When the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, there were 33 passengers onboard with Connecticut connections. This presentation focuses on the story of the ship itself as well as those passengers on it with interesting stories, especially those with Connecticut connections: the very sad story of James Kelly, the character assassination of William T. Sloper of New Britain, the moving and tragic story of Jane Carr of Windsor Locks and others.

This program will be presented by Philip R. Devlin, a resident of Higganum. Philip taught English, history, and Latin at Haddam-Killingworth High School for 30 years. He was named high school teacher of the year twice and district teacher of the year once. The son of a career military officer, he has a keen interest in military history, especially the history of both world wars, and has given dozens of presentations to historical societies, schools, and civic organizations throughout the state in the years since his retirement. He also writes historical articles for Haddam-Killingsworth Now.

Registration is required to attend this program. We will meet in-person in the Spicer Reading Room on the second floor of the Library.

Contact us by phone during our operating hours at 860-536-7721. View the Library catalog on our website www.mysticnoanklibrary.org to place holds on materials or to sign up for programming. 

Our operating hours for these services are from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Monday and Wednesday and 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.