CENTER SANDWICH ― She stands in New York harbor, her weathered copper façade a welcoming symbol of hope and freedom that resonates in the hearts of every nation on earth. Lady Liberty was originally presented by France in 1866, designed by French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi as a gift to the people of America in celebration of our friendship and our shared values of democracy and social enlightenment.
Lady Liberty was dedicated on Oct. 28, 1886. The Friends of the Samuel H. Wentworth Library invite you to join Cara Sutherland, Sandwich author of "The Statue of Liberty" (2003), on this 140th anniversary to learn about the statue's journey.
Light refreshments will be served. The event takes place in the community room at the library on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m.
From raising the funds to create the project, to the vast engineering challenge of transforming a four-foot clay model into the finished 150-foot tall icon whose powerful meaning has been attested to by countless waves of immigrants arriving on our shores.
Sutherland is a public historian who has spent her entire professional career working in museums throughout the east coast. She is currently executive director of the Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm in Tamworth) and has resided in Sandwich since 2016.
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