famous NH project

This famous NH people project was really fun but I felt like I was not going to finish it because I did not start typing yet. After I felt good because I finally finished it. What I will remember about Sarah Hale is that she never gave up asking the Presidents to make Thanksgiving a holiday. The most challenging part about the project was I had to build a poster board and writing are speeches.  

All about Sarah Hale Life

by Cassy

Sarah Hale grew up on a farm in New Hampshire .She was born on October 24 1788 in Newport NH. Her father was a revolutionary soldier. His name was Captain Gordon Buell and her mother’s name was Martha Whittlesey.  She also had a little sister and an older brother. Sarah’s parents sold their farm in NH. Sarah’s mom died when her little sister died in 1811. As she grew up she wanted to be a writer.  

When she was an adult she moved to Boston. In 1813 she married David Hale and they had five children. Sarah kid’s names were Frances, Sarah, Williams, Horatio and David. Her husband died in 1822.After Sarah husband died she had to take care of five kids.

Sarah loved writing. She began her career by being a writer. She began with poetry then she wrote Mary Had a little Lamb, which got a lot of kids interested in poetry. In 1823 Sarah published a collection of her poems called The Genius of Oblivion. She was also an editor for a ladies’ magazine. As you can see Sarah became a famous writer.

She became famous because of her work. She founded the Seaman’s Aid Society in 1833 to help the family who lost a sailor. Sarah raised $30,000 in Boston for Bunker Hill Monument. The money was to finish it. She got an award named after her. Sarah Hale wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln. She requested in the letter that he make Thanksgiving a national holiday. He agreed to do so. As she got older she kept supporting projects that she cared about and kept writing.

A lot of stuff changed as she got older. She was born in N.H. on a farm but then her family sold the farm in N.H. Her sister May S. Joseph Hale died in her school for girls. Her daughter Francis married Dr. Lewis. The ladies magazine was changed to the American Magazine. Sarah began to write about jobs for single ladies and widowed ladies. She died on April 30^th, at the age of 89 at her home. This is how Sarah Hale became famous

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