Hall mural at the Mitford Museum.
Jan Karon, photograph by Candace Freeland.
About the Program
In 2021, #1 NY Times bestselling author Jan Karon launched a nonprofit museum in her hometown of Hudson, NC, with a mission to advance the common good through literacy, creativity, and community. Join museum director Sarah Thomas to hear Jan's story from her childhood in Caldwell County to her years in Blowing Rock and her vision for having a positive impact on her local and global communities. Thomas will also share details about the museum's Oral History Library as well as outreach programs for educators, students, and creatives.
About the Speaker
Sarah Thomas is the director of Jan Karon’s Mitford Museum in Hudson, NC. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Coastal Carolina University and is the author of the acclaimed novels The Right Kind of Fool—winner of the 2021 Selah Book of the Year—and Miracle in a Dry Season, winner of the 2015 Inspy Award. Sarah has previously been a fundraiser for Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth & Families, and was part of the public relations department at Biltmore Estate. She and her husband live in Caldwell County.
$8 for the general public; free for members.