Among the subjects of this first episode of Junction Art & Media's podcast “Voices of the Voters” are a civics teacher, a baker and a thirteen-year-old novelist. They’re all trying to make sense of the country and their place in it as we draw increasingly closer to a historic national election.

In this series, Frances Mize vibe checks the Upper Valley in advance of the national election.

PRELUDE, A NOVEL, a JAM audiobook

Read by the author, Helen Taylor Davidson

Based on the 1854 Diary of Adeline Elizabeth Hoe

Edited by Richard Davidson and Helen Taylor Davidson

About the novel

In the spring of 1854 seventeen-year-old Adeline Elizabeth Hoe began to keep a daily diary. Filled with six months of the details of a young girl’s life, the diary offers a wonderful window into the mind of an educated young woman from a well-to-do family living in Lower Manhattan in the turbulent decade before the Civil War. Her meticulous record of the elegant music, dances and literature she and her sister enjoyed is juxtaposed with her matter-of-fact relation of epidemics and sudden deaths, conveying a vivid picture of mid-nineteenth-century life. Author Helen Davidson, a descendent of Adeline, transcribed the diary with her husband, Richard Davidson. Helen wrote the novel Prelude, while transcribing the diary, re-imagining the life of this spirited young girl.

The novel commences in the spring before Adeline’s eighteenth birthday when she and her older sister Emilie travel to summer destinations in the countryside. Addies was the second daughter of the famed inventor and manufacturer Richard March Hoe, whose “Lightning” printing press had become widely used in the US and beyond. One of the visitors to the March household noted in the diary, abolitionist Joe Stewart, takes a central role in the novel. As his confidante, Adeline becomes aware of the atmosphere of antebellum opposition to slavery and begins herself to espouse Abolitionist sentiment, the closer she gets to the mysterious Joe.

About the author

A lifelong music teacher, choral director, dramatist and writer, Helen Taylor Davidson is the custodian of many heirlooms in a family whose American roots stem from the early 1600s. These include her ancestor’s diary. The Davidsons live in Plainfield, NH in the home where Helen was raised.

Content advisory: This audiobook content includes racial terminology derived from the era of the 1854 diary on which it was based.

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Join Maeve and the rest of the JAM team as they discuss all things JAM and what's going on in the Upper Valley. Send suggestions and feedback to Maeve at Maeve@uvjam.org.

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Join Maeve and the rest of the JAM team as they discuss all things JAM and what's going on in the Upper Valley. Send suggestions and feedback to Maeve at Maeve@uvjam.org.

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Welcome to this episode featuring renowned urban designer, author, and founder of New Urbanism and Transit Oriented Development, Peter Calthorpe. Join us as we delve into captivating discussions on the future of housing, urban planning, and revitalizing vacant retail spaces. Gain insights from one of the foremost experts in urban design as we explore innovative solutions to shape our cities for generations to come. Tune in to discover the intersection of sustainable development, community design, and the evolving landscape of urban living with Peter Calthorpe.

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Produced by Sustainable Development Code.

This podcast is made possible in part by the guidance and technical support of JAM.

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If Earth could write us a strongly worded letter expressing her feelings about our treatment of her, what would she want us to improve as individuals, communities, and local governments? Join Jonathan as he hosts interesting yet lighthearted discussions with expert guests about all things local related to climate change, equity, and sustainable development. Insincerely Yours, Earth keeps it real and keeps you informed on how you can improve your community.

Produced by Sustainable Development Code.

This podcast is made possible in part by the guidance and technical support of JAM.