CIVIL WAR 150: EXPLORING THE WAR AND ITS MEANING THROUGH THE WORDS OF THOSE WHO LIVED IT:
a discussion series facilitated by Dr. Elaine Frantz Parsons
Sunday, May 5, 2013, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.;
Sunday, June 9, 2013, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.;
Thursday, July 18, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Civil War 150 is a national public programming initiative designed to encourage public exploration of the transformative impact and contested meanings of the Civil War through primary documents and firsthand accounts. This project is presented by
The Library of America in partnership with The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, and is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Session topics and dates include:
Sunday, June 9, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. (please note: this program has been filled)
Discussion topics: The Experience of Battle; From Slavery to Freedom (Civil War Readers provided)
Limit: 25 participants (high school graduates and older)
Thursday, July 18, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Topic: Why did the Klan Wear Bizarre Costumes?
Presented by: Dr. Elaine Frantz Parsons
Limit: 80 participants
Register to attend this program online, at the circulation desk or by telephone at 724-941-9430.
Materials for the programs will be available at no charge to participants. Four Civil War Readers are part of the program resources available through the Gilder Lehrman Institute in partnership with The Library of America and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Dr. Elaine Parsons, Civil War Scholar and Associate Professor of History at Duquesne University will facilitate the programs. She is currently compiling a book about the Ku Klux Klan entitled Constructing the Kuklux: The Ku Klux Klan and the Modernization of the Reconstruction-Era South.
GIANT OAKS GARDEN CLUB PLANT SALE
Saturday, May 18, 2013
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Join us at the library for the Giant Oaks Garden Club Annual Plant Sale. This event is one of many fundraisers the club conducts as a means to raise money to support many local projects and community organizations, including the library. The perennial plants offered for sale are grown by club members, and there will also be annuals and hanging baskets available for purchase at very reasonable prices. There will also be an indoor flea market with many gardening and household items for sale.
R.E.A.D. LIBRARY COOKBOOK (RECIPES: ENTICING AND DELICIOUS!)
Looking for some fresh recipes? The good cooks at the library are offering 225 of their finest recipes in our first ever library cookbook. Buy one for yourself, or buy copies as gifts – all proceeds benefit the library! Cookbooks are available at the library or by mail order. To purchase by mail, please send payment ($10.00 + $3.00 for shipping and handling) to: Friends of the Peters Township Public Library, 616 East McMurray Road, McMurray, PA 15317. Please also remember to include an address where you would like the cookbook shipped to.
ORAL HISTORY DISPLAY
As part of an oral history project to record and preserve the history of the township through personal interviews with past and present residents, the library is currently offering a display about life in Peters Township. Pictures on display include various facets of the history of the township including farm life, education, transportation, government, recreation, churches and industry. Take a few moments next time you visit to see how life in the township has evolved over time.
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