Don’t miss your chance to see Abby Locke’s diary come alive! The Memorial Hall Library and the Andover Historical Society present a special performance by Andover High School’s Maggie Casto (as Abby Locke), and narrated by Jane Dietzel-Cairns.
Abby Locke’s Splendid Days:
A Teenager’s Diary in 1860s Andover
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Tuesday, April 5, 7:00 pm
Memorial Hall Library, 2 North Main Street
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2011 marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, but also the 150th anniversary of the arrival in Andover of the Locke family – including their lively 10 year old Abby. This theatrical presentation of Abby Locke’s diary entries (begun when she was 14 years old) will give the audience a fresh perspective on the daily life of a teenage girl during the Civil War era. Andover in the mid 1800s was a strict and conservative town — “no cards, no dancing, or any other sport” said Abby — , but times were changing and the Lockes were among those in town who were more tolerant and cosmopolitan in their attitudes. In addition to her weekly routine of school, church and household chores, Abby’s diary describes the social activities, the clothes and, of course, the boys that fill her “splendid days.”
This program is funded in part by a grant from the Andover Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
