Be sure to visit Vineland Public Library to meet local author Deborah Boerner Ein! Ms. Ein is the Editor for SNJ Today (weekly newspaper in Cumberland County, NJ) and has held past editorial positions at American Forests, Lapidary Journal, New Jersey Outdoors, and Atlantic City Magazine. She also holds a B.S. in Forestry/ Natural Resource Management from Rutges University.

Ms. Ein will be at the Vineland Public Library to sign copies of her new book, Mary Treat: A Biography. Botanist, entomologist, naturalist, 19th century flora and fauna hunter, nature writer, teacher, pioneer, trailblazer, daughter, sister, wife, aunt. All of these titles describe Mary Treat. Recently, many have come to know her as one of the main characters in a 2018 novel by Barbara Kingsolver. The novelist naturally took liberties in her portrayal of Treat but now you can read about the real Mary Treat through letters and documents bequeathed to the Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society. Treat corresponded with Charles Darwin more than any other woman scientist as they shared groundbreaking work on carnivorous plants and evolutionary—as well as revolutionary—principles in the 1870s.

This free event will take place on Saturday, December 10 from 10:00 – 1:45 p.m. in the library’s lobby. Questions? Please call the Information Desk at 856-794-4244 ext. 4243 or visit marytreat.com. The Vineland Public Library is located at 1058 E. Landis Avenue.

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