Roxbury Russet, one of the apple varieties grown in the Dickinson family orchard. (Bar Lois Weeks photo)

I will give a talk titled “‘From off my Father’s tree!’ Apples of New England and the Dickinson Family Orchard,” at the Emily Dickinson Museum, 280 Main Street, Amherst, Massachusetts, Sunday April 24, at 10 a.m.

The presentation will put the Dickinson orchard in a historical context, including how apples were grown during the poet’s lifetime, the varieties in the Amherst orchard, and how apples were used in Emily’s poetry and in her family’s kitchen. Weather permitting, a portion of the talk will take place in the recently reinstated Dickinson orchard.

Tickets are $10 for adults; $8 for Museum members; and $5 students for student K-12. Tickets may be purchased at the door.

Refreshments will be served.