Book on Historic Fairhaven is published

<< Back to archives | Monday, December 14, 2009

MY DARLING ANNA has arrived in time for Christmas!  A romantic, historic and fascinating book that is perfect for holiday reading and gifting. 

Brian Griffin and Neelie Nelson collaborated on this intriguing look back in time to Boom Town Fairhaven 1890 when Will Gray, a lovesick young doctor from the Midwest arrived in Fairhaven to establish his medical practice and send for his beloved Anna.  These were exciting times on the frontier of Bellingham Bay.  This true story is built around a treasure trove of the doctor’s letters to Anna.

The book is a wonderful look at the early history of Fairhaven with 200 photos and illustrations.  It celebrates the cultural legacy brought by Dr. Gray from Mount Pleasant, Iowa to Fairhaven (ultimately Bellingham) and ends with a special tribute to his daughter Margaret Gray, beloved drama teacher of Bellingham High School. MY DARLING ANNA includes a one hour CD with interviews of Margaret Gray by Galen Biery and Haines Fay and a couple of killer duets from BHS operettas of the 1940s.  This is a Bellingham treasure to be found at Village Books and ensconced on your bedside table. Have a hankie nearby, this book can get to you.

The photo shows Neelie and Brian speaking about their book last week. 

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