Soup with Dick & Jane – November 20, 2023 at Noon

We have invited Cindy Russell from Newark to share the story of the Dick and Jane reading books at our November 20 meeting.  Our program that day will include a FREE luncheon with several choices of homemade soups served at Noon.  Following lunch (around 1 PM), Cindy will present her program.  It will be held at the Lodge in Ginegaw Park, Penfield Road, Walworth and it is FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC.

Describing her program Cindy said:  “Dick, Jane, their family, friends and pets were part of growing up for over 85 million people who learned to read from the 1930s through the 1960s. They remain just about the only characters in the history of American primary education whose names have become household words. The primers that made these characters familiar to almost everyone have come to represent mid-century American culture, as well as collectors’ items. The program will be a nostalgic look at the history of these classic readers through the years, illustrated through the presenter’s collection of original books from the first published Dick and Jane primer in 1930 to the last multi-ethnic edition in 1965.”

Thanks to the 42 people who attended and to all of those who made the delicious soups and desserts.  A special thank you to Liz Bavis, who chaired and organized the event.