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Civil War Author Talk
Skidompha Library 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesLocal author Amy Truesdell will discuss her new book, From Binghamton to the Battlefield: The Civil War Letters of Rollin B. Truesdell, which traces the Civil War experiences of her great-great-grandfather, an early enlistee in the Union Army. Using the 100+ letters Rollin penned for his family as a guide, Truesdell will share the arc of Rollin’s experience as he transformed ...
Jefferson Navicky. Elizabeth Coatsworth & Kate Barnes: Processing the Literary Archives of Mother & Daughter
Skidompha Library 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesJefferson Navicky. Elizabeth Coatsworth & Kate Barnes: Processing the Literary Archives of Mother & Daughter Location: Skidompha Library Jefferson had the rare good fortune of processing the extensive archival papers of Elizabeth Coatsworth, one of the most accomplished children’s book authors and poets of the mid 20th century, as well as the papers of her daughter, Kate Barnes, Maine’s first ...
Elizabeth Coatsworth at Chimney Farm – Gary Lawless Talk
Skidompha Library 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesGary Lawless: Elizabeth Coatsworth at Chimney Farm Writer Elizabeth Coatsworth penned an estimated 127 total titles while living for decades in an early 19th-century house at lakefront Chimney Farm in Nobleboro. (See the article on her by Laura McCandlish in our Winter 2022 Newletter for additional background.). Join us for an evening with poet, bookstore owner, editor and publisher Gary ...