Should you be in New York City next week, the Morris Jumel Mansion is offering a pair of Regency workshops: (1) a Regency makeup workshop on Thursday, Aug. 8, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and (2) a Regency dance workshop on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, visit the mansion’s website: http://www.morrisjumel.org.
The Chawton House Library is seeking an experienced professional librarian to join its diverse team following the appointment of the current post holder to a senior library role in Australia. This is a great time to join the charity as it celebrates its 1oth year of operation. It has developed significantly over the last decade, has gained an international reputation and is building on this success with exciting and ambitious plans for the future. For more information, visit http://www.chawtonhouse.org/?page_id=57728
With information provided by Candace O’Connor and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Lois Linn White Wilcox, a long-time member of JASNA St. Louis, died April 26, 2013, of pneumonia and congestive heart failure. Her husband of 31 years who died in 1998, Luman Wilcox, was a strong supporter of her interest … READ ON
In honor of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice’s 200th Anniversary, NBC’s Today Show aired a very nice piece on Jane, marriage, and her time to which she lived. Enjoy! Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
When I asked Bettye Dew what the AGM was like, she told me it was hard to describe. “You’ll see,” she said, mysteriously. And I did: the rousing plenary speakers, excellent breakout sessions, and dozens of women (plus a few men), dressed as Austen characters. An Elizabeth Bennet lookalike … READ ON
