Annabelle Vandersloop is a munitions magnate widow and militant arts and crafter who appears in "The Legend of Merle McQuoddy". Her husband died when a stray Fourth of July firecracker ignited his factory. Two things helped her get over his death. First, she joined a widow's group at the Papen County Historical Society and made a diorama of her husband's factory, complete with glittery explosion. Through this group she also met Nora McQuoddy whose husband was lost at sea and presumed dead for many years. Annabelle was sentenced to 30 years in jail.