We will be partnering with the Haddonfield Public Library for our next book discussion.
July 19, Tuesday – 7pm at Greenfield Hall, The Women’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote, by Elaine Weiss (2018)
September 20, Tuesday – 7:00 pm at Greenfield Hall, The Secret History of the Jersey Devil, by Brian Regal and Frank Esposito (2018)
Our next book is All That She Carried: The Journal of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles
This poignant story of an enslaved mother’s love for her child is written by noted Harvard Historian Tiya Miles. She uncovers the story behind a sack found in a Nashville flea market in 2007 and later put on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Rose, a slave in South Carolina, gave the sack to her 9 year old daughter Ashley as she was about to be sold, knowing she might never see her again. Rose hoped the items in the sack would help keep Ashley safe. The message on the sack was embroidered by Ashley’s granddaughter, Ruth, in 1921.
NYT Book Review: “In One Modest Cotton Sack, a Remarkable Story of Slavery, Suffering, Love and Survival”
UPDATE: Author Robert Strauss is scheduled to join us for our Book Club discussion on May 18!
The Historical Society’s Book Club will hold its next virtual discussion on Tuesday May 18 at 7 pm. We’ll be discussing John Marshall: The Final Founder, by Haddonfield author Robert Strauss.
(Robert will also be talking about his new book at an April 6 virtual event with the Haddonfield Public Library. You can learn more and register for that event by clicking here.)
John Marshall: The Final Founder explores Marshall’s life and work as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, arguing that he deserves to be counted among the nation’s “Founding Fathers.”
As always, all are welcome to join us for the May 18 discussion, even if you haven’t finished the book. The Book Club discussion will be held as a Zoom video chat. If you’re interested in joining us, please RSVP to [email protected] and we’ll send you the Zoom link (and some basic instructions) the day of the chat.
The Historical Society’s Book Club will hold its next virtual discussion on Tuesday March 23 at 7 pm.
We’ll be discussing The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz, by Erik Larson. The book is a detailed account of Winston Churchill’s first year as prime minister of the United Kingdom, including during the German bombing campaign known as the Blitz.
As always, all are welcome to join us for the discussion, even if you haven’t finished the book.
The Book Club discussion will be held as a Zoom.us video chat. If you’re interested in joining us, please RSVP to [email protected] and we’ll send you the Zoom link (and some basic instructions) the day of the chat.