Derby Neck Library to host talk on Valley during WWI

DERBY - Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave., will present a powerpoint lecture by reference librarian Patricia Sweeney on “The Valley in World War One” at 6:30 p.m. Sept.12.

Topics covered will include the Derby/Shelton War Games, military products made in local factories, the flu epidemic of 1918, Liberty Bond drives, fashion, food conservation, the wartime pursuits of Frances Kellogg and her husband, architect Waldo Kellogg, and much more. 

For details, call the library,  203-734-1492.


This is a press release from Patricia Sweeney, reference librarian.