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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:107%;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">STONE WALLS OF NEW ENGLAND<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">JOIN THE
MARION NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM IN WELCOMING <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">AUTHOR, GEOLOGIST
AND STONE WALL ENTHUSIAST ROBERT THORNSON<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#393939"><br>
<b>Friday, April 1, 7 - 8 pm<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#393939">Marion Natural History Museum, 8
Spring St., Marion, Mass<br>
$10.00 Members, $12:00 Non-Members<br>
Light Refreshments will be served</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:
0in;line-height:15.2pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#393939"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:
0in;line-height:15.2pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#393939">Professor Thorson will be presenting
an overview of New England’s historic stone walls, explaining why they are the
signature landforms of the region, and why they convey to us such a visceral
sense of place.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.2pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;
color:#393939"> </span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.2pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;
color:#393939">Questions such as: What is the oldest documented stone wall in
New England? When were most stone walls
built, and by whom? Why is New England so rich in historic stone walls, whereas
other regions usually lack them? These questions and more will be answered by
Dr. Thorson. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.2pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;
color:#393939"> </span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.2pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;
color:#393939">If you own any of Dr.Thorson’s books including “Stone by Stone”,
or “Exploring Stone Walls” please feel free to bring them along to be signed.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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supported in part by a grant from the Marion Cultural Council, a local agency
which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency."</span></i><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div></body>
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