Early Ars Sacra greeting card. Dear Friends, Spring arrives later in the Vermont mountains than most of the country and a serious March held it off longer than normal. This week, the red-winged blackbird and phoebes have returned and are proclaiming their presence for all to hear. The wood frogs, peepers, red efts and spotted … Continue reading Spring 2026 Fundraising Drive
As an early cold spell spills into the United States, my family prepared for 20 degree mornings by piling firewood close at hand and filling baskets with kindling and birch bark. As we step into the cozy season, the early evenings bring more time for writing, for drawing, and for sitting by the firelight. Tasha … Continue reading Fall 2025 Campaign Reaches Goal
Thanks to the local paper The Commons for sharing recent good news: “The journal of the nonprofit Tasha Tudor Society won first place in the Newsletters & Magazines (with budgets under $500,000) category for their fall/winter 2024 issue as part of the New England Museum Association Publication Award Competition. All winning entries were displayed at … Continue reading Journal Wins Publication Award
The Tasha Tudor Society chapters celebrated Tasha's 110th birthday around the country. The Pacific Northwest Chapter enjoys a grand tea party in honor of Tasha's birthday August 2025. Photo by Nancy McElroy The Pacific Northwest Chapter celebrated Tasha’s birthday with a tea party that included three-tiered presentations of sandwiches, delectable homemade scones, jam, clotted cream, … Continue reading Tasha Tudor Day 2025
Dear Friends, Thanks to 366 gifts from members in 46 states, Denmark, Japan, Italy, and Norway, we surpassed our spring goal to reach $16,461. We are so very grateful for your support! Current members, please join me in welcoming 47 new members to our community, and look for Issue 23 in your mailboxes by late May. That’s … Continue reading Spring 2025 Campaign Reaches Goal
The Society welcomes three new regional chapters in Virginia, Utah and Idaho. Photo by Richard W Brown The Historic Triangle-Williamsburg, Virginia chapter held their first event in August 2024 and hopes to bring the joy and legacy of Tasha Tudor’s world to nearby friends in the southeastern region of Virginia. The newly formed chapter will … Continue reading New Chapters in Virginia, Utah and Idaho
Thanks to 340 gifts from members in 43 states, Canada, and Japan, we surpassed our fall goal of $15,000, reaching $17,098. We are so very grateful for your support! Current members, please join me in welcoming 91 new members to our community. And that’s not all, the Fall/Winter Issue of the Journal of the Tasha … Continue reading Fall 2024 Member Drive Surpasses Goal
The next issue of the Journal of the Tasha Tudor Society features three interesting articles. Judith Nixon, a Night Before Christmas scholar examines Tasha’s contribution to the image of Clement Moore’s St. Nicholas. Learn how Tasha’s St. Nick varies from others of her period. Did you know Tasha published three versions of the poem? You … Continue reading Journal 22 Fall/Winter 2024
Did you know that there are eight chapter events coming up in August, most of them Tasha Tudor Day Birthday events? And there’s more! Two new chapters will host their inaugural events in August. Please welcome new volunteers Kelly Brown and Cathryn Evans, who are starting new Tasha Tudor Society chapters; one in Williamsburg, Virginia, … Continue reading Tasha Tudor Day Events 2024
Detail from the 1956 Caldecott Honor counting book 1 is One Thank you to everyone who renewed a membership, became a new member or gave an additional gift during our Spring membership drive. The Society set out to raise $12,500 to honor Tasha’s artistic and cultural legacy. We’re incredibly grateful that the Tasha Tudor community … Continue reading Spring 2024 Member Drive Meets Goal