Join Loretta and Susan, the Two Nerdy History Girls, as they discuss the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. They are so knowledgeable about the everyday lives of people who lived through this era as well as how war could upend those lives. They are here to answer all of our burning questions about the 250th. How do they do their research, how much of it comes out of their visits to Colonial Williamsburg, and how do they incorporate their knowledge into their writing? We can't wait for what we know is going to be a fascinating conversation between these two friends and researchers.

About the Presenter:

Loretta Chase has worked in academe, retail, and the visual arts, as well as on the streets—as a meter maid—and in video, as a scriptwriter. She might have developed an excitingly checkered career had her spouse not nagged her into writing fiction. Her bestselling historical romances, set in the Regency and Romantic eras of the early nineteenth century, have won a number of awards, including the Romance Writers of America’s RITA® and Vivian®. For more about her past, her books, and what she does and doesn’t do on social media, please visit her website.

Susan Holloway Scott is the author of over fifty historical novels and novellas. Her bestselling books have received numerous awards and honors, and with more than four million copies of her books in print, she has been published in nineteen foreign countries around the world. She has also written under the pseudonyms Isabella Bradford and Miranda Jarrett. Susan is a graduate of Brown University, and lives with her family in a book-filled house outside of Philadelphia, PA.

This program is presented in collaboration with the Ashland Library and is in partnership with a multitude of MA & NH libraries.

Virtual registration required. Register HERE. Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4917727266755/WN_zxbZfj6KTk2_2xwQXKXN9A#/registration

This is part of our America 250 programming series.