The first time that a Christmas tree was depicted in print was in the Goudy’s Ladies Book, in 1850. Read more Did you know?
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Book Sale 2022 Debrief
Festival 2022 was a huge success!!! It’s been a few years since the big tent went up, and we picked up where we left off. We welcomed old friends who look forward to this event every year, and they thanked us for returning. The raffle winners are in… Donna Y – the Wine & Chocolate Basket… Read more Book Sale 2022 Debrief
Bookish Bakes
The Book Festival is fast approaching, August the 27th. We will have the Book Sale tent, Children’s tent, Friends of the Library tent, and the Cookie Walk! The Cookie Walk is a win for everyone! For just $5, you can walk from tray to tray and fill a paper bag with cookies, bars, and other… Read more Bookish Bakes
Sarah Hale on Thanksgiving
In her 1827 novel Northwood, Sarah Hale explains that the first Thanksgiving was to celebrate the arrival of a ship from England laden with provisions at a time when the early settlers of Boston were nearly out of food. Read more Sarah Hale on Thanksgiving
Sarah Josepha Hale 1788-1879
Gentle Crusader: New Hampshire’s Sarah Josepha Hale by Judith Freeman Clark Throughout the 19th century, most Americans viewed proponents of equal opportunity for women as lunatics or anarchists bent on destroying polite society. In such a society women were generally tied to domestic responsibilities, and their educational and professional choices were severely limited by virtue… Read more Sarah Josepha Hale 1788-1879
