Date:

1845

Exhibit Description:

"New England Boy's Song About Thanksgiving Day" (also known as "Over the River and Through the Woods") by Lydia Maria Child, published in Flowers for Childrenby Lydia Maria Child (Boston, 1845), p. 25. "Grandfather's house" is believed to have been inspired by Child's grandparents' home on 114 South Street in Medford.

Source:

Library of Congress

Attribution:

Child, Lydia Maria

Attribution Statement:

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

Source URL:

https://www.loc.gov/item/2006687229/

Exhibit Tags:

Lydia Maria ChildPaul Curtis HouseMedfordmusicpublicationsLibrary of Congress