Whittier Descendant to Discuss Poet’s Early Genealogy Oct. 30

Whittier Birthplace, 305 Whittier Road, Haverhill.

A descendant of Haverhill’s favorite son, John Greenleaf Whittier, addresses the 132^nd annual meeting of the Haverhill Whittier Club later this month.

Mandy Whittier Breton presents “The Early Genealogy of John Greenleaf Whittier,” Sunday, Oct. 30, beginning at 2 p.m., at Whittier Birthplace, 305 Whittier Road, Haverhill.

Whittier Club President Margaret A. Toomey will preside over the annual tradition. Breton is secretary of the club, formed in 1886 to keep alive the life and work of the famous poet.