Taking inspiration from the film News of the World which was featured in our fundraising event on Sunday, May 30, 2021, board member Sally Sanders reads “Lost on the Plains: A Child Eighteen Hours Among Snapping and Growling Wolves” from the January 1876 edition of The Ridgefield Press.
The News of Ridgefield, Episode Three
Taking inspiration from the film News of the World featured in our upcoming fundraising event on May 30, board member Sally Sanders reads "Lost on the Plains: A Child Eighteen Hours Among Snapping and Growling Wolves" from the January 1876 edition of The Ridgefield Press.
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