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JP Writes & Invites: Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Authors abound in the Boston area and will be visiting the JP Branch Library at 12 Sedgwick Street each month throughout the winter and spring on Thursday evenings. Come listen to them read from their work, discuss their careers and join them in an interactive question and answer session.


Discover the Fascinating History of JP!


Anthony Mitchell Sammarco is a local historian who has written over 60 books about history within the Boston area. His latest books to come out in 2013 are Walking Tours in the Hub of the Universe and Howard Johnson: 28 Flavors. Did you know that the very first building built by Howard Johnson specifically to be a HoJo's was in Jamaica Plain? Come along to find out where it used to be located.

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