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After 37 years at Brooks Memorial Library, 22 as the Director, Jerry Carbone retired and went on to earn a Certificate in Genealogical Research at Boston University in May 2016. He received his B.A. in History from Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, and his M.L.S. from University of Texas at Austin, Graduate School of Library and Information Science. His paternal side of his family immigrated from Reggio Calabria in the early 20th century and headed west to work in the burgeoning coal fields of Wyoming. His genealogical and historical research interests over the years have been varied, including events and personalities of the Brattleboro, Vermont area. His article on Brattleboro wheelwright, Edward Edwards, “Spiritualism in Brattleboro, 1886-1889: One Man’s Contact with the Afterlife through Letters,” was published in the Spring 2018 issue of Vermont History, a journal of the Vermont Historical Society.
IDEA Boston is an Italian-inspired festival celebrating authors, books and culture, and organized by independent bookstore I AM Books, situated in Boston's North End neighborhood.
