The Ticknor Society


The Ticknor Society is an organization of book collectors, booksellers, librarians, historians, archivists, conservators, printers, publishers, writers, and all lovers and readers of books. We are dedicated to the enjoyment, promotion, and support of books and book culture. George Ticknor used several bookplates throughout his life, including the small engraved one shown here bearing the motto, "Suum cuique," Latin for "To each his own."

Events

  • Curator's Tour of Fifty Shades of Modern exhibition

    • 12 Nov 2026
    • 4:00 PM
    • Houghton Library, Harvard University, Quincy Street & Harvard St, Cambridge, MA 02138

    Thursday, November 12, 2026, 4:00 PM: Curator's Tour of Fifty Shades of Modern exhibition at Houghton Library

    Curated by Leslie Morris, 50 Shades of Modern showcases just a few of the thousands of acquisitions Houghton’s Modern Books and Manuscripts Department has made over the past 20 years. Dating from 1800 to the present, these items show the continuities of institutional collecting; initiatives supporting new directions in teaching and research; and the generosity of the many donors who have helped make the collection what it is.

    RSVPs welcome, but not required.


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  • Convivial Biblios of Boston: November 2026

    • 19 Nov 2026
    • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Locke Bar & Restaurant, 6 Broad Canal Way, Cambridge, MA

    Convivial Biblios of Boston is a gathering on the final Thursday of each month. (But this month, we'll meet on the third Thursday to avoid the Thanksgiving Holiday)

    November 29, 2026: meet at Locke Bar & Restaurant, 6 Broad Canal Way, Cambridge, MA.

    Convivial Biblios provides an informal opportunity for Ticknors—active, lapsed, and potential—to get to know one another over drinks and snacks. These initial gatherings are hosted by Ticknor co-vice presidents Patrick Olson and Christine Jacobson. To suggest a location or offer to host a future meet-up, please get in touch with Patrick and Christine, or write ticknor.info@gmail.com.

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  • Curator's Tour of the exhibition Pressing Importance

    • 5 Dec 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 161 Essex Street, Salem MA 01970

    Saturday, December 5, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Curator's Tour of the exhibition Pressing Importance: Salem and the Declaration of Independence at the Peabody Essex Museum.

    Grounded in Salem’s connections to the Declaration of Independence, Pressing Importance shares two of the earliest broadside editions of the Declaration of Independence alongside Revolutionary-era manuscripts, newspapers, pamphlets and broadsides that showcase the nation’s founding values of democracy: freedom, liberty and equality.

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  • Visit to Brandeis's Goldfarb Library

    • 10 Dec 2026
    • 4:00 PM
    • Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453

    Thursday, December 10, 2026, 4:00 PM: Visit to Brandeis's Goldfarb Library to see its important Judaica collection

    Boasting more than 800,000 volumes, the Goldfarb Library at Brandeis University houses a growing collection in the sciences, creative arts, humanities, government documents, Judaica, and social sciences—including rare and unique collections.

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  • Convivial Biblios of Boston: December 2026

    • 17 Dec 2026
    • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Parker's Bar at the Omni Parker Hotel, 60 School Street, Boston, MA

    Convivial Biblios of Boston is a gathering on the final Thursday of each month. (But this month, we'll meet on the third Thursday to avoid the Christmas Holiday)

    December 17, 2026: meet at Parker's Bar at the Omni Parker Hotel, 60 School Street, Boston, MA.

    Convivial Biblios provides an informal opportunity for Ticknors—active, lapsed, and potential—to get to know one another over drinks and snacks. These initial gatherings are hosted by Ticknor co-vice presidents Patrick Olson and Christine Jacobson. To suggest a location or offer to host a future meet-up, please get in touch with Patrick and Christine, or write ticknor.info@gmail.com.

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