The Beautiful Snow presentation
Marshall Lyon County Library 201 C Street, Marshall MN 56258, MNJoin Minnesota author Cindy Wilson for a discussion of her book The Beautiful Snow: The Ingalls Family, the Railroads, and the Hard Winter of 1880-81. Attendees will learn some historical context behind Laura Ingalls Wilder’s novel The Long Winter, using information found in the newspaper record of the time, including those from Lyon, Lincoln, and…
Plum Creek Library System Youth Services Mini-Con
Marshall Lyon County Library 201 C Street, Marshall MN 56258, MNLibrary staff that works with youth are invited to register for the Plum Creek Library System Youth Services Mini-Con on Monday, February 13, 2023. The morning session (9 a.m.-noon) will have ideas for both public and school libraries. The afternoon session (12:30-3 p.m.) will be directed toward libraries that offer a summer reading program. The…
Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?
Marshall Lyon County Library 201 C Street, Marshall MN 56258, MNFamily feuds are more likely to erupt over treasured possessions than over money. To learn strategies that will help you jumpstart conversations about inheritance issues, attend “Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?” This University of Minnesota Extension financial education workshop will address six key decision making factors about non-titled property transfer. This workshop will help…
Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?
Marshall Lyon County Library 201 C Street, Marshall MN 56258, MNFamily feuds are more likely to erupt over treasured possessions than over money. To learn strategies that will help you jumpstart conversations about inheritance issues, attend “Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?” This University of Minnesota Extension financial education workshop will address six key decision making factors about non-titled property transfer. This workshop will help…
Stargazing with Mike Lynch
Marshall Lyon County Library 201 C Street, Marshall MN 56258, MNJoin professional meteorologist and amateur astronomer Mike Lynch for a stargazing party at Patriot Park! Make the stars your old friends as we watch the great celestial show in the skies over the Southwestern Minnesota. We’ll have giant telescopes aimed at planets as well as the moon, star clusters, galaxies, and other great celestial treasures.…
History of Flooding in Marshall
Marshall Lyon County Library 201 C Street, Marshall MN 56258, MNMayor Bob Byrnes will discuss the history of flooding in Marshall, MN
Words on Paper
Marshall Lyon County Library 201 C Street, Marshall MN 56258, MNWillmar, MN author Forrest Peterson will present “Words on Paper,” a review of major historical events and a listing of books in the 1950-70 decades that reflected and influenced society. It also touches on writing memoirs and publishing resources. Major social issues underlying the 1950s post-World War II boom erupted in the more turbulent 1960s.…