Woven Through The Sweetgrass: Community Read Finale
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Location
Keene Public Library
60 Winter St., Keene, NH
Organized by My Keene Now
Categories
- Community gatherings
- Keene
About this event
In 1880, Israel and Mary Sadoques made a daring journey: they traveled down the Connecticut River by canoe with their young children, leaving the Odanak Reserve in Quebec to build a new life in Keene. Over the generations, their family flourished, producing local business owners, a nun, and two of the first Native American registered nurses in the United States. Join us for a special Native American Heritage Month event with Joyce Heywood, great-granddaughter of Israel and Mary. Joyce and her sister, Margaret Perillo, edited and published these remarkable family memories—originally written by their mother, Claudia Chicklas—in the book *Woven Through the Sweetgrass*. Joyce will share these cherished stories, show beautiful family heirlooms, and answer your questions. Registrations appreciated. Participate in this Community Read of *Woven Through the Sweetgrass* by picking up your free copy to keep or share with others. Books available at the library starting September 1 while supplies last. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Keene Public Library, City of Keene Human Rights Committee, Savings Bank of Walpole and Historical Society of Cheshire County.