In 2013, at the urging of a historian, Baltimore resident Susan Fisher Sullam uncovered hundreds of pages of top secret and classified files that had belonged to her late father. A member of General Eisenhower’s staff, Joel Fisher had kept these memos and papers detailing the final, harrowing months of his service during World War II. When pieced together, these documents chronicled how Americans located and secured billions of dollars’ worth of gold, silver, and currency plundered by the Nazis from the treasuries of occupied Europe. It was a story Joel Fisher never shared with his daughter and one that she discovered in her basement 16 years after his death.
On Saturday, November 22nd, join us as Susan Fisher Sullam tells this incredible story of plundered valuables, top secret documents, and one of the greatest treasure hunts in history. This program is free of charge and open to all. 1 pm at the Kent County Public Library, Chestertown Branch.
Susan Fisher Sullam spent her career in journalism and politics. She worked as a journalist for 10 years in Washington, DC before serving as Communications Director for Ben Cardin from 1987-2013.
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