• Tales From the Civil War Era

    Adams Memorial Library 1112 Ligonier Street, Latrobe, PA, United States

    Step back into the late 1700s with storyteller Alan Irvine for an evening of frontier tales of Western Pennsylvania. Through engaging storytelling, Irvine recounts the hardships, dangers, and determination of those who lived on the edge of a growing nation. Listen to tales from the days of the French and […]

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  • The History of the Holocaust and Survivors

    Rostraver Public Library 700 Plaza Drive, Belle Vernon, PA, United States

    The presenter of this program was an instructor at a Jewish University Center in Pittsburgh where she taught the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. She shares her experiences walking through the gas chambers at the camps, viewing the evidence of the Holocaust such as shoes and clothing let behind by the […]

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  • The American Revolution: “The Double Sevens” (1777) Princeton to Valley Forge

    Ligonier Valley Library 120 West Main Street, Ligonier, PA, United States

    In the war for our nation's independence, all of the years were significant in various ways. One year, 1777, stands out as exceptionally pivotal with its high and low points that would shape the remainder of the war for independence. This presentation will examine how the year begins with the […]

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