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Ansonia resident Joan Lawlor and Seymour resident Frank Haines talk to students at Ansonia’s Prendergast School June 5, 2017 about the Flood of 1955.
Fourth graders in Ansonia’s Prendergast School got a firsthand history lesson Monday (June 5).
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Two Valley residents — Ansonia’s Joan Lawlor and Seymour’s Frank Haines — joined Prendergast students to talk about their experiences of living through the Flood of 1955.
The students recently completed a unit on natural disasters, part of which entailed learning about the Flood of 1955, which ravaged the Naugatuck Valley.
Megan Silva, a fourth grade teacher at Prendergast, emailed photos of Monday’s program to the Valley Indy, saying that the students enjoyed hearing from Lawlor and Haines.
The school plans to hold a similar event next year, Silva said.
Click here to visit a website built by former Valley Indy reporter Jodie Gil about the Flood of 1955, which includes testimonials from eyewitnesses and historical accounts.
Click here for a story about a 2015 Ansonia event commemorating the 60th anniversary of the flood.
