The 1st First Lady: a Women-In-History Performance

Monday, June 1 at 6:00 with Anne Barrett.

Date: June 1, 2026 6:00-7:00 pm

Join the Athol Public Library at 568 Main Street, Athol, on Monday, June 1, 2026 from 6:00-7:00 pm, when we welcome Anne Barrett for her Woman-In-History performance as Martha Washington. Come spend an hour in the 18th century with our first ever First Lady, Martha Washington!

Martha Washington will relate the pleasures and challenges of her extraordinary life; two marriages, four children, and defining a brand-new role in American Politics. This unique one woman historical performance includes songs from the battlefields.

For nearly 20 years, Anne has been entertaining and educating audiences with her lectures and women-in-history performances at hundreds of libraries, historical societies, museums, and other social and civic groups throughout New England. She is President of the Topsfield Historical Society, editor of its newsletter Local Lore, and a former history columnist in Community Newspaper’s Tri Town Transcript. She is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and a former Mrs. Essex County. She holds a B.S. cum laude from Colby Sawyer College and an M.S. from Boston University.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Athol Public Library, this program is free and open to the public. Registration is required. You can register online with our library calendar: The 1st First Lady or by calling, 978-249-9515. You will receive an email confirmation, and an email reminder of the event a few days before the program. Questions? Please call the library at 978-249-9515.

Posted: to Athol Library News on Sat, May 16, 2026
Updated: Sat, May 16, 2026