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Nelhybel, Vaclav

NUGGET #14 Nelhybel, Vaclav, (1919-1996), a native of Czechoslovakia, was a prolific composer — more than 400 of his 600-plus works have been published; many have been performed by leading

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June 10, 2020
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Kendall, Marie Hartig

NUGGET #10 Kendall, Marie Hartig (1854-1943) was an early woman professional photographer in Connecticut; was taking photographs of Ridgefield from at least 1886 onward; married Dr. John Calvin Kendall; probably

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May 13, 2020
Art

Desire Under the Elms

NUGGET #4 Desire Under the Elms: 1924 play by Eugene O’Neill (q.v.), said to have been inspired by the playwright’s time spent here. “It was not Brook Farm that inspired his

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April 1, 2020
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