This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features a subscription book for the building of “a suitable monument in memory of the soldiers of Derby who lost their lives in this late war."
The book is dated August 1, 1876 and lists names and pledge amounts for the Soldiers Monument construction on the Derby Green.
The monument received a full restoration and was rededicated last week July 10, 2018.
Former Valley Community Foundation President/CEO and Derby native Jamie Cohen conceived the idea and led the fundraising effort to restore the monument. The restoration fund still exists within the VCF.
Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.
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DERBY - The Griffin Center for Healthy Living will offer a free workshop to help individuals manage heart conditions starting Aug. 7.
The Heart Health Workshop is a free, three-week workshop that provides health education on heart disease with an emphasis on the management of hypertension and elevated cholesterol.
The workshop will be held on Wednesdays Aug. 7-21 from 10:30 a.m.-noon at Griffin Hospital.
Based on guidelines by the American Heart Association, this program educates and empowers individuals to care for their hearts through nutrition, exercise, body composition, and stress reduction education.
Weekly speakers include a certified diabetes care and education specialist.
To register or for more information, visit griffinhealth.org/heart-health-workshop or contact The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Coordinator at 203-732-1369.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
