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Hannah Packard James
Hannah Packard James (September 5, 1835 – April 20, 1903) was an American librarian, a founder of the Pennsylvania Library Association and helped to create the American Library Association. Biography Hannah Packard James was born on September 5, 1835, in Scituate, Massachusetts, South Scituate, Massachusetts, now known as Norwell, Massachusetts, Norwell. She was strongly influenced by her father, William James, who was the biggest landowner in the area.Lear, Bernadette, YANKEE LIBRARIAN IN THE DIAMOND CITY: HANNAH PACKARD JAMES, THE OSTERHOUT FREE LIBRARY OF WILKES-BARRE, AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY MOVEMENT IN PENNSYLVANIA. Pennsylvania history: a journal of mid-Atlantic studies, vol. 78, no. 2, 2011 https://journals.psu.edu/phj/article/view/60290 James studied in a district school at Norwell. During her childhood, she showed a keen interest for books, and compiled her own catalog. Her training at the Boston Athenæum helped her to become a librarian at the Newton Free Library, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scituate, Massachusetts
Scituate () is a seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on the South Shore, midway between Boston and Plymouth. The population was 19,063 at the 2020 census. History The Wampanoag and their neighbors have inhabited the lands Scituate now stands on for thousands of years. The name Scituate is derived from " satuit", the Wampanoag term for cold brook, which refers to a brook that runs to the inner harbor of the town. In 1710, several European colonizers emigrated to Rhode Island and founded Scituate, Rhode Island, naming it after their previous hometown. European colonization brought a group of people from Plymouth about 1627, who were joined by colonizers from the county of Kent in England. They were initially governed by the General Court of Plymouth, but on October 5, 1636, the town incorporated as a separate entity. The Williams-Barker House, which still remains near the harbor, was built in 1634. Twelve homes and a sawmill were destroyed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
