We call it “Memento Mori,” that tree-shaded hill of grave markers visible behind a dark picket fence and Egyptian Revival gate with its papyrus columns. Thousands pass it daily in their ...
Join us at Porter Memorial Hall on Sunday, October 21st at 3:00 pm for an exciting program featuring Farmington’s own Paul Kix, author of the New York Times critically acclaimed book The Saboteur, and Thomas Bissell, son of Richard M. Bissell, Jr., former Deputy Director of the CIA, discussing clandestine operations during World War II. Thomas, who grew up in Farmington, will draw from his father’s memoir, Reflections of a Cold Warrior: From Yalta to the Bay of Pigs. Refreshments will be served.