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The Mystery of the Dress— NM Historical Society talk

The New Milford Historical Society & Museum presents

The Mystery of the Dress

The Cat Woman of Gaylordsville

with local author Ron J. Suresha

Ron Suresha, author, with dress of Florence Chandler Maybrick, at New Milford Historical Society

A multimedia presentation revealing important recent research into the fascinating life story of the mysterious Cat Woman of Gaylordsville, Florence Chandler Maybrick, and the Victorian scandal of infidelity, murder, and injustice at the time of Jack the Ripper.

The talk will coincide with the opening of a mini-exhibit featuring Florence’s famous black Spanish lace dress, and other newly unearthed, never-before-seen artifacts!

at The Museum, 6 Aspetuck Avenue, New Milford, CT 06776

Cost: $5.00 ~ Members: FREE

www.nmhistorical.org

(860) 354-3069

Published by Ron Suresha

Ron Jackson Suresha is an editor, anthologist, and writer. He is considered an authority on emergent queer masculinities, in particular the subcultures of gay and bi male Bears and of male bisexuality. For Ron's service to the bear community, he was named "Bear of the Year" 2008. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Suresha attended the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, 1976-8), where he studied creative writing, and Vista College (Berkeley, Cal., 1989-92), where he studied American Sign Language. For more than two decades, he has worked as a freelance proofreader for trade book publishers such as Shambhala Publications. He was married in October 2004 to Rocco Russo. He is also a licensed Justice of the Peace in Connecticut, an ordained minister, ULC, and a member of the New London Green Party. Nonfiction works include Bears on Bears: Interviews & Discussions; Bi Men: Coming Out (coeditor, with Pete Chvany); Bisexual Perspectives on the Life and Work of Alfred C. Kinsey (editor). His latest book is The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah Nasruddin: Stories, jests, and donkey tales of the beloved Persian folk hero, published by Lethe Press.