Name: The British Invasion of New Haven, 1779
Start: 2026-08-25T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Hagaman Memorial Library

Hagaman Memorial Library

Reference Librarian Chris Hemingway will lead a discussion on The British Invasion of New Haven, 1779 by Charles Hervey Townshend. Drop-ins welcome!

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New Haven County

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Hartford Metropolitan Area

East Haven

Connecticut

The British Invasion of New Haven, 1779

Reference Librarian Chris Hemingway will lead a discussion on The British Invasion of New Haven, 1779 by Charles Hervey...

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Nora Toomey is a Writer and Clinical Herbalist. She has an MFA in poetry from California College of the Arts, and a Clinical Herbalist Certification from the Berkeley Herbal Center. In 2020, Nora co-founded the plant and sound wellness company, Flower &amp; Frequency while developing her private practice and herbal product line, True Bloom. She has enjoyed volunteering with the People’s Medicine Project, working at the Berkeley Herbal Center’s Community Clinic, writing for the Herbal Academy, and developing herbal programming for public libraries and senior centers across CT, NY, MA, and RI. 
This program is free and open to everyone. Registration is required. Please RSVP by calling the library at 203-468-3890 or send an email to Cynthia, Community Services Librarian at: <a href="mailto:cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org" target="_blank">cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org</a>.&nbsp;
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