New English chair Dr. Heather Hicks gives the story behind the new posters in the department's office suite: Several years ago, I was visiting my parents for Christmas in my hometown in Maine. My family has lived in this small rural town since the early 19th century. One day, my father mentioned that he had to pay a visit to a local library where he was helping several volunteers with upkeep. I had vague memories of this small library one town over, as my great grandmother had lived in the few rooms attached to it, and she had sometimes taken care of my brother and me there when we were very little. I offered to come along with my father, and my husband also tagged along. When we arrived, I had a surge of memories of the time I had spent in this space as a child. I remembered the wooden cabinet, built into the wall of the parlor, where my grandmother kept cream pitchers she collected. Some were tiny, some large, some shaped like cows, or...
