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Ed Lavelle Presents The Thirteen Towns

Explore regional history with a local newspaper editor

2023-08-24 14:00:00 2023-08-24 15:00:00 America/Chicago Ed Lavelle Presents The Thirteen Towns Discover local history through the lens of early Fosston newspaper "The Thirteen Town" with its editor Ed Lavelle. Fosston Public Library -

Thursday, August 24
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-08-24 14:00:00 2023-08-24 15:00:00 America/Chicago Ed Lavelle Presents The Thirteen Towns Discover local history through the lens of early Fosston newspaper "The Thirteen Town" with its editor Ed Lavelle. Fosston Public Library -

Discover local history through the lens of early Fosston newspaper "The Thirteen Town" with its editor Ed Lavelle.

Discover local history through the lens of early Fosston newspaper, The Thirteen Towns. Ed Lavelle, editor of the The Thirteen Towns, will discuss the history of the paper and highlight favorite stories uncovered during the digitization of issues from 1891-1900. Those interested in regional history, journalism history and genealogy research are welcome to attend and join the discussion. This program is offered free-of-charge thanks to funding from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.


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AGE GROUP: | Young Adults | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Presentations | Legacy Events |

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Fosston Public Library

fosston@larl.org
Phone: 218-435-1320
Branch manager
Caese Haroldson

Hours
We're closed Monday February 17 due to Closed in observance of Presidents' Day
Mon, Feb 17 Closed
(Closed in observance of Presidents' Day)
Tue, Feb 18 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Feb 19 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Feb 20 12:00PM to 6:00PM
Fri, Feb 21 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Feb 22 11:00AM to 2:00PM
Sun, Feb 23 Closed

About the branch

The Fosston Public Library is located at the intersection of Foss Ave and 4th Street near Hope Lutheran Church. The Fosston Public Library offers printing, copying, and faxing services, as well as microfilm of the 13 Towns from February 6, 1891 to December 17, 1999.

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