Don Lindgren BIO Don Lindgren is an antiquarian bookseller focused on printed and manuscript cookery. His bookselling business, Rabelais Inc., acquires, researches, and sells rare books, manuscripts, ephemera, and other materials related to culinary history. Clients for books and for services such as appraisals and collection development include private collectors, food professionals, and research institutions… Read More »The American Community Cookbook: Eccentric and Yet Powerful

Speaker: Helen Zoe Veit, Michigan State University SPEAKER’S BIO Helen Zoe Veit is a historian of American food specializing in the 19th and 20th centuries. An associate professor of history at Michigan State University, she is the author of the forthcoming book, Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History and Why It… Read More »How American Children Became the Pickiest Eaters in History

Speaker: Kim Prothro Williams Washington, D.C. (Members will receive a link and passcode.)   TALK DESCRIPTION Lost Farms and Estates of Washington, D.C. will highlight the transformation of the rural landscape and history of the District of Columbia from before its establishment as the nation’s capital in the late 18th century until the last farm… Read More »Lost Farms and Estates of Washington, D.C.