Our library -- a gift from Birdseye Blakeman
Did you know that the Stratford Library really owes its existence to Mr. Birdseye Blakeman?
Blakeman was a wealthy New York businessman who wanted to do something for the town of Stratford, where his ancestors had been among the original English settlers. He had made his fortune as a book publisher.
This 1894 article from the New York Times reported on his gift to the town. Mr. Blakeman seems to have been a modest fellow and did not want the library named after him. 
No comments:
Post a Comment