![]() Thoreau’s dates are 1817-1862 (this year marks the 200th anniversary of his birth). ![]() Now a professor at Worcester State, he has led the John Binienda Center for Civic Engagement for the past seven years the Center is involved in Jumpstart, a preschool literacy program, as well as in alternative spring break trips and other reciprocal partnerships with community organizations. About a dozen of us gathered in the library’s reading room and were treated to a fascinating discussion of Henry David Thoreau’s reflections on walking, as well as to some facts related to his travels in Worcester County.ĭr Wagner explained that he taught English at Nichols College for ten years - and when teaching American literature, he used to take students on field trips to Concord to visit Thoreau’s haunts. ![]() As part of this year’s Walktober festivities, the Jacob Edwards Library in Southbridge scheduled a talk by Dr Mark Wagner for tonight, starting at 6:30. ![]()
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