About

Meet Sandra Weber.......

My passion for writing was sparked by my passion for the Adirondack Mountains. The mountains, meadows, rivers, and lakes of northern New York State awaken my creative voice. After spending many summers in the region, I have now permanently put down roots at my drafty log cabin in the Adirondack woods where I enjoy listening, watching, reading, and digging into mountain legends.

"The Blue Line is a great divide in my life; part of my life trickles to wilderness and part trickles to civilization. Each tributary fills a purpose in my soul and the world."

-"Dividing Lines" by Sandra Weber, Adirondac magazine, July/August 1994.

Links to some articles by Sandra Weber.......

How long must women wait?

A Babe in the Woods: Kate Field

Mary Ann Day Brown, Wife and Widow of John Brown

The Two Mrs. Boissevains, Inez and Edna

Lake Tear

Links to some reviews of Sandra's books.......

Book review: Adirondack Roots

Book review: Mount Marcy

Book review: Two in the Wilderness

Short Bio:

Sandra Weber has authored several books about Adirondack history, mountain hiking and women. Her book Breaking Trail: Remarkable Women of the Adirondacks (with Peggy Lynn) profiles the diverse lives of 25 women and Two in the Wilderness (with photos by Carl Heilman) describes the adventures of Sandra and her 11-year old daughter as they backpack through the High Peaks together. She is also well-known for her dramatic portrayals of Mary Brown in “Times of Trouble” and of Mother Johnson, Jeanne Robert Foster, Grace Hudowalski and other women in “Mountain Women Can Be Heroes” (with folksinger Peggy Lynn).

Sandra’s next book focuses on a marble sculpture, The Portrait Monument to Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, which stands in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. The statue symbolizes the struggles and triumphs of the women’s movement, from the right to speak in public to the right to vote to the Equal Rights Amendment. It represents womanhood---all women of the past, present, and future—and the unfinished work of woman.

From her base camp in Elizabethtown, Sandra enjoys exploring legends, paddling, and hiking. In 2003, she finished climbing all forty-six high peaks becoming Adirondack Forty-Sixer #5227.

More Author Information:

Independent scholar with focus on Adirondack Mountain region and women’s history.
Her articles have been published in magazines such as Civil War Times Magazine, The NYS Conservationist, Adirondack Life, Adirondack Explorer Newspaper, Adirondac Magazine, Backpacker Magazine, Pennsylvania Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, Highlights For Children, and Cobblestone.
"Going Wild Over Thoreau," reprinted in Adirondack Reader, third edition by Adirondack Mountain Club, 2008.

Book Credits:

Portrait Monument to Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. History of sculpture in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol. To be published by McFarland Publishers in Spring 2016.
Adirondack Roots: Stories of Hiking, History and Women. Collection of writings by Sandra Weber. The History Press, 2011.
Two in the Wilderness: Adventures of a Mother and Daughter in the Adirondack Mountains, Calkins Creek Books/Boyds Mills Press, 2005.
Breaking Trail: Remarkable Women of the Adirondacks. (co-author, Peggy Lynn) Profiles of twenty-five extraordinary mountain women from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Purple Mountain Press, 2004.
The Personal Computer (Transforming Power of Technology series). Chelsea House Publishing, 2003.
The Internet (Transforming Power of Technology series). Chelsea House Publishing, 2003.
Yemen (Creation of the Modern Middle East series). Chelsea House Publishing, 2002
Mount Marcy, The High Peak of New York. Comprehensive history of the highest mountain in New York State. Purple Mountain Press, 2001.
The Finest Square Mile: Mount Jo and Heart Lake. Purple Mountain Press, 1998.
The Lure of Esther Mountain: Matriarch of the Adirondack High Peaks. Purple Mountain Press, 1995.

Performance/Exhibit Experience:

Lecturer, Storyteller, Dramatist, Curator at museums, libraries, schools, and other venues.
“Mountain Women” with Peggy Lynn. Songs and stories about remarkable Adirondack women. Performed at SUNY Oswego, Adirondack Museum, Field, Forest & Stream Festival, Adirondack Mountain Club, Adirondack Research Consortium, Schroon Lake Folk Festival, Paul Smith’s College, Chronicle Book Fair, and many others.
“Times of Trouble” with David Hodges. Portrayal of Mary Brown, wife of abolitionist John Brown. Performed at Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, John Brown Farm Historical Site, Will Rogers Institute, and Lake Placid Elderhostel.
“Remarkable Women of the Adirondacks.” Exhibit incorporating photos, text, and artifacts. Presented at Adirondack History Center Museum (Elizabethtown, NY) and Tannery Pond Community Center (North Creek, NY).

Awards and Honors:

Fellowship, U.S. Capitol Historical Society, Washington, DC, September 2012.
Window of Opportunity Grant, The Leeway Foundation, 2004.
Artist-In-Residence, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, October 2001.
Runner-Up Award, Nonfiction, Work-In-Progress Grant, Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, 2003.
Silver Award for General Feature, International Regional Magazine Association, 2002.
Finalist, Nonfiction, Work-In-Progress Grant, Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, 2001.

Background:

Masters in Business Administration, Temple University, 1990.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science, Clarkson University, 1983.