Amelia Earhart’s Wedding Anniversary February 7th
Earhart married Putnam in 1931 in Noank,
Connecticut
Mystic, CT— Mystic
Seafarer’s Trail, the latest
book by Mystic author, Lisa Saunders, includes little-known details
about Amelia Earhart’s wedding in Noank, Connecticut, on February 7, 1931.
Saunders’ research included interviewing the grandson of the judge who
performed the ceremony.
Most accounts of Amelia Earhart's life
barely mention her wedding, except to say she got married—reluctantly. The 2009
movie "Amelia," starring Hilary Swank, shows her getting married
outside, despite the early February date.
Excerpt from Mystic Seafarer’s Trail:
Mary Anderson, Curator of the Noank Historical Society, confirmed what my breakfast companion Barbara told me—that Earhart was secretly married in a simple civil ceremony in the square, flat-roofed house I found on Church Street. Learning I was including this information in a book about the area, Mary said, "You tell everybody that the wedding scene portrayed in the movie [Amelia] is inaccurate. My husband's grandfather, the Groton probate judge, performed the ceremony, and my father-in-law, Robert Anderson, a young Noank lawyer at the time, attended as a witness. When the judge congratulated her after the ceremony, calling her Mrs. Putnam, she replied, 'Please sir, I prefer Miss Earhart.'"
Excerpt from Mystic Seafarer’s Trail:
Mary Anderson, Curator of the Noank Historical Society, confirmed what my breakfast companion Barbara told me—that Earhart was secretly married in a simple civil ceremony in the square, flat-roofed house I found on Church Street. Learning I was including this information in a book about the area, Mary said, "You tell everybody that the wedding scene portrayed in the movie [Amelia] is inaccurate. My husband's grandfather, the Groton probate judge, performed the ceremony, and my father-in-law, Robert Anderson, a young Noank lawyer at the time, attended as a witness. When the judge congratulated her after the ceremony, calling her Mrs. Putnam, she replied, 'Please sir, I prefer Miss Earhart.'"
About the Author:
Lisa Saunders is a speaker and award-winning writer living in Mystic,
Connecticut, with her husband and beagle/basset hound. A graduate of Cornell
University, she works as a part-time history interpreter at Mystic Seaport and
is a member of the Mystic River Historical Society. Her other books include EVER
TRUE: A Union Private and His Wife (published by Heritage
Books) and Anything But a Dog! The perfect pet for a girl with congenital
CMV (published by Unlimited Publishing LLC).
For more information about Lisa,
visit www.authorlisasaunders.com
or write to saundersbooks@aol.com
Mystic
Seafarer’s Trail is available as a soft cover in Mystic area shops
and as an e-book through: www.amazon.com/author/lisasaunders (Media may contact Saunders directly for a review
copy.)
Book Details:
Subtitle: Secrets behind the 7 Wonders, Titanic's
Shoes, Captain Sisson's Gold, and Amelia Earhart's Wedding
Authored by
Lisa Saunders
Publisher:
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (October 29, 2012)
Softcover Price:
$ 12.95
ISBN-13:
978-1480085848; ISBN-10: 1480085847
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