Episode 1: Storrs, Gold, and a Grass Farmer​

Tue, 26 Jan 2016 22:08:18 +0000
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Two brothers make a donation, a school is set up, and students move rocks.

The Story of Storrs takes events in the history of the University of Connecticut and brings them to life through original documents and interviews with experts. We tell the UConn stories you haven’t heard.

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Guests

Bruce Stave – Emeritus history professor at UConn and author of “Red Brick in the Land of Steady Habits”

Dennis Pierce – UConn Executive Director of Dining Services

Betsy Pittman – University Archivist at the Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center

Music

Kevin MacLeod – Faster Does It

Broke For Free – Something Elated

Kevin MacLeod – Long Stroll

Twin Musicom – Gimme Five

Huma-Huma – Cielo

John Kirsch – Morning Stroll

John Kirsch – Rural Stride

Silent Partner – Standing Here