Beatles Fan Clubs in North America, with author Sara Schmidt

Sara Schmidt returns to the podcast to discuss her new book, Dear
Beatle People: The Story of the Beatles North American Fan Club.


Dear Beatle People: The Story of the Beatles’ North American Fan
Club tells the stories of both the official and unofficial fan
clubs in the US and Canada. With over 100 photos and rare
historical documents like fan club membership cards and letters,
this book gives new insights into the engine that fueled North
American Beatlemania.


You may know Sara as the founder and editor of the website, Meet
The Beatles...For Real, a treasure trove of memories and
photographs from fans that have met one or more of The Beatles in
person. She’s also the author of the book, Happiness is Seeing
The Beatles: Beatlemania in St. Louis; and a contributing author
to A is for Apple (Volumes 2 & 3); and has given
presentations at Beatles conventions across the United
States. 


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