Invite Sandra to Lecture or Sign Books
Sandra is available to present lecture/slide shows to your
club, library, school, or organization. The standard length is
one hour. Choose from one of her programs or make a special
request. If your group wants it, she will probably do it.
Sandra is also available for book signings at bookstores,
giftshops, or libraries.
NEW! Program by Sandra Weber and Peggy Lynn:
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Mountain Women Can Be Heroes
This program presents songs and stories of remarkable
Adirondackers. Some examples of the women whose comical,
amazing or poignant experiences they celebrate:
Mother Johnson---famous for her hospitality and huge,
mouth-watering stacks of pancakes
The Arnolds---isolated pioneer women, farmers, and
independent, fearless bareback horse riders
Grace Hudowalski---first woman to climb all 46 Adirondack
high peaks
Inez Milholland---activist who led suffragist parades on
a huge, white horse
Kate Field---lecturer and journalist who encouraged
19th-century women to take to the woods
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Other Slide/Lecture Programs by Sandra Weber:
Times of Trouble
Sandra dresses in 1860 costume and presents a dramatic reading
of selections from her biography of Mary Brown, wife of
abolitionist John Brown.
Mount Marcy, the Highest Peak in New York
Using slides, poetry, and quotations to enhance
her narrative, Sandra tells the story of New York's high
spot.
Gifford Pinchot: Walrus of the Forest
Gifford Pinchot was the father of forestry management in
America, the first Chief of the U. S. Forest Service, and a
two-term Governor of Pennsylvania. This lecture discusses how
Pinchot came to be a forester and a major promoter of the
conservation movement. It also presents the personal side of
Pinchot, from his days as a teenager casting his first fishing
rod to an icy ascent of a mountain peak to wrestling matches with
Theodore Roosevelt.
Henry Van Hoevenberg: His Triumphs, Tragedies, and Legacies
The builder and owner of the original Adirondack Lodge was a
successful inventor, woodsman, storyteller, trailbuilder, and
hotel host. He also faced some failures--bankruptcy, death of his
loved one, and destruction of the lodge in the fire of 1903. The
legacies of "Mr. Van" live on through the many
activities still happening on the shores of Heart Lake.
Sandra shares stories she has discovered during her three
years of research about Henry Van Hoevenberg. She adds new
details to some of the old stories and tells a few tales of her
own.
The History of Esther Mountain
Esther Mountain has been used for lumbering and charcoal
operations, a ski center, a mountain highway, a scientific
research center, and a home for Santa. It owns the distinct honor
of being the only of the forty-six high peaks to be named for a
woman. The legend says that fifteen-year-old Esther McComb was
the first person to climb the mountain.
In her lecture, Sandra shows slides of many fascinating
locations on the mountain. She then traces the first climb
of the mountain made by Esther in 1839 and recounts two
subsequent climbs made in 1939 and 1995 to commemorate the girl
who climbed "for the sheer joy of climbing."
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Last Updated 11/04/04
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