by Heidi | Jul 14, 2022 | Heidi's Updates
On the day Hope Beyond the Waves released, I received an Instagram message from a man named John. He congratulated me on the book’s publication and told me he’d been a student at the Penikese Island School in the 1990’s. My heart gave a small leap. I’d conducted...
by Heidi | Jun 28, 2022 | Heidi's Updates
I first became fascinated with the history behind Penikese Island when I stumbled upon a book, Island of Hope, by I. Thomas Buckley in 2010. When I learned the island had been home to The Penikese Island Leper Colony in the early 20th century, I was bewildered....
by Heidi | Jun 24, 2022 | Heidi's Updates
I first became fascinated with the history behind Penikese Island when I stumbled upon a book, Island of Hope, by I. Thomas Buckley in 2010. When I learned the island had been home to The Penikese Island Leper Colony in the early 20th century, I was bewildered....
