178603B365F7D320F4B3390_at_phx.gbl>

Hello Michael, Paul and list,

A few newspaper articles on the 1982 Wethersfield meteorite can be found on
my website here:

http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znpwethersfield.html

As noted in the above, and in Paul's e-mail, the homeowners Wanda and Robert
Donahue donated the meteorite to the Peabody museum. The Peabody museum's
meteorites are quite impression and it is the oldest (curated) meteorite
collection in the United States. I took the opportunity to examine the
collection a couple years ago and was quite impressed.

Spurred by Michael's e-mail I spoke with Robert and Wanda Donahue this
morning. Robert seemed a little more "aged" then Wanda (for lack of better
word), liked he asked where I was a couple times, but Wanda was very clear
minded and answered all my questions. Both were kind and I mean no
disrespect to Robert with my comment.

Wanda recalled, “We were overwhelmed, of course. We both heard the noise. A
real loud crash. We ran into the room and looked at the ceiling and saw the
sky.”

She also remembered the names of all the people that examined the meteorite
or were associated with it to some degree at the beginning. Dr. Roy Clarke
made a positive impression on her. I asked what happened to the damage and
was told they had the whole ceiling cut out and put into acrylic. This was
donated to the local historical society. The item was on display a number of
years but is not currently.

Clear Skies,
Mark Bostick
Wichita, Kansas
www.meteoritearticles.com
Received on Tue 29 Aug 2006 03:24:51 PM PDT