The Warner Free Lecture (WFL) trustees will host author and Channel 5 “Chronicle” reporter Ted Reinstein Friday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. in Volunteers Hall. Reinstein will share the rich and colorful history of general stores in New England, how they figured in the rise of early American commerce, why they began to fade, and why they have begun to come back. Told with anecdotes from a variety of local landmark stores across the region, the presentation is accompanied by the award-winning photography of Art Donahue.
Reinstein’s book, “New England’s General Stores: Exploring an American Classic,” which he wrote with his wife Anne-Marie Dorning, will be available for sale and signing at the event.