Please join us for the 2025 Granny D Birthday Celebration at Mason Library, Keene State College on January 24, 2025 at 1pm.

Note that there will be limited space available for in-person, you may also RSVP for the Zoom option HERE.

We will gather to celebrate the birthdate of our legendary founder Doris "Granny D" Haddock.  On January 1st, 1999, at the age of 89, Granny D embarked on her walk from Pasadena, CA to advocate for campaign finance reform.  Granny D walked over 1,000 miles through the desert, climbed the Appalachian mountains through blizzards, and skied over 100 miles after a historic snowstorm covered the roads. Finally, after 14 months and 3,200 miles, Haddock made it to Washington, DC, where over 2,000 supporters and several dozen members of congress waited. It took another two years for the McCain/Feingold bill to pass, during which time Doris was arrested twice during demonstrations.   We continue to honor her with annual walks in the Monadnock and Seacoast regions.

We'll be joined by this impressive list of speakers:

• Keene Mayor Jay Kahn
• Jenna Carroll, Exec. Director, Historical Society of Cheshire County
• Rep. Dr. Nicholas Germana
• Peggy Walsh, former educator
• Katie Temmallo, student
• Charlie Savage, student
• Bob Perry, "Rosie" restorer
• Dennis Burke, author, biographer
• Sarah Mausner, musician

The Granny D Archives will be on display and will be staffed by students from the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society.

Light refreshments including cake and coffee will be served.