Southington in the American Revolution
- Philip Thibodeau
- Jul 30
- 1 min read
Today the names 'Sloper' and 'Woodruff' are likely to make you think of roads or places in town. Yet 250 years ago, they were the names of real people who lived in what we now call Southington. As part of this year's America250 celebrations, The Southington Outsider has teamed up with Christina Volpe, curator of the Barnes Museum, to create this short film that focuses on Captain Daniel Sloper, his wife Hannah B. Woodruff, and the small but not insignificant role they played in the American Revolution. Filmed at YMCA Camp Sloper and South End Burying Ground, it offers a rare glimpse into Southington's revolutionary past.
Southington in the American Revolution - A Short Film
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Special thanks goes to Wayne Edwards, who is a member of our Board of Directors and a professor in the Communications, Film and Media Studies Department at the University of New Haven, for working with his students Elisa Broche and Jay Sanders to film and edit this video. Thanks also to John McDonald of CTPhotoPro for sharing the drone footage of South End Cemetery.
