What happens when four women from Lowell society decide to leave their restrictive 19th-century lives behind and escape to a remote island in Boston Harbor for 17 days? In her new book, Boston Harbor Islands Adventure: The Great Brewster Journal of 1891, Boston-based author Stephanie Schorow, brings us to the island with them, using their remarkable journal as our guide.

The lecture, sponsored jointly by the Lowell Historical Society, the Pollard Memorial Library and the Lowell Cemetery, will take place in the Talbot Chapel at the Lowell Cemetery on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Copies of the book will also be available at the event.

Space in the chapel is limited and attendees must register, in advance, to reserve a seat. Please make your reservation starting August 1 and no later than Friday, September 15, 2023.