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Chester's History Comes Alive On YouTube

A six-minute film about the history of shipbuilding in Chester.

CHESTER, CT — According to a recent Facebook post by the Chester Historical Society, Donald Perreault - Valley Regional High School History Department chair and Chester native - has started a new short film series for the Chester Historical Society. He's calling it "Treasures from the Collection." The first one has just been uploaded to the YouTube channel. At 6 minutes long, it is a short glimpse of shipbuilding in Chester.

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