ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY BOOK
Posted by D'Arcy Amburn on June 16th, 2009
The book this year for the Winchester, Frederick and Clarke One Book One Community read is “See You In A Hundred Years”. The book is a true story and is an easy read-you don’t want to miss reading this one!. A great choice for this year’s read! Events of interest will be held throughout the year. Watch for when, what and where the events will be.
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Re: ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY BOOK in Winchester, Frederick County, and Clarke County, Virginia
I agree with Amburn. “See You in a Hundred Years” is a wonderful story about a couple who are barely surviving the crazy pace of New York City with their toddler son and decide to simplify their lives by moving to the Shenandoah Valley and living for a year as if it were 1900. They had to reinvent their lives, and simple down. Magazine writer Logan Ward tells the story through the journal he kept. The honesty that comes through his writing perhaps comes from having first “journaled” the experiences at the time they happened.
Among the activities for this book choice this year are two writing workshops. Everyone is welcome, but you need to register first.
Journal Writing Workshop, Tues., July 7, 7-9 p.m. and Sat., July 11, 10-noon at Bowman Library in Stephens City, VA
Blog Writing Workshop, Sat., Aug. 22, 10-noon and Sat., Aug. 29, 10-noon at Bowman Library in Stephens City, VA.
Martha Woodroof, WMRA (NPR) radio in Harrisonburg, is conducting the workshops.
Register at kparker@hrl.lib.state.va.us or call 540-662-9041 x28. Hope to see you all.
Kate Parker, Development Officer
Handley Regional Library
I enjoyed this book. My parents grew up in the time period that the Ward family “moved” into. When everyone lived in the same manner (no electricity, no indoor plumbing, etc.), knowledge was passed on from generation to generation about planting gardens, taking care of livestock, and all the other wisdoms necessary to survive.
Learning to work together as part of the community was one of the big lessons that the Ward family discovered during their year in “1902.” My parents have always stressed that we should help neighbors, because the rule of the land when they grew up was “help for help back.” Many jobs were too big for one family to manage, such as butchering or harvesting. Helping your neighbor shuck their year’s supply of corn would obligate them to help shuck your corn, and getting together for a mutual task made any job more fun.
I highly recommend this book to readers of any age and invite them to participate in the One Book One Community programs focusing on the book and its themes.
Such stories recall days when neighbor helping neighbor was the norm. The work drew people closer together, made projects such as local road building, crop harvesting, and rearing buildings possible.
Well done.
Rusty