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SUMMARY:(Almost) Midnight Madness
DESCRIPTION:We are back! \nWell\, almost.  We will still offer the excellent programming you have come to expect from us\, the friendly staff\, exemplary service\,  and we will stay open late for your convenience.  Just not quite as late as before.  The library will close at 10 on Monday through Thursday\, and at it’s normal time of 5:30 on Friday.  The dates for (Almost) Midnight Madness are\nMonday June 19\, 2023 – Friday June 23\, 2023\nIf you’re new here\, you may wonder what all the hype is about.   (Almost) Midnight Madness is a week long genealogy conference at Willard Public Library in Evansville\, Indiana.  Here are a few of the reasons everyone loves it: \nIt’s Free!  Yes\, you read that correctly.  It is 100% without any cost to you. \nGive Aways!  The first 250 people through the door will receive some truly special gifts. \nDoor Prizes!  There will be drawings for door prizes. \nWorld Class Speakers!  This is the main reason to be excited.  We have some great speakers lined up for you. \nFood Trucks!  We will bring in at least one food truck per day so that once you’re parked\, you can stay parked. \nRegistration Form\nPlease click above on “Registration Form” download the fillable PDF\, fill it out\, and email it to genealogy@willard.lib.in.us\n(Librarians\, please indicate in your email that you need LEU’s) \n\n\nSpeakers\n  \nPeggy Clemens Lauritzen\nPeggy Clemens Lauritzen\, AG\, FOGS has a deep love for her Appalachian roots with nearly every ancestor living south of the Ohio River. Growing up as an only child\, her trips with her parents involved courthouses and cemeteries.\nWhile her own children were young\, she was asked to be the Family History Director in northcentral Ohio. Her research skills deepened\, and soon she was invited to speak at conferences and webinars around the United States.\nThe author of several Legacy QuickGuides on the Appalachian states\, she has also filmed as an instructor for Ancestry Academy and is a former researcher for Ancestry ProGenealogists. She was recognized for her work by being awarded the title of Fellow of the Ohio Genealogical Society in 2018\, as well as receiving the Laura G. Prescott Award for Exemplary Service in Genealogy.\n  \nRichard Hill\nRichard Hill was the first adoptee to identify his birth family through genetic genealogy DNA tests. To share what he learned with other adoptees and genealogists Richard created his first DNA-focused website in 2008.\nHis pioneering application of genetic genealogy was featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal in 2009. Since then\, he has advised thousands of adoptees\, genealogists\, and others seeking to find lost relatives or confirm suspected relationships.\nToday\, his new DNA Favorites website is a one-stop resource for anyone interested in genetic genealogy. He is a popular speaker on DNA testing topics and continues to share news\, tips\, and DNA testing success stories on social media.\nRichard’s award-winning memoir is Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA. It is available in print\, Kindle\, and audiobook formats on Amazon. His Guide to DNA Testing\, a Kindle short book\, gives readers just enough information to choose the right DNA tests for their purposes.\nRichard serves on the Advisory Board of DNA Quest\, a program that periodically distributes free DNA tests to adoptees and their birth families. He is a member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild\, the International Society of Genetic Genealogy\, and the American Adoption Congress. Richard lives in Michigan with his wife of 54 years. He has a B.S. and an MBA from Michigan State University.\n  \nShannon Combs-Bennett\nShannon Combs-Bennett (QG\, MSc\, PLCGS) is an award-winning author and genealogical researcher based in Northern Virginia. She lectures and writes on various topics\, from genealogical methodology to genetic genealogy. Shannon holds a BS in Biology with an emphasis in genetics and an MSc in Genealogical\, Heraldic\, and Paleographic Studies. She also earned her Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies from the National Institute for Genealogical Studies. Currently\, Shannon is a doctoral student in History and Genealogical Studies at the University of Strathclyde.\n\nSchedule\n(Click “Schedule” above for daily itinerary and speaker slots)\nGive-Aways\n(For the first 250 registered attendees)\n\n\nDoor Prizes\nAttend 16 Sessions to be entered into the drawing\n\nOne iPad 10th Generation\n\n \nTen MyHeritage DNA kits\n  \n  \n  \n   One Copy of Finding Family \nTen Ancestry DNA Kits\n   One Year Subscription to Storied\nFood Trucks\nMonday\nTravelin’ Tom’s Coffee\nSteve’s Oink -N- Squeel\nSweet Dreams A-La-Mode\n  \nTuesday\nTravelin’ Tom’s Coffee\nSTUFT\n  \n\n\nWednesday\nThe Cheese Queen\nKona Ice\n  \nThursday\nTravelin’ Tom’s Coffee\nLee’ Phillies and More\nLa Plaza\n  \nFriday\nTravelin’ Tom’s Coffee\nJoey Za’s Pizza and Steaks\nSweet Dreams A-La-Mode\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://willard.lib.in.us/event/almost-midnight-madness/
LOCATION:Willard Public Library\, 21 First Avenue\, Evansville\, IN\, 47710\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,Archives,Genealogy,General
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SUMMARY:Southwestern Indiana Historical Society presents Community Discussion on Evansville
DESCRIPTION:Special Guests: Charles Berger\, Watez Phelps & Vivian Taylor\nTuesday – May 16th | 6:30PM | Browning Gallery\nJoin us for the ‘Community Discussion on Evansville’ program hosted by the Southwestern Indiana Historical Society in partnership with Willard Public Library. This program aims to engage the community in a dialogue about the rich history of Evansville\, Indiana. \nOur special guests will share their stories and experiences about the historic events that have shaped the city’s identity over the years. From the early settlement of Evansville to its growth as a thriving industrial center\, our speakers will highlight significant moments that have impacted the community. \nThis event is open to all members of the public who have an interest in Evansville’s history and wish to gain a deeper understanding of the city’s past. We encourage attendees to ask questions and share their own stories and memories of Evansville during the discussion. \nJoin us for an enlightening evening as we explore the fascinating history of Evansville and celebrate the contributions of those who have helped shape this great city. The Community Discussion on Evansville promises to be an engaging and informative event for all who attend.
URL:https://willard.lib.in.us/event/swihs-may-2023-program/
LOCATION:Willard Public Library\, 21 First Avenue\, Evansville\, IN\, 47710\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,Archives,General
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SUMMARY:The Siren Song of Homogeneity: Evansville and the 1920s
DESCRIPTION:Evansville’s Department of Metropolitan Development in partnership with WPL is excited to present this lecture by Kelley Coures titled “The Siren Song of Homogeneity: Evansville and the 1920s.” \nDuring this talk\, a look will be taken into Evansville’s controversial past of the early 20th Century. The city’s complex history with race\, politics\, and the Ku Klux Klan during a time of great change for the city and nation will be covered. \nKelley Coures is an Evansville native who has served as the executive director of the Department of Metro Development for the City of Evansville since 2014. He received the Sadelle Berger Civil Rights Award from the Mayor’s Human Relations Commission for work in the LGBTQ community in 2011. Leadership Evansville presented him the Social Service award in 2012. \nThis presentation is given in honor of Historic Preservation Month. For all questions and concerns regarding Historic Preservation Month\, please contact the Evansville Historic Preservation Office or the Department of Metropolitan Development at (812) 435-6030 or 1 NW Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
URL:https://willard.lib.in.us/event/the-siren-song-of-homogeneity-evansville-and-the-1920s/
LOCATION:Willard Public Library\, 21 First Avenue\, Evansville\, IN\, 47710\, United States
CATEGORIES:Archives
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SUMMARY:WPL's 138th Birthday Party
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to Willard Public Library’s 138th Birthday Party!\nHelp us celebrate Indiana’s oldest public library with friends\, refreshments and activities for everyone – Tuesday\, March 28th at 6:30PM.  \nAdults are invited to hang out in the Browning Gallery and Reading Room (lower level) where punch and cake will be available\, as well as stories and raffles for WPL merchandise. WPL Archivist\, Hannah\, will give a short presentation on the library’s history and Adult Services Librarian Assistant\, Stacie\, will tell a couple short stories about the Grey Lady Ghost. \n6:30PM – 6:50PM    Cake\, Punch and Meet and Greet \n6:50PM – 7:15PM     Willard Public Library History Conversation with Archivist\, Hannah \n7:15PM – 7:25PM     Grey Lady Ghost Conversation with Librarian Assistant\, Stacie \n7:25PM                        Raffle and Prize Giveaways \nIn the Children’s Department (lower level) – WPL staff will have activities and cupcakes for younger party goers in addition to story time and crafts. \n 
URL:https://willard.lib.in.us/event/wpl-138th-birthday-party/
LOCATION:Willard Public Library\, 21 First Avenue\, Evansville\, IN\, 47710\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,Archives,Children,General
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SUMMARY:'Lewis and Clark' | SWIHS March Program
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin SWIHS as Matthew J. Alschbach\, Associate Professor of History at Owensboro Community and Technical College explores the travels of Capt. Meriwether Lewis and Lieut. William Clark as they traverse the Midwest. \n  \nJoin us Tuesday\, March 21 at 6:30PM in the Browning Gallery (lower level) at Willard Public Library.
URL:https://willard.lib.in.us/event/lewis-and-clark-swihs-march-program/
LOCATION:Willard Public Library\, 21 First Avenue\, Evansville\, IN\, 47710\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,Archives,General
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SUMMARY:Native Fascism: Evansville’s 1948 Wallace Riot
DESCRIPTION:Join WPL Archives and the Vanderburgh County Historical Society in the Browning Gallery on Monday\, March 13 at 6:00pm to hear Dr. Denise Lynn’s presentation. \nDescription of the Program: In April 1948\, Progressive Party candidate for President Henry Wallace arrived in Indiana to much controversy. The conservative state did not welcome Wallace and veteran’s organizations actively organized to disrupt his speaking engagements. On April 6 at the Progressive Party’s Evansville event\, a mob attacked the Wallace supporters causing injuries and pushing Evansville into the national spotlight. In the wake of the riot\, a local professor was fired for his involvement in the Wallace campaign and the radical CIO Local 813 became the subject of House committee hearings. This anticommunist hysteria gripped the Evansville community and led to populist fascist reaction beginning with the violence at the riot. This presentation argues that what happened in Evansville on April 6 was part of a populist fascism in the United States propelled by anticommunism and enacted by veteran’s organizations. While national politicians dominate histories of anticommunism\, some of the greatest damage done during that period occurred when other Americans\, specifically veteran’s groups\, violated the constitutional rights of their fellow citizens. \nAbout Dr. Lynn: Originally from Upstate New York\, she attended SUNY Binghamton\, State University of New York where she received her MA and PhD. Her research focuses on women in the American Communist Party. Dr. Lynn is the Vice-President of the Historians of American Communism and the editor of its journal American Communist History. She has written a regular blog for Black Perspectives and has written for Nursing Clio\, Marxist Sociology\, and Lawrence & Wishart. Her articles have appeared in American Communist History\, Women’s History Review\, Journal of Cold War Studies\, Radical Americas\, Journal of Intersectionality\, and Journal for the Study of Radicalism. Dr. Lynn is the author of Where is Juliet Stuart Poyntz? Gender\, Spycraft\, and Anti-Stalinism in the Early Cold War from the University of Massachusetts Press. Her current book project is on radical Black women in the anti-Korean war movement and a biography of Claudia Jones.
URL:https://willard.lib.in.us/event/native-fascism-evansvilles-1948-wallace-riot/
LOCATION:Willard Public Library\, 21 First Avenue\, Evansville\, IN\, 47710\, United States
CATEGORIES:Archives
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SUMMARY:Show & Tell!
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin our Archives staff in the Browning Gallery for Show & Tell at WPL! This month\, our feature is Republic Aviation and the P-47 during World War II. Our Archivist\, Hannah Thomason\, will bring out treasures from within our archives to share the role they played in our history. We invite you to join the discussion by bringing an item from your own personal collection and telling us all about it! What you bring does not have to relate to the Archive’s chosen feature. We are excited to show and tell our history with you!
URL:https://willard.lib.in.us/event/show-tell/
LOCATION:Willard Public Library\, 21 First Avenue\, Evansville\, IN\, 47710\, United States
CATEGORIES:Archives
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SUMMARY:Friends of Willard Library 2022 Annual Lecture
DESCRIPTION:‘A Hoosier Photographer’s Journey Through a Vanishing America’ | Presented by Dr. Eric Sandweiss\n \nThis lecture will focus on early color images of Indiana and the country from the 1930s and 1940s. Taken by Posey County native\, Charles Cushman. The presentation begins at 6:30PM on Monday\, November 14 in the Browning Gallery located in Willard Public Library’s lower level. \nWillard Public Library is a non-profit organization (501c3) and encourages patrons and visitors of WPL to donate to help support events like this one for years to come >> https://willard.lib.in.us/donate/ \nWatch the Grey Lady Ghost at Willard Public Library on our World-Famous Ghost Cams >> https://www.willardghost.com/
URL:https://willard.lib.in.us/event/friends-of-willard-library-2022-annual-lecture/
LOCATION:Willard Public Library\, 21 First Avenue\, Evansville\, IN\, 47710\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,Archives,General
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SUMMARY:"In Harmony's Way: The Battle To Save A Bridge" Documentary Screening
DESCRIPTION:The Southwestern Indiana Historical Society presents: \n“In Harmony’s Way: The Battle to Save a Bridge” \nDr. David Black Associate Professor of Communication\, Radio\, and Television. Produced and directed this documentary that tells the story of how the Harmony Way bridge from Illinois to Indiana was built\, including the political struggles and corruption as well as talking about unique design of the bridge. It covers the closing of the bridge and it’s uncertain future.  The film has some stunning views of the Wabash River. David Black will be in-person to talk the making of the film and bring updates as to the status of the bridge.
URL:https://willard.lib.in.us/event/in-harmonys-way/
LOCATION:Willard Public Library\, 21 First Avenue\, Evansville\, IN\, 47710\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,Archives,General
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