Presentation by award-winning, Mystery Author, L.A. Chandlar

Join us for a dynamic, historical presentation of photographs, videos, and anecdotes, by best-selling and award-winning author, Laurie Chandlar, that will transport you to a variety of places and times to find the true holiday events that changed the course of history. Based on research for her novel, Lost stories of the Holidays , releasing this Thanksgiving, you’ll hear about many amazing stories including the first Rockefeller Christmas tree in 1931, a Holocaust survivor who becomes a recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Korean war, the feisty St. Nick who began the ancient tradition of Christmas stockings, the end of the Civil war that happens to coincide with Passover and leads to a trip to Jerusalem where a beloved Christmas hymn is penned, and the first radio transmission Christmas Eve 1906. Enjoy a refreshing and hope-filled talk that will bring you a deeper and more meaningful holiday season. Also, please join us again on Saturday, December 12th from 1pm - 2:30pm as Laurie and Charles Todd sit down for an interview with award-winning, Sun Sentinel mystery book reviewer, Oline Cogdill, to discuss their respective Christmas novels, The Lost Stories and A Christmas Witness. Please register to attend the Author Visit & Book Signing: https://broward.libnet.info/event/17605172 Registration Required! Books will be for sale. Refreshments provided. Sponsored by Pompano Beach Friends of the Library, The Rubel Family, and Bernard Montgomery Creations Ltd. Inc.