Join Stowe House Educator Cathi Belcher as she introduces author and cultural historian Pamela McColl, for a festive talk on the connection of Harriet Beecher Stowe to the Christmas holiday period, including her stories, letters and even her special recipes.

McColl has spoken at over one hundred museums across America, presenting on over two centuries of Christmas literature, art and illustration. Featured at the tea talk will be the reading of passages of Stowe's beautifully written The First Christmas in New England ( 1875) and The Good Fairy (1850), and a letter written by Stowe to her husband regarding the plans for Christmas. Pamela is the author of Twas The Night - The Art and History of the Classic Christmas Poem, which includes excerpts from works by Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Wondrous Mrs. Claus - A Literary and Art Review of the Christmas Character and both books will be available at the tea with 50% of the proceeds going to the Stowe House.