The Kodiak Arts Council presented a Valentine gift to the community with the presentation of âLetters Aloud,â a reading of love letters written by well-known people.
There was a missing correspondence in the play: love letters between Helen Keller â a famous writer who was deaf, blind and mute â and Frederick Stanton Elder, a man who proposed to her.
The author of âLetters Aloudâ didnât have access to those letters, but Kodiak Island resident Kyle Crowe does. Elder was his great grandfather, who was a widower when he proposed to Keller.Â
Croweâs treasure trove of letters provides intriguing insights into both Elder and Keller as they discuss religion, politics and their mutual admiration.