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The History and Folklore of Santa Claus

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Montgomery Campus
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Montgomery Campus
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History
Registration Required
Event Details:

The History and Folklore of Santa Claus

Christmas Eve

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Oswego Campus, Montgomery Campus
Description:

Oswego and Montgomery Campuses are closed for Christmas Eve.

Christmas

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Oswego Campus, Montgomery Campus
Description:

Oswego and Montgomery Campuses are closed for Christmas.

Closed Early - New Year's Eve

5:00pm–9:00pm
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Oswego Campus, Montgomery Campus
Description:

Oswego and Montgomery Campuses are closing early for New Year's Eve.

New Year's Day

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Oswego Campus, Montgomery Campus
Description:

Oswego and Montgomery Campuses are closed for New Year's Day.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Light Houses of Michigan and the Great Lakes

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Montgomery Campus
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Montgomery Campus
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History
Registration Required
Event Details:

When you think of lighthouses do you think of the East or West coasts? Did you know that Michigan, which has more freshwater coastline than any other state, also has the most lighthouses (over 120)?

This event is in the "Adults" group

Mary Todd Lincoln: First Lady

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Oswego Campus
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Oswego Campus
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History
Registration Required
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This presentation focuses on the life and losses of Mrs. Lincoln and is set on 14 April 1865, as she prepares for an evening at the theatre with her husband and friends.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Love Stories from History

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Oswego Campus
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Oswego Campus
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History
Registration Required
Event Details:

The course of historical love never did run smooth, fascinating and funny tales from history.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Evanston's Living History: A Civil Rights Program

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Oswego Campus
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Oswego Campus
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History
Registration Required
Event Details:

It is the story of a community’s struggle for justice; with roots extending to the town of Abbeville, South Carolina and the horrific lynching of one of its prominent citizens, Anthony Crawford.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Orson Welles: War of the Worlds

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Oswego Campus
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Oswego Campus
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History
Registration Required
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A Look Behind Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Broadcast

This event is in the "Adults" group

Louisa May Alcott and Civil War Nursing

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Oswego Campus
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Oswego Campus
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History
Registration Required
Event Details:

Author of the classic children's story, "Little Women", and many others; Louisa May Alcott also served as one of 5000 women who worked in the Union Army hospitals during the Civil War.

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Fly Girls of World War II

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Oswego Campus
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Oswego Campus
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Fly Girls of World War II.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Meet Thomas Jefferson: An 18th Century Radical

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Oswego Campus
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Oswego Campus
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History
Registration Required
Event Details:

A Visit with President Thomas Jefferson: An 18th Century Radical. Phil Lauricella portrays the famous author of the Declaration of Independence and the Third President of the United States.