Diana Parsell is a writer\, editor\, and f ormer journalist who has worked at National Geographic and other major publications\, and at science organizations in Washington and Southe ast Asia. Her book Eliza Scidmore: The Trailblazing Journalist Beh ind Washington&rsquo\;s Cherry Trees was published in March 2023 by Oxford University Press. More info: \;www.dianaparsell.com \;
\nThe book is in the Librar y's collection and available for borrowing and placing holds: https: //mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/Union/Search?lookfor=eliza%20scidmore
\n< p>Don't have a card right now? \; No worries! \; Find out how to&n bsp\;Get a Library Card:https://montgomerycountymd.gov/library/services/card.htm l\nScidmore was a globetrotting travel writer from Alaska to As ia\, a key figure at the early National Geographic and a Washingt onian who made a lasting imprint on the city&rsquo\;s identity a century a go in her quest to bring Japanese cherry trees to the nation&rsquo\;s capi tal. Local author Diana Parsell will describe how she uncovered Scidmore&r squo\;s long-overlooked story and wrote the first-ever biography of her\, published in 2023. Program will take place in the Multi-Purpose Room\, #13 2.
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