Things to know for Friday Today is Friday, November 9 and here’s what else you need to know for Veterans Day weekend… 1:00PM Friday Films at the North End Library: Pre-Code Hollywood. Stop by the North End Library at 25 Parmenter Street for their Friday film series featuring Pre-Code Hollywood films, see additional details here. Read More…
Recently I’ve researched and written a book about a group of immigrants to America in the 1840s and 1850s. Getting to Grand Prairie: One Hundred Londoners and Their Quest for Land in Frontier Illinois will appear this summer. It tells a true story of the farming community I grew up in. I’m preparing the book’s Read More…
Friends of the North End Branch Library held a successful fundraiser this week celebrating recent successes at the neighborhood library. Dozens of enthusiastic supporters gathered at Ristorante Lucia on Hanover Street. Leading the Friends group are President Chris Sabbey, Vice President Jean Casale, Treasurer Judith Ives and Secretary John Merry. The North End branch has a Read More…
