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History Talks @ Your LibraryOctober 2015
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Discover True Crime in Clermont County or call (513)732-6084.Discover True Crime in Clermont County with Gary Knepp at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 3 at the Owensville Branch Library, 2548 US Route 50. Be prepared for a rousing discussion of gambling raids, lynchings, murder trials and government corruption. Learn historical facts about the county that you might never have expected! For attendees ages 14 to adult. For more information, call the library at 732-6084.
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Ulysses Underground or call (513)553-0570.Join local author G.L. Corum as she discusses her book on Ulysses S. Grant and his connection to the underground railroad at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 13 at the New Richmond Branch Library. Corum will explore the conflict between those pushing overtly and covertly to end slavery, as well as Ulysses’ place in the crux of it with special attention to the Clermont County characters in the book. Copies of Ulysses Underground: The Unexplored Roots of U.S. Grant and the Underground Railroad will be available for purchase and signing.
For more information adults may call the library at 553-0570. The New Richmond Branch Library is located at 103 River Valley Boulevard, New Richmond, 45154.
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Haunted Clermont with Rick Crawford or call (513)752-5580.Welcome Rick Crawford, local historian and author to the Amelia Branch Library at 6:30 p.m., Monday, October 26. Join us as Rick discusses his book Uneasy Spirits: Ghost Stories and Haunted Places of Clermont County. Discover some of the most haunted places around the county and some of its spookiest residents. Following the discussion, Rick's books and DVDs will be available for purchase. For audiences ages 13 to adult. For more information or to RSVP, call the library at 752-5580 or register online. The Amelia Branch Library is located at 58 Maple Street.
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Queen City Notorious: Cincinnati’s Most Sensational Murder Cases or call (513)528-1744.Author JT Townsend will join us for a discussion of Queen City Notorious: Cincinnati's Most Sensational Murder Case at 6:00 p.m., Monday, October 26 at the Union Township Branch Library, 4450 Glen Este-Withamsville Road.
Watch as Townsend exhumes the dark underside of every love triangle, family vendetta, and perilous partnership that ended with a local homicide, along with the assurance that no murderer will ever escape from the pages of his book. Townsend will sell autographed copies of his book after the presentation.
Adults can RSVP by calling the library at 528-1744 or online.
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Haunted History of Clermont County or call (513)248-0700.Do you know the best places in Clermont County to find the spooky, haunted and just plain unexplainable? Find out when historian Rick Crawford talks about the county's eerie history at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 27 at the Milford-Miami Twp. Branch Library, 1099 State Route 131. Enjoy the ghostly fun on this night of the full moon! Call the library or RSVP for a reminder email or phone call. For ages 12 years to adult.
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