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“Just finished Meg Ferris Kenagy’s book, “The House on School Street.” The writing is so gorgeous sometimes I found myself just savoring the beauty of the language. Even as the story propelled me forward, on another level, just riding the waves of sentences, glorying in their rhythms and sounds, gave me such pleasure … Meg is such a soulful presence in the book, standing by graves she had sought out, imagining into the lives of her ancestors.” Gena Corea, author of three acclaimed books.

“What a wonderful day I had yesterday devouring your book! It had such wonderful elements: a good story, a bigger context within history and I loved the personal interjections…There were a number of times when the writing was very poetic and I would stop, sigh and just savour the combinations. Your descriptions of light, women in white dresses and dust motes in empty rooms drew me into reveries.” Marcy Green, book reviewer, “Shawnigan Focus”

Stories of strong women, beautifully written. I loved this book. It a memoir full of history, and written like a novel. Think Boys in a Boat. It’s beautifully written, spans more than two centuries, and filled with stories of strong women during a time when women didn’t vote and really had no standing. Do yourself a favor and read this book. Then, buy copies for your daughters, nieces, and girlfriends. Barbara Kelley as reviewed on Amazon. 

The Hingham Journal

Pages into the Past: New book traces 200 years of life in old Hingham Centre Home “This is a story about a house and a family,” begins Meg Ferris Kenagy’s new book, The House on School Street: Eight generations. Two hundred and four years. One family.

Hingham Historical Society, Out of the Archives

Not many people can say their family lived in the same house for eight generations, and even fewer strive to uncover the lives of these ancestors. Meg Ferris Kenagy is one of these rare individuals as she dives head first into this challenge and presents her discoveries in her book The House on School Street: Eight Generations. Two Hundred and Four years. One Family. Kenagy brings the history of her family’s house to life through numerous stories about her ancestors. We experience their lives and deaths, births and marriages, and the resulting joys and heartaches that accompany each event. Read the entire review.