WSPA Annual Meeting followed by:
"Between Advocacy and Gracious Living: A History of the White Mountain Garden Club"
August 22 6:00 pm WSPA Annual Meeting followed by:
History of the White Mountain Garden Club by Cecilia Blewer
Did you know that it was Midwestern families who were the majority of the “Summer Colony” of this region a century ago?
Indeed, they were actively recruited to buy farms and keep them operational by an agent of the governor himself. Their New Hampshire activities were regularly reported in The Chicago Tribune.
As the White Mountain Garden Club celebrates its centennial year, the club’s historian examines its ten decades as a window into the social history of “The Summer Colony.”
Cecilia Blewer will explain how the work of the club changed and adapted in accordance with its challenges, membership, and resources.
Reconstructing the club’s history through its remaining records, newspaper articles, other published materials, and interviews, Cecilia has led a group effort to recover the club’s history, which has proven to be surprisingly rich.
Cecilia Blewer
Cecilia Blewer is a fourth-generation member of the White Mountain Garden Club with an active interest in family history, gardening, and conservation. She received her B.A. in history from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Divinity from Yale.
She has studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Lebanese American University and American University in Beirut and is active in the Presbyterian Church USA’s advocacy on the Middle East, especially on the issue of sanctions. She divides her time between Sugar Hill, New York City, and Beirut.
This evening's program is sponsored by the White Mountain Garden Club.