Events
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Date: September 16, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
Past the Cemetery Gate presented by Brenda Sullivan
“Past the Cemetery Gate” is a 60 minute presentation where we learn to ‘read’ the cemetery for clues and information. Using both direct observation and deductive reasoning from objects such as the writing, art, geology and the cemetery landscape, much new insight can be revealed. That new insight can answer questions, create new inquiries and open doors for further detective work. Many use the cemetery as a cursory resource for learning, genealogy or entertainment, some haven’t tapped it at all. This program will get guests looking at these spaces, both old and new, as a valuable resource for their data collection activities.
Date: September 09, 2023
Time: 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Bridging Your Past and Future
Bridging Your Past and Future: Creating Powerful Personal Stories (Middlesex)
Presented by Melissa Ann Kitchen
Since losing her parents at a young age, Melissa has placed more importance on preserving her family history and ties to the past. She and her siblings struggled to find many details of their past and longed for stories told in their parents' own words. Melissa believes the Russian proverb, “You live as long as you are remembered,” and so, as a mom, she decided to do a better job building the bridge between generations for her children by documenting family stories to pass along to her future generations.
Date: September 05, 2023
Time: 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Meet the Ganguli family, new arrivals from Calcutta, trying their best to become Americans even as they pine for home. The name they bestow on their firstborn, Gogol, betrays all the conflicts of honoring tradition in a new world—conflicts that will haunt Gogol on his own winding path through divided loyalties, comic detours, and wrenching love affairs.
In The Namesake, the Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri brilliantly illuminates the immigrant experience and the tangled ties between generations. (Amazon Review)