AMHERST – On Monday, Dec. 14, the Historical Society of Amherst will present a program by Sandy Lafleur on history through music and folklore.

Lafleur's passion is folk music, song and dance. She first discovered the beautiful sound of the Appacachian dulcimer while a student at the University of New Hampshire, when she built her first instrument from a kit. The dulcimer, a product of the Appalachian mountains, can be considered a true American folk instrument.

Today she enjoys playing at coffee houses, libraries and farmers markets, as well as teaching out of her Amherst home for an adult education program. She also performs at folk festivals throughout New England.

The meeting, held in the Vestry of the Congregational Church on the Green, is open to the public. The meeting time is 7:30 p.m. and refreshments will be served after the presentation.