Harriet Tubman portrayal moves Derby Historical Society at annual tea

Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti waits to perform her one-woman history program, portraying Harriet Tubman for the Derby Historical Society's 21st Annual Silver Tea Monday. Peter Hvizdak/Register

By Patricia Villers
Register Staff
ANSONIA — Harriet Tubman’s work as a spy, a scout, and a nurse in the Civil War came to life Monday at John J. Sullivan’s restaurant, thanks to historical character actor Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti.
The presentation was part of the Derby Historical Society’s 21st annual Silver Tea, a major fundraiser for the Ansonia-based Society. More than 150 people attended.
Jack Walsh, president of the Society’s Board of Directors, said with the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the directors “thought this would be an appropriate program.”

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