Long time former Town Historian, Lewis Knapp, discusses sea captains who lived in Stratford. The recording is of a speech Lew gave May 24, 1974. Much of the research Lew did for this speech was later recorded in his books "In Pursuit of Paradise" and "Stratford and the Sea". Lew posits a theory in this speech as to how the first settlers traveled to Stratford. By 1989, he'd greatly altered this theory when he wrote In Pursuit of Paradise. This recording ends very suddenly at about 60 minutes when the cassette used to record Lew's speech was full. Apparently, the person recording Lew's speech didn't have an additional blank cassette available.
Lewis Knapp was born in 1923 and passed away May 15, 2014 which, coincidentally, was the year of the town's 375th anniversary. Lew was Town Historian for many years and was very actively involved in the Stratford Historical Society. Mr. Knapp was Past President of the Stratford Historical Society; developed the Historic District Commission and established the Academy Hill Historic District.
Lew Knapp discusses Stratford's early history
Velmore Spamer discusses his research on Adam Blakeman
Lew Knapp discusses Stratford School history with Frances Russell
J. Lewis Fletcher, Edwin Washburn and Lew Knapp reminisce about the Housatonic River
Lew Knapp discusses the historic house styles in Stratford
Carl Helbig reflects on Paradise Green in March 1988
Memories of life in Stratford provided by Marion Finger
Mary G. Clinton recalls her childhood in Stratford
Ferries, Docks, Bridges, and Boats which operated on the lower Housatonic River
The Life and Times of William Samuel Johnson and Colonial Music
Lew Knapp recalls Lobell's Farm
Elizabeth Sammis discusses early Stratford history
Donald Sammis and William Howard Wilcoxson discuss Stratford history with Lew Knapp
Dick Steele interviews Betty Applegate in 2004
Elden Dustin interviews Cecilie M. Krueger in 1982
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Interview with Frederic Curtis Booth January 21, 1964
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