Bridgeport Unmasked Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:33:08 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2370883 en-us © 2026 Bridgeport Unmasked yes ed71b03f-ebc4-5d60-9366-45d1f0465d73 Librarian Adam episodic false Bridgeport Public Librarian Adam Cleri hosts talks & interviews on all things about Bridgeport, CT, the Park City!

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Librarian Adam https://storage.buzzsprout.com/mdgenha39v87pzmxn1yzrvo6cqna?.jpg Bridgeport Unmasked https://www.buzzsprout.com/2370883 Share Your Bridgeport Voice: Derek Oxley the Pod Doctor Share Your Bridgeport Voice: Derek Oxley the Pod Doctor Derek Oxley, the Pod Doctor, sits down with Librarian Andre Massa to talk about what goes into making a podcast: writing, research, editing, promoting, and more--and discovering and developing those stories that drives the creation of a podcast.

]]> Derek Oxley, the Pod Doctor, sits down with Librarian Andre Massa to talk about what goes into making a podcast: writing, research, editing, promoting, and more--and discovering and developing those stories that drives the creation of a podcast.

]]> Buzzsprout-19140839 Thu, 21 May 2026 14:00:00 -0400 3590 1 3 full false Share Your Bridgeport Voice: Geralene Valentine & Jay Misencik Share Your Bridgeport Voice: Geralene Valentine & Jay Misencik Librarian Andre Massa sits down with Gerlene Valentine & Jay Misencik, who have been taking professional photos of everyday life in Bridgeport, for decades. They currently run the Bridgeport Portrait Project, in which they take photos of people who represent the city of Bridgeport. Listen here for their stories about life, & snapping pics of life in Bridgeport over the years.

Want more info on getting photographed for the Bridgeport Portrait Project? Reach out to Gerlene & Jay at misencik.images@gmail.com

]]> Librarian Andre Massa sits down with Gerlene Valentine & Jay Misencik, who have been taking professional photos of everyday life in Bridgeport, for decades. They currently run the Bridgeport Portrait Project, in which they take photos of people who represent the city of Bridgeport. Listen here for their stories about life, & snapping pics of life in Bridgeport over the years.

Want more info on getting photographed for the Bridgeport Portrait Project? Reach out to Gerlene & Jay at misencik.images@gmail.com

]]> Librarian Adam Buzzsprout-19135957 Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:00 -0400 3826 1 2 full false Share Your Bridgeport Voice: Eddie Martinez Share Your Bridgeport Voice: Eddie Martinez Librarian Andre Massa sits down with Eddie Martinez, a lifelong Bridgeport native who works as a professional development coach, motivational speaker, & podcaster. Join us to hear him explain his work & life in Bridgeport, including growing up in East Side & doing work with the Puerto Rican Parade of Fairfield County, & about his upcoming podcast & daily morning news report on good things happening in Connecticut.

]]> Librarian Andre Massa sits down with Eddie Martinez, a lifelong Bridgeport native who works as a professional development coach, motivational speaker, & podcaster. Join us to hear him explain his work & life in Bridgeport, including growing up in East Side & doing work with the Puerto Rican Parade of Fairfield County, & about his upcoming podcast & daily morning news report on good things happening in Connecticut.

]]> Librarian Adam Buzzsprout-18921862 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0400 1759 1 1 full false Quarter-Acre of Heartache & Other Claude Clayton Smith Books: Author Talk Quarter-Acre of Heartache & Other Claude Clayton Smith Books: Author Talk Librarian Adam sits down with Claude Clayton Smith, an author who writes about the Paugussetts, the tribe whose ancestral lands include Bridgeport. We discuss three of his books: The Stratford Devil, his novel featuring settlers and Indigenous people around colonial Stratford; The Quarter-Acre of Heartache, following Chief Big Eagle's efforts to keep the Paugussett reservation in tribal hands; and Red Men in Red Square, in which Smith and Chief Big Eagle travel to visit Indianists, enthusiasts of Indigenous People in Russia in the early 1990s.

If you'd like to learn more about the Paugussetts, check out Bridgeport Unmasked's Episode 6: Paugussett Clan Mother Shoran Piper, for an interview between Clan Mother Shoran Piper and Librarian Kate Mozier-Tichy.

You can get The Stratford Devil and Quarter-Acre of Heartache at Amazon, bookshop.org, and shanitarts.com. The new edition of Red Men in Red Square will be available this year.

Have more questions about the books? Email Claude at smithclaudeclayton@gmail.com

Learn more about Claude's books and literature at claudeclaytonsmith.wordpress.com

]]> Librarian Adam sits down with Claude Clayton Smith, an author who writes about the Paugussetts, the tribe whose ancestral lands include Bridgeport. We discuss three of his books: The Stratford Devil, his novel featuring settlers and Indigenous people around colonial Stratford; The Quarter-Acre of Heartache, following Chief Big Eagle's efforts to keep the Paugussett reservation in tribal hands; and Red Men in Red Square, in which Smith and Chief Big Eagle travel to visit Indianists, enthusiasts of Indigenous People in Russia in the early 1990s.

If you'd like to learn more about the Paugussetts, check out Bridgeport Unmasked's Episode 6: Paugussett Clan Mother Shoran Piper, for an interview between Clan Mother Shoran Piper and Librarian Kate Mozier-Tichy.

You can get The Stratford Devil and Quarter-Acre of Heartache at Amazon, bookshop.org, and shanitarts.com. The new edition of Red Men in Red Square will be available this year.

Have more questions about the books? Email Claude at smithclaudeclayton@gmail.com

Learn more about Claude's books and literature at claudeclaytonsmith.wordpress.com

]]> Librarian Adam Buzzsprout-18844416 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400 2641 1 13 full false Morningstar: the Library's Finance Database Morningstar: the Library's Finance Database Librarian Andre Massa joins Librarian Adam in the Beardsley Branch podcast room to talk about finances & the library's financial database Morningstar. Listen to this podcast to learn about Morningstar's financial tutorials, articles, search engine, & charts of investments' performances, & to learn as Librarian Andre explains way to finance, how to research, & the importance of maintaining emotional self-control when investing.

Please remember that neither Librarians Andre nor Adam are financial advisors, though we encourage you to seek financial advisors before & during investing; & please remember all investing comes with some risk.

Use Morningstar today—You just need a Bridgeport library card!

Go to https://bportlibrary.org/research-databases-by-subject/ & scroll down to Morningstar Investing Center (our databases are listed alphabetically—& are free! Be sure to browse our other databases!)

]]> Librarian Andre Massa joins Librarian Adam in the Beardsley Branch podcast room to talk about finances & the library's financial database Morningstar. Listen to this podcast to learn about Morningstar's financial tutorials, articles, search engine, & charts of investments' performances, & to learn as Librarian Andre explains way to finance, how to research, & the importance of maintaining emotional self-control when investing.

Please remember that neither Librarians Andre nor Adam are financial advisors, though we encourage you to seek financial advisors before & during investing; & please remember all investing comes with some risk.

Use Morningstar today—You just need a Bridgeport library card!

Go to https://bportlibrary.org/research-databases-by-subject/ & scroll down to Morningstar Investing Center (our databases are listed alphabetically—& are free! Be sure to browse our other databases!)

]]> Librarian Adam Buzzsprout-18366684 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:00:00 -0500 2601 1 12 full false Mayor Ganim on Bridgeport Organizations Mayor Ganim on Bridgeport Organizations Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim joins Librarian Adam Cleri to talk about happenings at extraordinary Bridgeport organizations.

For more information about mentioned organizations:
MIRA (Mayor's Initiative for Re-entry Affairs): https://www.bridgeportct.gov/government/departments/mayors-initiative-reentry-affairs
Bridgeport International Academy bridgeportacademy.org
DSSD/Colorful Bridgeport colorfulbridgeport.com
Bridgeport Public Library bportlibrary.org

]]> Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim joins Librarian Adam Cleri to talk about happenings at extraordinary Bridgeport organizations.

For more information about mentioned organizations:
MIRA (Mayor's Initiative for Re-entry Affairs): https://www.bridgeportct.gov/government/departments/mayors-initiative-reentry-affairs
Bridgeport International Academy bridgeportacademy.org
DSSD/Colorful Bridgeport colorfulbridgeport.com
Bridgeport Public Library bportlibrary.org

]]> Librarian Adam Buzzsprout-18301464 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:00:00 -0500 3147 1 11 full false Food Pantries Open to Bridgeport Residents Food Pantries Open to Bridgeport Residents UPDATE: As of Saturday, November 8, all SNAP benefits for November have been loaded onto the EBT cards of Connecticut SNAP recipients. Please note that this only applies to Connecticut residents, & may change from state to state. SNAP recipients do not need to take any action, as benefits have already been loaded to EBT cards.

More pantries available at
https://www.ctfoodshare.org/find-food 
https://www.211ct.org/

Park City Initiative (aka Bishop Jean Williams Food Pantry)
203-873-0260
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
867 Howard Avenue
By appointment only; must call the phone number above ahead of time.
Open to everyone (with an appointment)
Also, mobile pantry available every other Tuesday, at the Klein (910 Fairfield Avenue)

Kings Pantry
203-576-0522
Monday-Thursday 11am-1:30pm
130 Florence Street
Must bring your id to the pantry.

Daughters of Charity of the Most Precious Blood Rescue Mission
203-334-7000
Monday-Friday 10pm-3pm
1490 North Ave
It is recommended that you call the pantry first, to confirm that they have stock shelves.
Open to everyone

Operation Hope (Community Kitchen Meals)
203-254-2935
Monday-Friday lunch 11:30-1, dinner 5:30-6:30; call for hours on Holidays
636 Old Post Rd
Community kitchen is open to everyone; pantry is available to Fairfield residents only

St. Charles Borromeo Church Food Pantry
(203) 333 - 2147
Monday and Friday 12:00pm-2:00pm
391 Ogden Street, Bridgeport, CT 06608   
Open to everyone

Christian Revival Church - Food Pantry 
(203) 367-4998
Saturday 10-11am
441 Bishop Avenue, Bridgeport, CT - 06610
City of Bridgeport- Social Services
203-576-7680
Third Tuesday and Thursday every month 10:00am to 2:00pm
999 Broad Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Only for Veterans, Requirements: Complete registration paperwork, Veteran ID, Proof of residency

Connecticut Food Share Mobile
203-469-5000
Hours vary: check for alerts and calendar online
229 Mountain Grove Street 
Open to everyone
Text “foodshare” to 85511 or “comida” to 85511 for text alerts

Bridgeport Rescue Mission
203-333-4087
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Meals- 
Breakfast: 9:30am to 10:30am on Monday, Wednesday & Fridays.
Lunch: 2:00pm to 3:00pm on Sundays, Tuesdays & Thursdays
725 Park Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Documentation and ID Required (Birth Certificate Required for Diaper Bank Registration)
Other services: Diaper Bank on site Tues & Thurs 10am-1pm

Nourish Bridgeport
203-335-3107
Wednesdays 2:00pm to 6:00pm
2200 North Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Food Pantry Documentation Required: Photo ID. Diaper Bank Documentation required: Birth Certificate of child or medical form signed by physician
Other services: Diaper bank

The Thomas Merton Center Food Pantry
(203) 367-9036
1406 State St, Bridgeport, CT 06605
Serving breakfast & lunch daily from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM.
Pantry will be open for shopping on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (once per month per family)
Registration required for new families: Mondays 10am to 1pm. We will no longer require advance appointments for registration.
https://www.ccfairfield.org/project/thomas-merton-center/

Black Rock Food Pantry
203-610-1222
Saturdays 9:00am- 11:00am
2676 Fairfield Ave, at the corner of King St. and Fairfield Ave.
Registration and ID are required. Individuals and families can shop once every four weeks.

Salvation Army
203-334-0995
Mondays 11am-12pm, Fridays 10am-11am
By appointment. Must complete an intake form at Salvation Army; bring an id to complete the intake form.
Open to all Bridgeport residents.

]]> UPDATE: As of Saturday, November 8, all SNAP benefits for November have been loaded onto the EBT cards of Connecticut SNAP recipients. Please note that this only applies to Connecticut residents, & may change from state to state. SNAP recipients do not need to take any action, as benefits have already been loaded to EBT cards.

More pantries available at
https://www.ctfoodshare.org/find-food 
https://www.211ct.org/

Park City Initiative (aka Bishop Jean Williams Food Pantry)
203-873-0260
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
867 Howard Avenue
By appointment only; must call the phone number above ahead of time.
Open to everyone (with an appointment)
Also, mobile pantry available every other Tuesday, at the Klein (910 Fairfield Avenue)

Kings Pantry
203-576-0522
Monday-Thursday 11am-1:30pm
130 Florence Street
Must bring your id to the pantry.

Daughters of Charity of the Most Precious Blood Rescue Mission
203-334-7000
Monday-Friday 10pm-3pm
1490 North Ave
It is recommended that you call the pantry first, to confirm that they have stock shelves.
Open to everyone

Operation Hope (Community Kitchen Meals)
203-254-2935
Monday-Friday lunch 11:30-1, dinner 5:30-6:30; call for hours on Holidays
636 Old Post Rd
Community kitchen is open to everyone; pantry is available to Fairfield residents only

St. Charles Borromeo Church Food Pantry
(203) 333 - 2147
Monday and Friday 12:00pm-2:00pm
391 Ogden Street, Bridgeport, CT 06608   
Open to everyone

Christian Revival Church - Food Pantry 
(203) 367-4998
Saturday 10-11am
441 Bishop Avenue, Bridgeport, CT - 06610
City of Bridgeport- Social Services
203-576-7680
Third Tuesday and Thursday every month 10:00am to 2:00pm
999 Broad Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Only for Veterans, Requirements: Complete registration paperwork, Veteran ID, Proof of residency

Connecticut Food Share Mobile
203-469-5000
Hours vary: check for alerts and calendar online
229 Mountain Grove Street 
Open to everyone
Text “foodshare” to 85511 or “comida” to 85511 for text alerts

Bridgeport Rescue Mission
203-333-4087
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Meals- 
Breakfast: 9:30am to 10:30am on Monday, Wednesday & Fridays.
Lunch: 2:00pm to 3:00pm on Sundays, Tuesdays & Thursdays
725 Park Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Documentation and ID Required (Birth Certificate Required for Diaper Bank Registration)
Other services: Diaper Bank on site Tues & Thurs 10am-1pm

Nourish Bridgeport
203-335-3107
Wednesdays 2:00pm to 6:00pm
2200 North Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Food Pantry Documentation Required: Photo ID. Diaper Bank Documentation required: Birth Certificate of child or medical form signed by physician
Other services: Diaper bank

The Thomas Merton Center Food Pantry
(203) 367-9036
1406 State St, Bridgeport, CT 06605
Serving breakfast & lunch daily from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM.
Pantry will be open for shopping on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (once per month per family)
Registration required for new families: Mondays 10am to 1pm. We will no longer require advance appointments for registration.
https://www.ccfairfield.org/project/thomas-merton-center/

Black Rock Food Pantry
203-610-1222
Saturdays 9:00am- 11:00am
2676 Fairfield Ave, at the corner of King St. and Fairfield Ave.
Registration and ID are required. Individuals and families can shop once every four weeks.

Salvation Army
203-334-0995
Mondays 11am-12pm, Fridays 10am-11am
By appointment. Must complete an intake form at Salvation Army; bring an id to complete the intake form.
Open to all Bridgeport residents.

]]> Librarian Adam Buzzsprout-18140911 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:00:00 -0500 1146 1 10 full false Why Get a Library Card? Why Get a Library Card? Librarians Matthew Blaine & Adam Cleri talk about why you should get a library card: a Bridgeport card gets you access to books, computer use, & online resources, all for free, & those online resources include job searching, tutoring, audiobooks, movies, & much more. Also, we talk about library buildings as free spaces for the public to use.

]]> Librarians Matthew Blaine & Adam Cleri talk about why you should get a library card: a Bridgeport card gets you access to books, computer use, & online resources, all for free, & those online resources include job searching, tutoring, audiobooks, movies, & much more. Also, we talk about library buildings as free spaces for the public to use.

]]> Librarian Adam Buzzsprout-17986416 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:00:00 -0400 1955 1 9 full false Diego, Whynd, & the Block Island Ghost Diego, Whynd, & the Block Island Ghost Author Cat Urbain talks about her middle grade book, Diego, Whynd, & the Block Island Ghost, the story of two pre-teens who get into hijinks (natural & supernatural) on Block Island, an island just off of Long Island. This is the first episode of New Books Network in Bridgeport, all about area authors.

]]> Author Cat Urbain talks about her middle grade book, Diego, Whynd, & the Block Island Ghost, the story of two pre-teens who get into hijinks (natural & supernatural) on Block Island, an island just off of Long Island. This is the first episode of New Books Network in Bridgeport, all about area authors.

]]> Buzzsprout-17637964 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0400 2460 1 1 full false Jasper McLevy: Bridgeport's Socialist Mayor (1933-1957) Jasper McLevy: Bridgeport's Socialist Mayor (1933-1957) You can't tell the history of Bridgeport without Jasper McLevy. Bridgeport's longest serving & only socialist mayor is well known for an incident of not plowing Bridgeport's streets, but his story is one of a lifetime of honest service to the city, in which he takes on and replaced corrupt administrations and political machines.

Author & Fairfield University Professor of Labor & Working-Class History Cecelia Bucki, Librarian & Archivist Jaime Pettit, & Librarian Adam Cleri explore Jasper McLevy, and socialism in Bridgeport & Connecticut.

For more on this topic, listen to Episode 5 of Bridgeport Unmasked (Revolutionary Connecticut by Andy Piascik)

]]> You can't tell the history of Bridgeport without Jasper McLevy. Bridgeport's longest serving & only socialist mayor is well known for an incident of not plowing Bridgeport's streets, but his story is one of a lifetime of honest service to the city, in which he takes on and replaced corrupt administrations and political machines.

Author & Fairfield University Professor of Labor & Working-Class History Cecelia Bucki, Librarian & Archivist Jaime Pettit, & Librarian Adam Cleri explore Jasper McLevy, and socialism in Bridgeport & Connecticut.

For more on this topic, listen to Episode 5 of Bridgeport Unmasked (Revolutionary Connecticut by Andy Piascik)

]]> Librarian Adam Buzzsprout-17118605 Wed, 07 May 2025 16:00:00 -0400 3119 1 7 full false Paugussett Clan Mother Shoran Piper Paugussett Clan Mother Shoran Piper Clan Mother Shoran Piper joins Librarians Kate & Adam to share the past & present of the Paugussetts, whose ancestral lands include Bridgeport & areas of Fairfield County.

]]> Clan Mother Shoran Piper joins Librarians Kate & Adam to share the past & present of the Paugussetts, whose ancestral lands include Bridgeport & areas of Fairfield County.

]]> Librarian Adam Buzzsprout-16527030 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:00:00 -0500 3085 1 6 full false Revolutionary Connecticut Revolutionary Connecticut Andy Piascik & Steve Thornton co-authored a collection of articles about the people's history of Connecticut, gathered in their book, Revolutionary Connecticut. Andy comes to the podcast studio to explore articles about Bridgeport; we talk about strikes, plays, HUAC hearings, Housatonic Community College, & more! 

Get Radical Connecticut at: hardballpress.com, bookshop.org, amazon.com 

 Articles on Bridgeport: bportlibrary.org/hc/grassroots-historians/

]]> Andy Piascik & Steve Thornton co-authored a collection of articles about the people's history of Connecticut, gathered in their book, Revolutionary Connecticut. Andy comes to the podcast studio to explore articles about Bridgeport; we talk about strikes, plays, HUAC hearings, Housatonic Community College, & more! 

Get Radical Connecticut at: hardballpress.com, bookshop.org, amazon.com 

 Articles on Bridgeport: bportlibrary.org/hc/grassroots-historians/

]]> Librarian Adam Buzzsprout-15987340 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0400 3176 1 5 full false The Disquieting Death of Emma Gill The Disquieting Death of Emma Gill In the late 1800s, abortion practitioner Nancy Guilford gets caught up in the death of a patient in Bridgeport, and then flees the country, before being returned to face her trial. Marcia Biederman comes into our podcast studio to talk about late 19th century intrigue, society, & medicine, as in her book, The Disquieting Death of Emma Gill. 

]]> In the late 1800s, abortion practitioner Nancy Guilford gets caught up in the death of a patient in Bridgeport, and then flees the country, before being returned to face her trial. Marcia Biederman comes into our podcast studio to talk about late 19th century intrigue, society, & medicine, as in her book, The Disquieting Death of Emma Gill. 

]]> Librarian Adam Buzzsprout-15722717 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 15:00:00 -0400 3097 1 4 full false Ghosts on Lindley St.?: A Debate Ghosts on Lindley St.?: A Debate In November 1974, bizarre things happened on a house on Lindley St. in Bridgeport—​can they be explained physically, were they the work of ghosts, or did they happen by something else entirely? This debate pits different explanations against each other in one of the Warrens' most famous paranormal investigations.

]]> In November 1974, bizarre things happened on a house on Lindley St. in Bridgeport—​can they be explained physically, were they the work of ghosts, or did they happen by something else entirely? This debate pits different explanations against each other in one of the Warrens' most famous paranormal investigations.

]]> Buzzsprout-15707917 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0400 3775 1 3 full false Bridgeport to Hollywood Bridgeport to Hollywood Bridgeport Public Librarian Adam Cleri hosts talks & interviews on all things about Bridgeport, CT, the Park City!

In this episode, Library Assistant Mike Hawkins joins Librarian Adam to talk about actors (& others involved in cinematography) who were born in Bridgeport: Brian Dennehy, the Mitchums, & the Warrens. Join us for this podcast about those who went from...Bridgeport to Hollywood!

Also, in this episode, we bring up another podcast episode about the 1974 Lindley St. hauntings in Bridgeport. For more about this paranormal investigation, check out this episode of Amazing Tales with Mike Allen, featuring Bridgeport Public Librarian Jaime Pettit.
https://www.amazingtalesct.com/episodes/h55wndcp3wrbbmf-8n8k2

]]> Bridgeport Public Librarian Adam Cleri hosts talks & interviews on all things about Bridgeport, CT, the Park City!

In this episode, Library Assistant Mike Hawkins joins Librarian Adam to talk about actors (& others involved in cinematography) who were born in Bridgeport: Brian Dennehy, the Mitchums, & the Warrens. Join us for this podcast about those who went from...Bridgeport to Hollywood!

Also, in this episode, we bring up another podcast episode about the 1974 Lindley St. hauntings in Bridgeport. For more about this paranormal investigation, check out this episode of Amazing Tales with Mike Allen, featuring Bridgeport Public Librarian Jaime Pettit.
https://www.amazingtalesct.com/episodes/h55wndcp3wrbbmf-8n8k2

]]> Adam Cleri with Michael Hawkins Buzzsprout-15170542 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:00:00 -0400 2532 1 2 full false The Death of James Beardsley The Death of James Beardsley Bridgeport Public Librarian Adam Cleri hosts talks & interviews on all things about Bridgeport, CT, the Park City!

Library Assistant Andre O'Connor joins Librarian Adam Cleri to talk about the murder of James Beardsley, the Bridgeport benefactor who donated over one-hundred acres of land to the city for public use...& was murdered by burglars invading his home. Who were these burglars? It remains a cold case, but...we have some ideas. Hear about this on this podcast about...The Death of Beardsley!

]]> Bridgeport Public Librarian Adam Cleri hosts talks & interviews on all things about Bridgeport, CT, the Park City!

Library Assistant Andre O'Connor joins Librarian Adam Cleri to talk about the murder of James Beardsley, the Bridgeport benefactor who donated over one-hundred acres of land to the city for public use...& was murdered by burglars invading his home. Who were these burglars? It remains a cold case, but...we have some ideas. Hear about this on this podcast about...The Death of Beardsley!

]]> Adam Cleri, Andre O'Connor Buzzsprout-15170186 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:00:00 -0400 1964 1 1 full false