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10th Annual Judy Bolton Days in Coudersport, PA October 9-10, 2009
5:30 PM 8:00 PM Saturday, October 10 5:00 PM 6:30 PM 8:30 PM For reservations at the Westgate Inn, call early (814) 274-0400 and ask for the Judy Bolton convention room rate. Applewood Books Reprinting the Judy Bolton Books in Paperback FormatAplewood Books has reprinted most of the Judy Bolton series in colorful paperback editions. The books can be ordered from Applewood's web site, by phone at Applewood (800-277-5312), or by fax with a credit card number and expiration date. If ordered on Applewood's website, freight is a flat $5.00, regardless of the number of books ordered, as long as it is within the Continental U.S. Otherwise, our freight is $5.00 for the first book on an order and $1.00 for each additional book ordered. The books are also available through Amazon.com, and can be ordered through bookstores. The additional titles which complete the series are also in the works to be published sometime in late 2009. 2008 Judy Bolton Days in Coudersport, PAJudy Bolton fans, including four of the author’s children and other family members, will gather in Coudersport, Pennsylvania for the annual celebration of the Judy Bolton series. The event begins with a reception on Friday, October 10 at 4:00 p.m. hosted by the local Chamber of Commerce. Fans will gather on Friday and Saturday nights at the Westgate Inn for presentations, awards, trivia contests and book sales. On Saturday, vans and cars will form a caravan to various Potter County sites that served as inspiration for series locales. Stops on the tour include the ruins of the dam, the Dry Brook Hollow house, the Farrington-Pett mansion and more. Tickets for the tour, including a box lunch, will be sold at the Friday reception. Fans are especially excited this year, as all 38 Judy Bolton Mysteries have just been published in paperback and are available from Applewood Books, Amazon.com and can be ordered at local bookstores. The town of Coudersport is a great place to view brilliant autumn foliage. Celebrate the 75th anniversary (1932-2007) of the Judy Bolton Mystery Series Oct 5-6, 2007 in Coudersport PA!
On Saturday the group tours sites that were inspirations for Sutton's mysteries including the broken dam and the mansion. The town holds its Falling Leaves Festival on the courthouse square on Saturday, so there's lots to do. The evening activities at the Westgate Inn include presentations by Judy Bolton collectors, trivia contests, and a recently discovered story in rhyme, written in 1918 in a mysterious code! If you can't attend, copies of Sutton's coded letter are available from the author's daughter, Lindsay, e-mail strohlin@verizon.net.
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
Gorman at: Ejgorman99@aol.com |
Friday,
October 9:
Celebrate
the 75th anniversary (1932-2007) of the Judy Bolton mystery series in Margaret
Sutton's hometown, Coudersport, Pennsylvania. The festivities begin on Friday,
October 5 with a reception at the Chamber of Commerce at 4:00 p.m. followed by
dinner at a nearby restaurant. 
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. 
