Welcome spring by joining librarian, archivist, and educator Amy E. Dawson for a discussion of a collection of rare herbals and guidebooks owned by The Herb Society of America, located in Kirtland, Ohio. Learn more about The Society, which is dedicated to promoting the knowledge, use, and delight of herbs through educational programs, research, and sharing the expertise of its members with the community. Dawson has worked at appraising and describing archival collections and completed rare book cataloging projects for organizations such as The Rowfant Club, The Golden Group, Library Cataloging Solutions, and the Herb Society of America. She is the former Special Projects Coordinator of the Special Collections Department of the Cleveland Public Library.

Zoom link will be provided before the event. Non-members please email Freddy@logan.com for the link.

Image: Plate 8, from Romance of Nature, by Louise Anne Twamley, 1836.