ASCH Fall 2022 Conference Program

9:00 – Opening Remarks

9:15 – 10:15 – “The Righteous Deeds of Varian Fry: Connecticut’s Forgotten War Hero”

David Pettigrew: Southern Connecticut State University

Stu Abrams:  Avon High School

Aya Marczyk: Fortunoff Archive and Beinecke Rare Books Library, Yale University

10:15 – 11:00 –  “Italian and Polish Immigrants and Connecticut War Work”

Carl Antonucci: Director of Library Services, Central Connecticut State University 

Renata Vickery: University Archivist, Central Connecticut State University

11:00-11:45 – “World War II in Connecticut in the Local News” 

Nicole Besseghir: Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project 

11:45 – 12:30- “The Veterans History Project at Central Connecticut State University”

Brian Matzke, Jillian Maynard, and George Ripley: The Veterans History Project

12:30 – 1:15 –  “New Challenges Unite Industries Statewide in Homefront Battle to Win Second World War.”

Sharon Cohen: Independent scholar 

1:15-2:00 – “Connecticut, World War II and the Importance of Music”

Stephen Armstrong: Past President,  ASCH