Quincy 400: Hikes Through History

Have you ever wandered through the woods and wondered who had been there before you? In Massachusetts, many parks and trails have been carved out of historical sites. Author Alison O’Leary, an award-winning journalist and coauthor of the Appalachian Mountain Club’s guidebook, Best Day Hikes Near Boston, shares her favorites through this hour-long program. Using maps and historic photos, she describes several day trip destinations with historical significance and interesting features. Special effort is made to include varying levels of difficulty (flat and easy to steep and challenging) and variety of scenery.

These sites include:
• A former rubber factory overlooked in the woods;
• Contributions of the Roosevelt-era Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC);
• Tales of interesting local residents;
• Sites of former grand estates (and tales of the owners).
A book signing follows the program, which is free and open to all.

Alison O’Leary is a frequent speaker at Massachusetts libraries on New England history, hiking, culture, and World War II topics. She is a former Boston Globe contributor and magazine editor. She won the Silver Charlie Award from the Florida Magazine Association for history writing.

For more information see www.alisonoleary.com.

This program is made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library.

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