If you’re a fan of the Harvey Girls or Fred Harvey—or have just been enjoying our Americana cookbook project—wanted to let you know that at the National Archives in Kansas City on 6/21 there will be a premiere of new documentary on the Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound by Katrina Parks, followed by a panel discussion with Parks, “Appetite for America” author Stephen Fried and other Harvey experts. The film will also be shown in nearby Leavenworth, Fred’s home town, at 9:30 Saturday morning, and both the Fred Harvey House Museum and the Leavenworth County Historical Society (where many of Fred’s things currently reside) will be open on Saturday for those who want to dig deeper into Harvey-ana. Here’s a link to the trailer of the film.

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