Martin-Leese Lecture: Portrayal of Madame Osmont

WW II D-Day 81st Anniversary Tribute(1944-2025)

Portrayal of Madame Osmont: Normandy Resident’s Daily Diary of the Three-Year Occupancy of House and Farm

Presenter: Mikele Stillman, Historian & HAHS Program Committee Chair

Mikele Stillman will provide a first-person portrayal of Normandy resident Marie-Louise Osmont based on Madame Osmont’s daily diary written during the three years of German Occupation and subsequent Allied Invasion, “capturing the horrors, hardships, and banality of World War II against the backdrop of everyday rural life.” (Amazon.com)

This lecture will be held at the Guthrie Memorial Library in the Bare Center as part of the Library’s Health and Wellness for Seniors series. Attendees 65 and older can enjoy a hot lunch served after the program! To receive your hot lunch, please register in advance at the Adult Desk or call 717-632-5183.