On Monday, May 19, 2008 award winning author and historian, Janie Lynn Panagopoulos, will be meeting with students in grades K – 6 at Bertha Vos Elementary School to share historical information gleaned while writing her books as well as tips on the writing process. Ms. Panagopoulos will be meeting with students in the school library throughout the school day.
Ms. Panagopoulos has worked in the field of historical research, interpretation, and writing for thirty-two years. During her historical research, she has canoed over 3,800 miles on the Great Lakes and along the Canadian waterways, studied and lived with traditional Native Americans, followed the Erie Canal from Albany to Buffalo, researched lumber and mining camps, participated in archaeological digs, and continues to travel the trails of history and exploration in North America and Europe in search of our American roots.
Please contact Anne Mann at 933-6426 for further information.