Book Event: Saving Our Shore

Thursday, June 18
5:30 PM
First Congregational Church on the Green

We are pleased to invite you to a special meeting of the Land Trust to introduce a remarkable new book by Land Trust founder Steve Hildrich.

Steve’s book, Saving Our Shore – West Haven’s 40-Year Struggle to Keep the Savin Rock Shore Public: A Documentary History, is a 450-plus-page collection of more than 230 historical documents, including newspaper articles, letters, court decisions, and other materials chronicling the effort to preserve public access to West Haven’s shoreline.

The book includes a 13-page historical summary that was previously published in Dan Shine’s History Corner in the West Haven Voice, as well as material documenting the early history of the Land Trust of West Haven, which Steve founded in 1991.

A limited number of printed copies are being produced and distributed to local organizations, including the Land Trust, the City of West Haven, the West Haven Historical Society, and the West Haven Public Library. Digital versions will also be made available through the Land Trust, the First Congregational Church, and the Historical Society, with plans to make the book available through Amazon.