Sep 11, 2011

Q & A: St. Anthony’s Book & Gift ShopBy Tony SpinelliValley.NewHavenIndependent.org

Seymour, CT – Kathleen Conroy-Cass of Seymour is the proprietor of St. Anthony’s Book & Gift Shop at 131 Main St. in downtown Seymour.

It’s one a few brick and mortar Catholic shops left in the area.

Valley Indy: How long have you been open and what made you decide to open a Catholic store in the middle of an antiques district?

Kathleen: I started with $300 worth of rosaries, selling rosaries at churches. We’d do a display at churches after masses on Sunday. I did a Christmas fair here in Seymour at St. Augustine’s in 1999 and someone told me there was a little rental available next to Mr. Rogol’s downtown. There were not a lot of antiques shops then. There were still stores like Seymour Furniture.”

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