[meteorite-list] More on the 1982 Wethersfield Meteorite

[MARK BOSTICK]

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