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SUMMARY:Inspiration from the Archive
DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth DeWolfe will lead this interactive program that ex
 plores how writers can use historical and archival sources to discover i
 ntriguing book topics\, create unique characters\, develop unexpected pl
 ot points\, and enrich their writing by uncovering context\, incorporati
 ng detail\, and building a sense of time and place. Drawing on materials
  from DeWolfe’s Saco-Biddeford-based true crime work\, THE MURDER OF M
 ARY BEAN\, and her recent book on Maine’s first female undercover dete
 ctive\, ALIAS AGNES\, DeWolfe will share top tips for locating and using
  historical materials in one’s writing. We’ll conclude with a brains
 torm session for finding materials to support program participants’ ow
 n projects.\n\n\n\nJust bring a journal or paper\, and your favorite pen
  or pencil.\n\n\n\nRegistration is required for this free event.\n\n\n\n
 About Elizabeth\n\n\n\nElizabeth DeWolfe is professor emerita of history
  from the University of New England (Biddeford\, Maine) where for 30 yea
 rs she taught courses in women’s history and archival research. She is
  the award-winning author of works of narrative nonfiction\, including T
 he Murder of Mary Bean\, about the short life and sad death of a textile
  mill worker in Saco. Her recent book\, Alias Agnes: The Notorious Tale 
 of a Gilded Age Spy\, received an Independent Publishers Book Award in H
 istory and was a 2026 Finalist for the Maine Literary Award in nonfictio
 n. Recently retired\, she has traded syllabi and midterm exams for birdw
 atching and new book projects. Elizabeth makes her home in southern Main
 e with her husband\, an antiquarian book dealer\, and Floyd\, a stray ca
 t turned couch potato.\n\n\n\nLearn more about Elizabeth and her work by
  visiting her website. Follow her on Facebook @elizabethdewolfe and Inst
 agram @elizabethdewolfe.\n\n\n\nThis workshop is presented in partnershi
 p with The Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation.
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