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JudyBolton.com News Archive September 22, 2006 You are invited to view artwork by Rachel Beebe Sutton (Judy Bolton author Margaret Sutton) during Judy Bolton Days 2006. A 2007 calendar featuring this artwork will be offered for sale along with postcards and limited edition art prints. Antique calendars from Margaret Sutton’s extensive collection will also be available for sale.
View the collection at the Judy Bolton Days Reception! The gallery will be open on Saturday, October 7th from 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM as Coudersport celebrates its annual Falling Leaves Festival with craft vendors and a parade. The exhibit will remain at the gallery throughout October. If you are unable to attend the event in Coudersport but would like information about ordering 2007 calendars and postcards featuring Margaret Sutton’s artwork, please contact Lindsay Stroh at Strohlin@verizon.net.
September 9, 2005 Fans of the Judy Bolton mystery series, bibliophiles and people interested in Potter County history are in for a treat. The personal library of author Margaret Sutton is being sold on Ebay, offering collectors of all stripes a chance to bid on pieces of history as well as good books. Sutton, the author of the Judy Bolton mystery series as well as a host of other titles, grew up in Potter County and returned often to see family and friends. Her library contains books passed down to her from Potter County ancestors as well as her own books and titles she read for pleasure. (read full article)
August 26, 2005 The executor of the Estate of Margaret Sutton is selling books from the author’s personal collection starting August 1, 2005. To find the books being sold each week, go to www.eBay.com and look for items being sold by lindsay19990. The collection includes many books for children and young adults from various authors as well as rare historical volumes and autographed books. Most of the historical books were handed down from Margaret’s aunt, Gladys Beebe, fictionalized along with her sister Marjorie as one of the Jewell sisters in the Judy Bolton series. Books by Margaret Sutton are included in the items to be sold so keep a lookout! Since the author’s family has decided to sell the collection by online auction and not by private sale, please do not contact the family to request an off-line sale. However, you can ask the seller a question through eBay. The family wishes to thank Judy Bolton fans for your many kindnesses to our mother which gave her so much pleasure.
July 20, 2005 Most fans arrive Friday in the early afternoon. There are activities Friday afternoon with the Chamber of Commerce and always a group dinner that evening, then later book-related activities in the hotel. Everyone always has a great time and the group is very inclusive. Most fans stay at the Westgate Inn, route 6 west, 818-274-0400. E-mail Mike for more information at stratomiker@aol.com.
December 25, 2004 Originally written over a decade ago, The Talking Snowman was conceived by Margaret Sutton and later jointly written with Linda Joy Singleton. This new Judy Bofton mystery takes place between The Invisible Chimes #3 and Seven Strange Clues #4, making it #3 1/2, bringing to life Judy's first Christmas in Farringdon. To order The Talking Snowman, email Linda at: ljscheer@inreach.co November 25, 2002 Related news, Applewood has a new site - americanwebbooks.com. Here you can order new copies of out-of-print books. The only catch - the books will not be printed up until 100 copies are ordered. Currently 2 Judy Bolton titles are up for reprinting: The Haunted Attic (Special Birthday Edition) and The Pledge of the Twin Knights. Susabella Passengers and Friends is a series book fanzine. For subscription info or further info about Judy Bolton Day, contact Garrett Lothe at spsngrs@mbay.net. Tom remembers that he and his girlfriend (later his wife) Sally used to meet up with other teens and slip onto the grounds of the Jock Whitney estate in the evenings to explore--it was their "lover's lane." He believes it near Glen Cove or Manhasset. Sally told Mom about the fountain which she thought would make a good story, and we drove up there one afternoon (I was about 8 years old). I remember grassy hills, statues of lions and other statuary, some in disrepair, and then we found the fountain. It wasn't working at the time. There was a doorway at the base of it, and we were able to go inside where there were small rooms below the pipes. I seem to remember seeing the remains of a sandwich and a dirty jacket down there, but it was a long time ago! Tom doesn't remember the exact location, but maybe someone would enjoy tracking it down!
#1 The Vanishing Shadow You can call Applewood for more information or to order the books at 1-800-277-5312,
Mon- Fri 9-5 EST. Question: Who were the cover artists for the Judy Bolton series (besides Pelagie
Doane) after #20 in the series? In addition to a list, we’d like to get
any biographical information on the other Judy artists. Copies of Mystery Scene, issue #66, can be ordered by contacting editor Ed
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The author’s childhood drawings show people and places in Potter County, Pennsylvania as well as imaginary characters. Two pictures done in 1911 after the Austin Flood show Rachel’s impressions of this disaster. Included are sketches for “Melissa of Dry Brook Hollow” as it was first submitted to Grosset & Dunlap. This book became “The Vanishing Shadow,” the first of 38 Judy Bolton mysteries. 
