Behn Book Draft

Cover

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Title

Blank maybe book info

Intro page

It appears you’re referring to Mr. William Behn, a blacksmith based in Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut, during the 1940s and ’50s. He and his wife famously took in a parrot in the fall of 1940—alongside artist Marc Simont—while William worked as a blacksmith with a specialty in “quadrupeds” (likely ornamental or figurative metalwork)  .

Here’s what we know: • Name and job: He’s identified as “Mr. … Behn” (William Behn) and described explicitly as a blacksmith ().

• Location & timeline: Operating in Cornwall Bridge during the 1940s (specifically mentioned in 1940) and likely continued through at least the 1950s.

• Age by 1973: If he was in his 80s around 1973, he would have been born in the late 1880s or early 1890s— consistent with running a blacksmith forge in mid-20th century rural Connecticut.

tell the story

Blank story about wife need her names and if any children.

Talk about how he lived

Talk about how i raised horses and i was interested in how he did his blacksmith work. How we put this project together and who was involved Working in the metal shop starts here

This is me and talk about my project and what I was doing, how I did it and what cameras, ideas, problems, good times