Hello, Friends of Anne Bradstreet!
As Thanksgiving nears and 2012 draws to a close, I want to give thanks for all of you. Over this special year, you came from near and far to celebrate Anne.
On a dark, mysterious farm field on January 1st we began with “Fire and Ice” to honor both Mistress Bradstreet and Robert Frost, our Lawrence neighbor.
We had programs every month, some small gatherings for a few and others reaching hundreds of people through concerts, festivals and symposia.
Cities and towns from Boston and Cambridge to the Valley of the Poets here in Essex County shared the joy of Anne, her words and her work
I thank you one and all for your contributions in so many creative ways to make this a magical year. Anne also thanks you!
Shalom, Karen
PS We continue on with a Spring program to rededicate the Anne Dudley Bradstreet Gate at Harvard University for her 401st birthday.
Anne Bradstreet 
I just found this site and want to thank you all for recognizing Anne Dudley Bradstreet in this special way – 400 years. Wish I had been there to help you celebrate. She is my 10th great grandmother and I am trying to learn everything I can about her!
Having just discovered that Anne was my 8th great-grandmother, I am doing everything I can to discover who she was and the legacy that she left us.
Dear Pat and Charles,
It is exciting to hear of your interest in your relative, Mistress Bradstreet. As you research your grandmother many times removed. I ask that you share any news discovered about her. The world of poetry wants to know more about this mystery lady. Questions are being generated from the information in this site and that is one of the most important reasons for having it.
Your relative was not only a talented wordsmith but also a founding mother of Boston, Cambridge and North Andover. Few 17th century women have been honored for their contributions to the formation of our country. Few have statutes, parks or buildings named for them.
The term “Founding Mother” did not begin with Revolutionary women but with those venturing here a century and a half before the war.
Puritan women, including Anne, helped tame this wild continent long before 1776.
Thank you for your continued enthusiasm about America’s first poet.
Shalom, Karen