Ellen B. Alden

Author of Yours Faithfully, Florence Burke

Events

Upcoming events:

August 2019

  • August 22, 2019 Podcast: Writers Block with John Ronan, Cape Ann 1623 Studio, Gloucester, MA 6:00 PM

September 2019

  • September 11, 2019, Podcast: On the Book Shelf with Matt Rodes, Winthrop, MA 6:30 PM

Past events:

2019

  • January 3, 2019  Author Talk,  Rockport Rotary Club, Circle House, Manchester, MA 5:30 pm
  • January 31, 2019, Author Talk, 6:00, Manchester Community Center, Manchester by the Sea, MA
  • Feb 27, 2019 Book Discussion, 6:00-8:00, Consulate General of Ireland Book Club, 535 Boylston St., 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02118.  Sign up here-> link
  • March 1, 2019  Book Presentation, Essex County Club, Manchester by the Sea, MA. Private event.
  • March 3, 2019  Author Talk, Second Congregational Church, North Beverly, MA
  • April 3, 2019 10:30 AM  Gerard McCarthy will be discussing his Famine Exhibition and my novel on RTE Today Show, Ireland’s popular afternoon talk show LIVE on RTE One at 5:00 PM GMT.  Watch live with this link
  • April 9, 2019 6:00 PM Author Talk, College Club of Greater Lawrence, The Great Hall at Nevin’s Library, Methuen, MA
  • May 11, 2019 1:00 – 4:00 Author Talk, Friends of Irish Research, The David Allen Lambert Library, 899 North Main St, Brockton, MA 02301

2018

  • January 13, 2018           Career Panel, Tilton School, Tilton, NH 10-11:30 am
  • January 31, 2018           Author presentation and donation of Civil War letter  collection.   Boston College, Burns Library 7pm.  Free and open to the public.
  • February 11, 2018          Author Talk, Peabody Historical Society, Felton St. Smith Born Property    2pm
  • February 12, 2018          National Radio and Podcast interview, “Extreme Genes”, 1:45 PM
  • March 3, 2018              Author Talk, Boxford Town Library, Boxford, MA11:00 AM
  • March 10, 2018               Author Talk, Pembroke Public Library, Pembroke, MA 2:00 PM
  • March 11, 2018                Author Talk, Norwell Public Library, Norwell, MA 2pm
  • March 14, 2018             Local Author Night, Memorial Hall Library, Andover, MA 7-9 PM
  • March 15, 21018             Author Talk, Olde Colony Civil War Round Table Dedham, MA
  • April 25 , 2018               Author Talk,  Forbes Museum and Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Ave, Milton, MA 7:00 PM
  • May 10, 2018                Author Talk, Stoneham Historic Commission, Stoneham MA
  • July 26, 2018             Local Author Event, Manchester City Library, 405 Pine St, Manchester, NH 5:00-8:15
  • July 31, 2018             Local Authors Fair, Stevens Estate, Osgood Hill, North Andover, MA 4:00-8:00
  • September 19, 2018          Author Talk, Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre,  Skibbereen, 5pm
  • September 20, 2018         Author Talk,  Cork City Library, County Cork,  6:30pm , with an introduction by author Damian Shiels
  • September, 21, 2018 .        Author Talk,   EPIC Irish Emigration Museum, Dublin 5:30 PM
  • October 3, 2018                 Author Talk, The Bookery, Manchester, NH 7:00 PM
  • October 10, 2018               Author Talk, Walpole Public Library, Walpole, NH 7:00 PM
  • October 12, 2018              Book discussion, Salem State University, Private event
  • November 17, 2018         Author Talk,  Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc., Merrimack Valley Chapter,  Georgetown Public Library 9:30 AM
  • December 5, 2018 Author Talk,  Manchester by the Sea Rotary Club, Allie’s Beach Cafe, Manchester, MA 7:30 am

 2017

  • January 8, 2017              Abbott Public Library, Author Talk, Marblehead, MA 2 PM
  • January 13, 2017            Author Talk, Chelmsford Public Library, Chelmsford, MA 10 AM
  • Jan 30, 2017                   Author Talk, Beverly Public Library, Beverly, MA 9:30 AM
  • February 5, 2017           Author Talk, Great Hunger Museum, @ Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT 11 AM
  • March 5, 2017               Author Talk, Woburn Public Library @ Book Ends Bookstore, Winchester, MA 2:00 PM
  • March 6, 2017              Author Talk, Groveland Public Library,  Groveland, MA 6:30 PM
  • March 9, 2017             Irish Cultural Committee @ Long Meadow Country Club
  • March 11, 2017             Author Talk, Boston Public Library, Fields Corner branch, Dorchester, MA 12 PM
  • March 12, 2017            Author Talk, Lawrence Ancient Order of Hibernians, Lawrence MA 2 PM
  • March 15, 2017             St. Paddy’s Day celebration! Helen Thomas, Simply Smashing, Andover, MA 6-9 PM
  • March 16, 2017              Author talk,   Middleton Historical Society at the Lura Woodside Watkins Museum, Middleton, MA 7:00 PM
  • March 25, 2017               Author Talk, Boston Public Library, East Boston branch, 2:00 PM
  • March 27, 2017                Author Talk, Boston Public Library, Adams Street branch, Dorchester, MA 6:30 PM
  • April 12, 2017                 Author Talk, Civil War Roundtable or the Merrimack Inc., Salisbury, MA 7:30PM
  • April 14, 2017                Author Talk, Rogers Library, Hudson, NH 1:30 PM
  • April 29, 2017                Author Talk, Canton Public Library, Canton, MA 2 PM
  • May 1, 2017                    Author Talk, HealingWay, Andover, MA 7 PM
  • May 4, 2017                    Author Talk, Tewksbury Public Library, Tewksbury, MA 7pm
  • May 13, 2017                  Book Signing. Cabot Street Books and Cards, Beverly, MA 11:00-1:00
  • May 18, 2017                  HD Media, Live interview, 10 AM
  • May 25, 2017                  Author Talk, Wilmington Public Library, Wilmington,MA 7 PM
  • June 3, 2017                   Irish Festival Boston, Canton, MA Book signing and  Author Talk  11-6pm
  • June 6, 2017                   Author Talk, Amesbury Public Library, Amesbury, MA 6:30pm
  • June 16, 2017                  Danvers Community Access TV, Live Interview, Danvers 10:30 am
  • June 24, 2017                 Author Talk, Knights of Columbus Museum, New Haven, CT 2pm
  • August 8, 2017              Author Talk, Bourne Public Library, Bourne, MA 7pm
  • August 17, 2017             Author Talk, Stevens Memorial Library, North Andover, MA 7pm
  • September 9, 2017      Author Talk, Hingham Public Library, Hingham, MA 2pm
  • September 18,  2017     Author Talk, Healing Way Center, Andover, MA 7pm
  • September19-24, 2017  Book promotional trip to Ireland! I’ll be starting in Dublin to see www.theirishpotatofamine.com exhibit and heading south to give book talks and attend book signings in County Cork, namely Skibereen and Ballinhassig. I’ll also be reuniting with my friend, historian John L. O’Sullivan in Ballinhassig. We’ll be meeting and greeting folks in Sheila’s Pub, signing books and toasting to Ballinhassig!
  • September 26, 2017       Author Talk, Bedford Free Public Library, Bedford, MA  7pm
  • September 28, 2017       Author Talk, Senior Center Bookclub, Andover, MA 1:30pm
  • October 21, 2017            Author Talk, Essex Society of Genealogists, Lynnfield Public Library  1pm
  • October 23, 2017            Author Talk, Charleston Branch of the Boston Public Library, Charleston, MA 6:30pm
  • November 2, 2017          Author Talk, G.A.R. Memorial Library, West Newbury, MA 6:30pm
  • November 4, 2017          Author Fair, Ipswich Public Library, 25 North Main St, Ipswich, MA 2-4pm
  • November 9, 2017          Author talk and Panel discussion, Rockport Public Library, 6:30 PM
  • November 14, 2017        Read-Along, League of Women Voters– American Education week. Private Book Club Discussion, Methuen, MA
  • November 16, 2017        Book Signing, Andover Bookstore, Doherty Middle School Mom’s Night Out 7-10pm
  • December 1, 2017           Book Signing, Helen Thomas, Andover, MA  Come to the best holiday party in town! Meet local authors and craftspeople and get a jump on gift-buying!   5-8pm
  • December 15, 2017       Book Signing, Cabot Street Books and Cards, Beverly, MA 4-7pm

2016

  • June 4, 2016                  Boston Irish Fest, Irish Cultural Centre of New England
  • June 16, 2016                 Book Launch and Author signing, Andover Village Square
  • July 17, 2016                  Author talk, Newbury Public Library
  • August 19-21, 2016       Milwaukee Irish Fest, Milwaukee, WI
  • Sept 10-11, 2016            South Shore Irish Festival, Marshfield, MA
  • Sept 15, 2016                 Emma Andrews Library 7:30 PM, Newburyport, MA
  • Sept 24, 2016                Spirit of  ’76 Bookstore, Author Signing, Marblehead, MA
  • Sept 26, 2016                West Springfield Public Library 6:00-7:30 PM, West Springfield, MA
  • October  9, 2016           Dorchester Irish Heritage Festival, Dorchester, MA
  • October 26, 2016          Tilton school, Tilton,  NH Talking to AP US History students about Immigration  and the Civil War
  • November 3, 2016        Andover Bookstore, 6:30 PM Author talk and book signing
  • November 14, 2016      UMass Lowell.  Author talk and book signing.  12:00 PM
  • November 15, 2016 .    Shawsheen School, League of Women Voters Read-along, part of American Education Week
  • November 18, 2016       Irish Cultural Centre of NE, Canton, MA Author talk, live music, and an Irish Pub!  7-10 PM
  • December 1, 2016 .       Helen Thomas Specialty Store, Celebrating Local Artists, Andover MA 7-9 PM . (10% of proceeds will be donated to Lazarus House in Lawrence, MA)
  • December 2, 2016          Book signing at Helen Thomas Specialty Store, Holiday Stroll, Andover MA
  • December 6, 2016        Memorial Hall Library, Author Talk, Andover, MA  7:00 PM (50% of proceeds will be donated to Bread and Roses in Lawrence, MA)
  • December 9, 2016      Tiara Club at Brandeis University, guest speaker and book signing,  Waltham, MA  7PM

Book Ellen for an author talk:

Ellen is a natural speaker who loves to entertain audiences with the fortunate discovery of her great, great grandfather’s Civil War letters. Ellen has spoken at dozens of events including universities, museums, libraries, Irish festivals and private organizations.  An Irish history enthusiast and Civil War fan, Ellen animatedly speaks about the experiences that her Irish Immigrant ancestors endured during these extraordinary time periods in history.

Ellen’s presentation/author talk includes…

* A display of the scanned Civil War letters, tintype photos and historical documents.

* A power point presentation with the discovery of the letters, the research, travel, genealogy, writing, editing and final product of the historical novel.

* A reading of excerpts from the letters by Irish natives, put to Irish music, with rolling Civil War images.

* A portrayal of historical time periods and events–Potato Famine, Irish Immigration, Civil War and exploitation of the Draft law.

*At some events Ellen will have an Acapella singer who will perform the song “Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears.”

For availability, email ellen@ellenalden.com

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Testimonial:

“Ellen Alden’s multi-media presentation, at our library, on her book, Yours Faithfully, Florence Burke, was totally engaging and fascinating! The discovery of her great, great grandfather’s letters opened a window into the past and led Ellen to change the course of her life. While her passion for her subject is based in the fact that she is writing about her own family’s history, her enthusiasm is contagious and draws the listener in. There actually are two exciting dramas — the detective work of Ellen’s determined pursuit of Florence Burke’s story and, then, Florence Burke’s compelling depiction of life as a Civil War soldier. Both are tales with unexpected twists and turns, which Ellen tells with energy and authenticity, certain to  entertain any audience!”

-Patricia Rogers, Director, Abbot Public Library, Marblehead, MA

“We hosted author Ellen Alden last Saturday for her “Yours, Faithfully” presentation. Ellen’s presentation was informative, entertaining, and a fascinating glimpse into Civil War socioeconomic history. She brought the artifacts of her story with her, which was a great addition to her presentation. The audience was thrilled to have the opportunity to view the letters from Florence to Ellen, as well as the tintype photographs, and the box which she discovered the letters in. Ellen is easy to work with, very friendly, and brings her own tech support (her husband Mike). She asks for a small honorarium but is also willing to work with your branch’s budget. Her presentation is great if you are looking for a presentation on Irish Immigrants, Civil War History, or just a love story! Feel free to reach out to me if you want any more information about her, or contact her directly at ellenalden@verizon.net.”

-Emily Todd, Programs & Community Outreach Librarian Fields Corner Branch of the Boston Public Library