The story of Belle Arnold Sleeper will be presented at the Berlin Senior Center on Saturday, February 15th at 1:00 p.m. This program, sponsored by the Berlin Area Historical Society, will also introduce the women in Such Anxious Hours. Copies of my book will be available for purchase. The Center is located at 142 Water… Continue reading Berlin’s Belle
Mary Burwell and Belle Arnold Sleeper, the two women featured in the last chapter of Such Anxious Hours, had much in common. Both young women married during the war and after their marriages said farewell to their husbands as they left for the battlefield. However, their experiences also differed greatly. Mary Burwell had the comfort… Continue reading The Agony of Young Brides: Mary Burwell and Belle Arnold Sleeper