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History Blog

Three for Thanksgiving
LibraryPoint Blog, 19th century, Bullies, Families, History, Holidays, Indians of the Eastern Woodlands, New England, Pilgrims, Thanksgiving, Virginia Johnson, History Blog
11/18/2009 - 2:48pm

Our libraries will be closed on Thanksgiving and the day after, so now's the time to pick up some reading to take you through the holiday. We have many cookbooks to help plan the feast, but of our other collections these three books tell stories especially true to life and true to the heart to help make your holiday a warm one.

The A. P. Hill Book!
LibraryPoint Blog, Reading Room Blog, Caroline County (Va.), Fort A. P. Hill, Genealogy, Genealogy, History, Jeffrey Garth Edmunds, Oral History, History Blog
11/19/2009 - 12:11pm

 The mysterious powers-that-be have shipped over a few more boxes of that remarkable new book Wealthy in Heart: [An] Oral History of Life Before Fort. A. P. Hill. Those books will be distributed FREE, on a first come-first-served basis, until the boxes are emptied.

Come pick up your FREE copy at the Adult Reference Desk at the Headquarters Branch, or have one held for you by calling 540-372-1144, ext. 233.
Pvt. Hubert Wesselman, United States Army, American Expeditionary Force, 1918
first-hand accounts, History, World War I, History Blog
11/11/2009 - 11:50am

“I was reading a book at the time and at 10.59 the guns all quit at once. It was to [sp] good to be true. I didn’t cheer as I cheered myself hoarse while at Souilly and it was a false report so I didn’t want to do it again. It wasn’t long till the Co came back. They were turned back just as they came under shell fire. One of K Co men got a shrapnel in the arm at the last minute. The boys looked more like gohsts [sp] than human when they came in, for want of rest and grub but that night we all sure put away some sleep."

For Veterans' Day: A 65th D-Day Anniversary Exhibition
History, Holidays, Nancy Buck, Veterans, Veterans Day, World War I, World War II, History Blog
11/12/2009 - 8:58am

On this day, we remember the sacrifice of soldiers in England, the United States, and France who fought and died in the Great War, the war to end all wars. While their noble goal is not yet realized, their noble deeds continue to be honored from the 1921 burial of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery to our daily remembrances of those who have been or are in the armed services.

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