Mollee Kruger, poet, journalist, and memorialist, was born in Bel Air on March 28, 1929. She lived with her family over their shoe store on Main Street. Her book The Cobbler’s Last recounts her life here during the Great Depression and World War II. While still in high school, Mollee wrote for one of the local newspapers, receiving the grand sum of five cents per column inch for her copy. After graduating from the University of Maryland, Mollee became an internationally recognized, award-winning writer noted for her humor and wisdom, writing TV and radio scripts, several poetry collections, essays, and columns for the Washington Post, the Baltimore Sun, and numerous other publications. Her career as a novelist didn’t begin until she was 86. Since then, she has published eleven more books.
Join Executive Director Christine Potts on Tuesday, October 13 at 12:30 pm for a book talk. Discuss the book with others who read it and watch segments from an interview with the author herself. Commence on a walking tour of downtown Bel Air and experience the setting of The Cobbler’s Last! Please visit harfordhistory.org for more information.