A Strict but Happy Family
As for her mother, historical records only state that she was “musical.” With an older brother (Paul) and a younger brother (Phil), Connie was the only girl and middle child. The Converse family moved to Concord, the state capital, after Mr. Converse left his church to direct the state chapter of the Anti-Saloon League, which was the lobbying organization that fought to keep prohibition alive.
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The Converse family actually liked each other, and typically spent family time doing artistic things. “We would sometimes read Shakespeare as a family,” Phil, a retired sociology professor in his 80s, said. Since Connie’s disappearance and Paul’s death (from cancer), Phil is the last surviving member of the family.