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I found an article that I enjoyed titled "Family and Social Reading" from The Mother's Magazine, March 1848 at THIS website. Enjoy! 
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Many of Martha Finley's books were published by the Presbyterian Board of Publication located at 1334 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, PA. You can find three more pictures HERE. I don't know if that building is still there or still occupied by them. That photo is from 1895, thirty years after the publication of Brookside Farmhouse.
'Til next time,
Heather
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I thought that this was 'interesting.' ;) From - http://www.christianlogic.com/chrisalexion/archives/satire/index.html
Elsie To Sign Record Deal
September 17, 2005
NEW ORLEANS, LA--Plantation queen Elsie Dinsmore is about to become a pop diva, Reuters reports. Dinsmore, in a press conference held at her Viamede estate, announced that she and RCA Records are working out the final details of a contract that would include a record to be released next January.
Tim McAleny of RCA expressed enthusiasm over the project. "I mean, Elsie's got everything. She's rich, famous, and gorgeous. A record deal only makes sense," he said. Dinsmore's debut album is expected to draw deeply on her experience, and deal with such issues as tough parents, men who only want her money, and slavery. "Elsie's got a wealth--no pun intended--of experience, and she brings this to the microphone in powerful, deeply moving songs," said McAleny.
Particularly prominent in Dinsmore's music is the theme of broken love and people who make up aliases in order to steal girls' money. "This happens to everybody," said Dinsmore. "I'm just giving angst-ridden young people a new voice." Dinsmore's album is expected to evoke comparisons to singers like Alannis Morrisette, Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, and Kelly Clarkson, who Dinsmore says is a childhood friend. "Kelly and I are very close," she said. "We get together to sew all the time."
Dinsmore first attracted attention with her electrifying live performances for friends at Viamede and on select concert venues, where her meek and quiet voice really made listeners pay attention. "Elsie's been pampered, but that's what makes her so different," said Jon Carpenter of Rolling Stone. Fans also appreciated Dinsmore's nuanced and skillful covers of well-known songs. "Could you look me in the eye and tell me that you're happy now, ooh ooh ooh ooh? / Could you tell it to my face, or have I been erased?" she sang at a recent performance, where she dedicated the song to Tom Jackson, alias Bromley Egerton.
McAleny says that Dinsmore's real appeal stems from her publicity. "I mean, she's famous," he said. "Not only do girls know about her, but even guys with a sister or two know way more than they want to."
