For me, the Open House was an opportunity to meet – in person, for the first time – some of the fine people who I have traded many emails with over the many months while they helped me with research for my blog.
In this case, I had a chance to meet the authors of Lorain: The Real Postcards of Willis Leiter – Albert Doane, Bill Jackson, Paula Shorf, Matthew Weisman and Bruce Leiter Waterhouse, Jr. – who were busy signing copies of their book. They seemed to be doing a brisk business, so apparently the book has been a big success.
(They autographed my book, even though it was a (ahem) freebie advance copy made available for promotional purposes.)
Anyway, these are exciting times for the Lorain Historical Society with the upcoming move of the archives and many of the artifacts to the former Carnegie Library.
It's a great time to join if you're not a member already. Here's the link to the Society's website.
The authors busy signing books: (from left to right) Bruce Leiter Waterhouse, Jr., Matthew Weisman, Bill Jackson, Albert Doane and Paula Shorf |
2 comments:
Hi Dan,
It was wonderful to finally be able to meet you... Thank you for all the help you gave in announcing the book and bringing an awareness to the community of the photographer, Willis A. Leiter... I love your blog and look forward to reading it for many years to come...
Thanks, Paula! And I'm looking forward to more Leiter books from you and the team! (Guess I'd better schedule another week-long LeiterPalooza on the blog!)
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