A CT man survived the sinking of the Titanic 110 years ago, but he was accused of getting into a “women and children only” lifeboat by wearing a dress. The problem is, it was a completely fabricated story. Yet, the lie followed William Sloper for the rest of his life, because his father urged him to ignore the controversy. In the absence of a denial, the story stuck. The truth finally emerged, but not in time for Sloper. This intriguing tale will be told by Cathy Nelson, Librarian Emeritus of the Berlin Public Library.
PART 1: There’s Never Been Anything Quite Like The Great Danbury State Fair
The Catastrophic Night When Not One, But Two Dams Gave Way
The Show Must Go On - Even Outdoors
Keeping The Grange Alive in the 21st Century
The World is His Oyster
She Put the Alice in Alice’s Restaurant
Hippies, Zealots or Entrepreneurs - Connecticut’s Odd Sandemanian Religion
The Gruesome Connecticut Woodchipper Murder Case
Part 2: A Trail Like No Other - It Brought Us Freedom
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The Mad Hatters and Their Major US Supreme Court Case
What Would Polio Vaccine Inventor Jonas Salk Think About COVID?
The Incredible Trail of the Whispering Giants
The Canal that Split Connecticut in Half - Physically and Politically
The Weekend the British Burned Danbury - Part 2
The Weekend the British Burned Danbury - Part 1
The Magical Life of Flying in Connecticut
Soap Box Derby Racing in Connecticut
How Danbury Helped Separate Church and State
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