StoryWalk at the French Art Colony The featured StoryWalk title for July is Frog vs. Toad written and illustrated by Ben Mantle. StoryWalk is located on the grounds of the French Art Colony, 530 First Avenue. StoryWalk is a great way for both children and adults to enjoy the great outdoors and great children’s books! Library to host Genealogy Day Bossard Library will host a Genealogy Day beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing until 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 6 with Margaret Cheney, past president of the Ohio Genealogical Society. Cheney will offer three genealogy presentations throughout the day. Participants are encouraged to attend one or all of the following presentations: 10:00 - 11:15 a.m. Finding Your Roots: Beginning Genealogy Research Cheney will discuss the basics of beginning a journey into family research. 11:30 a.m. -12:45 p.m. Digging Deeper: Continuing Your Research This session will move beyond the basics of genealogy research and introduce skills that will allow researchers to dig deeper into their family history. 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. Branching Out: Applying to Lineage Societies During this session, Cheney will discuss the required documentation and research strategies for a successful lineage society application. In addition to Cheney’s presentations, several local historical/ genealogical organizations will be available to answer questions regarding their entities and collections. examine John Brown’s Raid Beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 13, Bossard Library’s Civil War Book Club will meet to discuss Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War by Tony Horowitz. An abolitionist, John Brown, leading a small band of men, seized the federal armory at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1859, vowing to free all enslaved people in the southern states. Sixteen people were killed as a result of the raid and Brown was wounded and captured by U.S. Marines sent to retake the armory. He was later sentenced to death for murder and treason, but was seen as a hero by many Northerners. In Midnight Rising, Horwitz argues that John Brown’s Raid was a crisis that shocked a fragile nation, helped to elect Abraham Lincoln, and lead to calls for secession. Copies of Midnight Rising are available to borrow from the library. The eBook and digital audiobook can be borrowed from hoopla or the Ohio Digital Library. The Civil War Book Club is moderated by Gene Huffman of the Cadot-Blessing Camp No. 126 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. The Civil War Book Club meets quarterly at Bossard Library. Anyone with an interest in the history of the Civil War era is welcome and encouraged to attend.
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