ACHS to host conversation with author Dan Newland
The Auglaize County Historical Society inaugurates the New Year with "A Conversation with Dan Newland,” Auglaize County native and author, on Thursday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m. on Facebook.
Historical Society administrator Rachel Barber will speak with Newland about his life and work, after which Newland will read selections from his new book, The Rock Garden.
Born and reared in Wapakoneta, Newland has lived, traveled and worked in South America since 1973. Besides free-lancing for major U.S. and British publications, he was a reporter, editor and commentator for 13 years with The Buenos Aires Herald, a daily renowned for its valiant human rights campaign during Argentina's bloody era of military rule. For the past 27 years, he has been a free-lance writer, editor, ghost writer, and translator.
To access the event, simply go to the Auglaize County Historical Society's Facebook page (also accessible via https://www.facebook.com/auglaizecountyhistory) a little before 7 p.m. on Jan. 6. The program will appear as the most current post on the page. Make sure you adjust your volume (on the screen), if needed.
The Rock Garden is an anthology of non-fiction stories about Jim Bowsher and his extraordinary rock garden, the centerpiece of which is the Temple of Tolerance. This book also describes Jim's stunningly eccentric home, a veritable museum of eclectic objects and artifacts, with the connecting thread linking them all being that there is an amazing story behind each and every one. The Rock Garden reads like a series of compelling short stories, all of which paint a portrait of a unique and captivating man and of the strange and haunting world that he has built around him in a small Ohio county.
Founded in 1963, the Auglaize County Historical Society collects, preserves, interprets, and shares the history of Auglaize County, enriching lives by connecting people and communities to the past and to each other.