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Civil War
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
8:30pm
In Person
Howard Frank Mosher discusses his new book Walking to Gatlinburg: A Novel on Tuesday,...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
6:30pm
In Person
Author Marc Wortman discusses his new book The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta on Wed...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
6:30pm
In Person
Historian Ron Smith discusses his new book Thomas Ewing Jr.: Frontier Lawyer and Civil War General....
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Meet the Past features Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviewing prominent historical figures (as portrayed by a...
Sunday, August 16, 2009
4:00pm
In Person
Comprised largely of free-state sympathizers, the German community of Concordia was located in Lafayette County, which contained more slaves tha...
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
A panel of military historians will discuss the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg on Wednesday, July 1,...
Friday, May 1, 2009
9:00pm
In Person
On Friday, May 1, at 7 p.m. at the Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St., local author Andrea Wa...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
6:30pm
In Person
Jennifer Weber, an assistant professor of history at the University of Kansas, discusses her new book Copperheads: T...
Thursday, February 5, 2009
6:30pm
In Person
A panel of military historians from the United States Army’s Command and General Staff College discusses Lincoln’s leadership tr...
Sunday, September 21, 2008
4:00pm
In Person
In the aftermath of Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence, Kansas, Union General Thomas Ewing, Jr., became suspicious of local support for Confederate sy...