April 12, 2014
GUARDING CAMP, FINDING HOME
Civil War Letters: Faith, Family, Freedom . . . and Blackberry Jam
Local author Katherine Arbon shares the adventures of her great, great grandfather, First Lieutenant Charles Watson in a children’s book entitled GUARDING CAMP, FINDING HOME. She will share excerpts from the 60 letters Watson wrote to his wife as well as her journey in creating a book for children based on two of the letters. Blackberry jam plays an important part in this narrative which combines the past and present in a unique and heart-warming manner. Katherine will begin with a power point presentation and then discuss how the story came about and how you can use a similar concept to share your unique family anecdotes. She will gladly answer questions and will have books to sell.
Further information is available at:
http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2013/jul/24/personal-story-civil-war/