This song, Alice Ramsdell, by Sally Rogers is about a woman who became the first person in the history of dam building in New England to fight the Army Corps and win. An active and eccentric citizen of Thompson, hers was the last home standing in the way of the West Thompson dam project. The house still stands today.© 1998 Sally Rogers, Thrushwood Press Publishing, BMI, Hill Tunes-Mill Tunes

Connecticut's 1997 State Troubadour, Sally Rogers, developed an innovative project to enhance the teaching curriculum by integrating arts with the humanities in the classroom. The 24 songs on this CD engage, enlighten and entertain people of all ages while communicating some of the great stories of The Last Green Valley. Rogers used oral histories, historic documents, and writings as sources for the lyrics of 15 of 24 songs. Through an artist-in-residence program, she enthused fourth grade classes from 3 area schools, who learned history through an artistic process that produced an additional 9 songs for the CD recording.

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