| JG Whittier Holiday Open House 2012 |
EVENTS DECEMBER 8 & 14Guests will be welcomed on December 8 by lovely strains of seasonal music and former Mayor Nicholas J. Costello will welcome neighbors and friends to
Annual Community Holiday Open House
SATURDAY, December 8, 2012, 2-4 pm at the home of our renowned poet, John Greenleaf Whittier, 86 Friend Street, Amesbury, a National Historic Site, and one of “Amesbury’s Treasures.”
The gift shop will be open to provide visitors with an opportunity to make special purchases for students, children and
Visit our online gift shop at www.whittierhome.org as well, however please note that more selections are available which are not on line such as our DVD’s including an outstanding biography on JGW by local videographer, Philip Re, and “Snowbound,” read by Gus Reusch, curator of the Haverhill birthplace.
Whittier’s 205thBirthday Celebration at Ristorante Molise
Friday, December 14, at noon in Market Square, Amesbury
Come celebrate
Please call WHA at 978-388-1337 or mail reservations to WHA, PO 632,
For over 100 years the home/museum, the Whittier Home Association has been steward of this historic site, maintaining the property and collections and striving to educate others about the life, legacy and works of this amazing and inspirational man of principal who was pivotal in the Antislavery movement, which culminated in the Emancipation Proclamation His close association with other leaders in the Abolition Movement such as William Lloyd Garrison, Newburyport, US Senator Charles Sumner, and, of course, President Abraham Lincoln made such a difference. “As they say, all things old are new again and that is good news for our country” notes President Cynthia Costello.
President and Board of Directors: Harriett Gould, Annie Tunstall, Rita Mullis, Dawn Bennett, Geri Berry, Margaret Nichols, Hope Cole, Sue Curry, Chris Bryant, Ann Olmstead, Paula McPartland,, Mary Williamson and, Patricia Grenier all wish you and yours a blessed and joy-filled Holiday Season with sincere hopes for Peace in 20123
“A little smile, a word of cheer, A bit of love from someone near,
A little gift from one held dear, Best wishes for the coming year...
These make a Merry Christmas!”
--- John Greenleaf Whittier