Archived Programs

One Book One Marin

A Celebration of Isabel Allende’s Daughter of Fortune
Marin County Free Library has partnered with the Marin History Museum and other community partners to present a county-wide series of events to celebrate reading through an extended discussion of one brilliant novel.
For more information please visit www.onebookonemarin.org

MHM's One Book One Marin Events
Both of the following programs will be held at the Marin History Museum, in the historic Boyd Gate House, located at:
1125 B Street (corner of Mission Ave., in Boyd Park)
San Rafael

Book Discussion Group
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
6:30–8:00 pm
Discussion of Isabel Allende's Daughter of Fortune, with a focus on history. Join fellow history buffs in a discussion of the rough-and-tumble ways of the Gold Rush in California and other significant storylines within Isabel Allende's spirited historic novel.

Marin's Own "Daughter of Fortune": The Life & Adventures of Louise Arner Boyd
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
7:00–8:30 pm
Join Dawn Laurant, Curator of the exhibition Louise Boyd: Marin's Arctic Explorer, for a fascinating and visually compelling presentation about one of Marin County's true "daughters of fortune." Born to great wealth in San Rafael, Louise Boyd opted out of a traditional privileged lifestyle by following her ambitions to become an Arctic explorer. Overcoming the challenges of sub-zero temperatures, polar bears, and rogue icebergs, Boyd made eight Arctic expeditions and became the first woman to fly over the North Pole. Her choice to brave new frontiers inspires comparisons with the main character Eliza Sommers in Isabel Allende's Daughter of Fortune.

Attendees are invited to come early to visit the Louise Boyd exhibit currently on display at the Marin History Museum.

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Louise Boyd, Marin's Arctic Explorer