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A Christmas Poem of 1888

By PJF | Published: December 25, 2011
John Greenleaf Whittier, the great 19th-century poet, lived here in Amesbury for most of his life and found inspiration for many of his poems in our local environs. In this poem, “The Christmas of 1888,” Whittier describes the sunrise on a balmy Christmas day in Amesbury more than 120 years ago. It was published in our local [Read more...]
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HOLIDAY GREETINGS

By PJF | Published: December 22, 2011
Wishing all of our customers and friends a joyous holiday season—Advent, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s Day. A friend sent this quotation about Christmas which I’ll pass on: What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It  is a fervent wish that every cup may [Read more...]
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Spring Activities

By PJF | Published: May 3, 2011
Our long snow and icy winter is over and spring has finally come to New England. March and April can seem so long here along the NH/Massachusetts border, especially when the leaves on the trees don’t open up until the first week in May. A New England spring can last several weeks or sometimes only [Read more...]
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A New Chapter for Michaelmas Press

By PJF | Published: January 1, 2011
Happy New Year and welcome to our new website!  We’re excited about all the features, the new look, and hope you will be, too. What’s New? Expanded Bookstore We have been busy for the past three years and have new titles to introduce!  For those interested in the power of the poet or 19th century literature [Read more...]
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Publisher Re-elected to IPNE Board of Directors

By PJF | Published: December 31, 2010
[Boxborough, MA] Pamela Fenner of Michaelmas Press was re-elected to the Board of Directors of Independent Publishers of New England (IPNE) as its annual meeting October 19, 2010 held at the Holiday Inn prior to the New England Library Association trade show. IPNE  has been an educational and trade association for small and mid-size independent book [Read more...]
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Marketing to Libraries

By PJF | Published: December 28, 2010
[Boxborough, MA] Michaelmas Press exhibited its high school reading list, Books for the Journey and the newest title, Celebrating Whittier, at the 2010 New England Library Association (NELA) trade show in Boxborough, MA. Michaelmas Press participates in marketing to the library networks by exhibiting through Independent Publishers of New England (IPNE). National best-sellers are not necessarily [Read more...]
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