My Sister's Place Thrift Store is located at 380 Main St., Ansonia.
All purchases support BHcare's The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services.
This is shared from the store's Facebook page.
On October 22, 1936 a motorcade with President Franklin D. Roosevelt made its way through Ansonia.
In the car was the president, his wife, Eleanor, who was quite the political dynamo herself, and Governor Wilbur L. Cross. The car made its way down Main Street at 1:30 p.m. and was greeted by the largest crowd ever assembled in Ansonia. Schools were dismissed at noon so children could join their families for the event. The car continued down Main Street to Derby Avenue and then to New Haven where the president would be making a speech.
It was the first time a U.S. President visited Ansonia.
Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week!
DERBY - Join us on Tuesdays for the Derby Neck Library’s Video Game Club! The meetings are both in-person and online.
Playing a host of multiplayer games on the library’s game systems (Xbox Series S, Playstation 4, Switch, Dreamcast, etc.), players will be able to experience fun yet competitive play. We will also host in-club tournaments from time to time. Now open to all players, young and old. Game on.
Meetings take place both in-person and online simultaneously!
If unable to attend in-person, join us on Discord! Send us a friend invite and we’ll invite you to the server. Discord ID: DBNeck #3627.
We tend to play Minecraft Bedrock Edition, Fortnite, and Rocket League when Virtual.
This info is shared from the Library's website.
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The 17th Annual Monkey Hugs Valentine Drive to support children in need has gone virtual!
Would you please consider donating a stuffed monkey or 2 in support of the drive?
Donations are mailed directly to Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital through their Amazon Wish List. Link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/KSBMQLXZTIKC?ref_=wl_share Be sure to choose the “Child Life Program” ship to address. If you require a tax receipt of your donation please email: giving@ynhh.org at the time of your order and someone will be happy to help you!** Thank you so very much for your support in keeping this community drive going!!
This information is shared from the organizer of the original Valentine's Day Monkey Love Drive who wishes to remain anonymous.
DERBY - This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features the Derby High School yearbook, “Lookout.”
The logo is of a clipper ship like the ones formerly built in Derby. On the ship, the "lookout" was another name for the "crow’s nest."
The Derby Public Library has copies of the Lookout yearbooks going back to 1901. These Lookout books started out as publications from the high school students themselves including various school activities and the like.
The first Lookout that had photos of students was in 1935. The Library would also like to request your help to complete our Lookout collection. Missing years are 1938, 1939, 1940, 1999 & 2006.
Note: All book donations are accepted at the Library’s discretion. Thanks in advance for your assistance.
This 'Turnback Tuesday' post was first published on this date in 2018.
