Join JASNA-North Carolina member Pamela Hale and her husband, Dutch Tubman, for “Two Anniversaries in England: From Train to Jane.” Last May and June, Pamela and Dutch traveled to the UK to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the world’s first commercial railroad, the Stockington & Darlington, and to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.
Their Jane itinerary included Steventon, Basingstoke, Bath, Alton, Chawton, Winchester, Reading, Southampton, Oxford, London, and Canterbury. They rode more than 30 trains, returned by the Queen Mary II, and, after docking in Brooklyn, stayed in Manhattan to visit the exhibition A Lively Mind at the Morgan Library.
In this presentation, they will share slides and commentary about how they traveled around England to visit Austen sites, and how the Austens themselves might have traveled to these same places. Look forward to photos of homes, churches, entertainments (such as the Merlin Swing and the Catch-Me-Who-Can), maps, vehicles, and quotes from Jane’s writings and letters!
The Details
What: Touring Jane Austen Country with Pamela Hale and Dutch Tubman
When: Sunday, April 12, 2026 from 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Where: In the comfort of your home via Zoom
RSVP: This event is open to members and interested guests; it is FREE but registration is required. Register for Zoom here.
Accessibility: We have auto-captions available in the Zoom meeting for our conversation, and there may be slides with text and images accompany the presentation that will be as clear and as high-contrast as possible. If you have accessibility needs we have not addressed here, please let us know.