FALL CONFERENCE
World War II in 2022: Connecticut and the Second World War

Connecticut and WWII in 2022
ASCH Fall Conference
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
Virtual via Zoom
November 12, 2022
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