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About Us
Preserving the Past
Once there was a little cottage by the sea and in that place, an artist wrote and illustrated wonderful books for children.
Many years passed and the land was sold but the little cottage was saved, packed away in pieces until, not too far away, in the heart of Lanesville (in Gloucester) people who also love children and books decided to build it back up. They also wanted to celebrate all the artists and writers in their village.
It has been donated to the Lanesville Community Center.
Interview with the editor of VLB's " Little House"
The rebuilding process of the Virginia Lee Burton (VLB) writing cottage has started with the much-needed help of volunteers, a Community Preservation Act (CPA) grant from the City of Gloucester, private donations and corporate donations from Dore and Whittier of Newburyport, MA, DMS Machine and Fabrication of Barre, VT, Carpenter & MacNeille , and the Gloucester Building Center.
To explore details on the life and works of Virginia Lee Burton please visit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Lee_Burton
Lanesville filmmakers, Laura Johnson and Winslow Lewis made a wonderful video, “At the End of the Road: Lanesville's Artistic Legacy”, which includes discussions about Virginia Lee Burton as well as other famous artists who lived in Lanesville.
" At theEnd of the Road: Lanesville's Artistic Legacy"
The Virginial Lee Burton Folly Point retreat
A 4 VLB "Little House " show 2018 Tokyo Japan put on for HM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XnWB9vC0wM&t=125s
Photos from 2009 to sept 10,2023
