ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE LIBRARY

 

 

Tuesday, 8, 2-4 p.m.  Hamburg Public Library and Southwest Iowa invite you to

our Free Blood Pressure Checks 

upstairs at the Hamburg Public Library, 1301 Main Street.   

Continues on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

 

Tuesday, October 15, Hamburg Book Club is meeting at 11 a.m. to discuss: 

   The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson upstairs at the library.

According to Amazon, this novel is set in 1950s Philadelphia, where fifteen-year-old Ruby Pearsall is on track to becoming

the first in her family to attend college. But a taboo love affair threatens to pull her back down into the poverty and desperation

that has been passed on to her like a birthright.

Eleanor Quarles arrives in Washington, DC, with ambition and secrets. When she meets the handsome William Pride

at Howard University, they fall madly in love. But families are complicated, and his parents don’t let just anyone into their inner

circle. Eleanor hopes that a baby will help her fit in. But having a baby—and fitting in—is easier said than done.

With their stories colliding in the most unexpected of ways, Ruby and Eleanor will both make decisions that shape

the trajectory of their lives.

 

Copies of "The House of Eve" are available at the front desk of the library.

 

Saturday, October 19 Jeff Subko of Shenandoah will present a program at 11 a.m. in the Library basement on General George Washington, our first military Commander-in-Chief, on the anniversary of the British surrender at Yorktown.

Jeff Subko earned his Bachelor's Degree In International Affairs from the University of Southern California in 1978. He was commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy, and served four years on active duty with the Atlantic fleet, followed by 21 years in the Navy Reserve. He retired with the rank of Captain.  Upon leaving active service, he moved to Washington, D.C. where he served on the staff of the Armed Services Committee, in the Office of the Secretary of Defense as a Legislative Liaison, and as the Chief for Legislative, Public, and Governmental Affairs for a Defense Department Agency.  In 1986 he received a Masters Degree in National Security Studies from Georgetown University.  He and his wife, Margot Gee. retired to Shenandoah, IA, in 2013.

Tuesday, November 5, 2-4 p.m., Adult Coloring and Jigsaw Puzzle-ing patrons meet downstairs

at the library to make the pieces fit or add color to our lives.

 

 Fremont County Historical Society:  For research with county records, contact President and Genealogist Sandra Bengtson, Box 26, Sidney, IA  51652,   712-313-0259.

 Research at FCHS

 Genealogical Researcher

 Submit an electronic request for genealogy research here: Genealogical Research Request Form
...or download the request form here: Genealogical Research Request Form.pdf

"I help individuals trace their families by checking birth, death, marriage records, or any other available records at our museum or the Fremont County Courthouse."
-Sandra Bengtson

Email:  fremontcountyhistorical@gmail.com
Phone: 712.374.3156

 

 

Iowa Genealogical Society:  Iowagenealogy.org

Iowa Genealogical Society is located at 628 E Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA  50309-1924. 

Hours are M-W-F-S 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., T-Th 10 a.m.-9

515-276-0287

1 Year Individual Membership is $37.50.  Family Membership $47.50.

 

The Hamburg Public Library has the "Travel Iowa" booklets FREE!