BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Downers Grove Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Downers Grove Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4c6239fe-8f80-4306-a050-c7486c669c44 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261028T185653Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190922T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190922T150000 SUMMARY:Below Stairs LOCATION:Downers Grove Public Library\nDowners Grove Public Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Downers Grove Public Libra ry;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Downers Grove Public Library:geo:41.794091,-8 8.011457 GEO:41.794091;-88.011457 DESCRIPTION:Leslie Goddard portrays Margaret Powell\, a kitchen maid and c ook who worked in several stately English homes in the 1920s. \n.\nhttps: //downersgrove.libnet.info/event/2895576 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Leslie Goddard portrays Margaret Powell\, a kitchen maid and cook who \;worked in several stately English homes in the 1920s. Powell&rsquo\;s 1968 best-selling memoir Below \;Stairs was a key inspiration for the television programs Downton Abbey and Upstai rs\, Downstairs. \;This first-person program introduces you to Powell\ , as she shares stories about the work it took to \;run a wealthy hous ehold in this era and the eccentricities often found among employers. As s he \;reveals\, behind the glamour of these lavish households\, a small army of servants toiled around the \;clock\, bound together by hard w ork and a necessary sense of humor.

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Inspired by the book B elow Stairs: The Classic Kitchen Maid's Memoir That Inspired "Upstairs\,&n bsp\;Downstairs" and "Downton Abbey" by Margaret Powell (2012).\n

Before this presentation\, please join the Historical Society as th ey present their Historian of the Year award to Helen S. Myers.

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Co ntact the Ask Us Desk at askus@dglibr ary.org \;with questions.

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