children's books – The Ticknor Society

Visit to the Lewis Carroll collection of Alan & Alison Tannenbaum

September 24, 2022, 2 pm, Tannenbaum home On Saturday, September 24th, Ticknorites visited the home of Alan and Alison Tannenbaum to learn about their incredible Lewis Carroll collection. Alan delivered a presentation on the history of the four Alice books, showing related items from his collection along the way, and all the while, we were surrounded by…

A Booklover’s Day Trip to Portsmouth, NH

August 28, 2022, Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth Historical Society, and the Rundlet-May House Eleven Ticknor members enjoyed a beautiful summer day in Portsmouth, NH, visiting three bookish sites and learning more about the city’s fascinating history. Tom Hardiman started the festivities at the Portsmouth Athenaeum, where he introduced us to the Athenaeum in its past and present forms…

Paper Stories, Layered Dreams: The Art of Ekua Holmes

January 8, 2022, 2 PM, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Meghan Melvin, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Curator of Design welcomed Ticknorites to the MFA for an in-person look at the book illustrations of Ekua Holmes. A lifelong resident of Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood, Ekua Holmes (b. 1955) is an artist and community activist whose…