Massillon: Living History: Dr. Mary Walker

By Sonja Koehler, posted on September 2nd, 2011.

[ November 5, 2011; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] The Stark County District Library invites you to meet Wilma Snyder-Casenhiser who portrays Dr. Mary Walker, the only woman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for her service during the Civil War.

Stark County District Library-Jackson Branch 7487 Fulton Drive NW, Massillon, OH   http://www.starklibrary.org

For more information contact  Marianna DiGiacomo:  mdigiacomo@starklibrary.org

Massillon: Speaker: Civil War Speculation

By Sonja Koehler, posted on September 2nd, 2011.

[ October 10, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Join the Jackson Branch of the Stark County District Library as Paul Goebbel, historical presenter, will share Civil War stories that fall within the realm of the speculative. Many of the stories are probably only local legends and folklore but these types of tales can sometimes point us in the right direction, because many ghost [...]