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For our April program the OPL?s Reminisce Society is pleased to present local historians, authors and photographers Michael Lemberger & Leigh Michaels. They will present ?On the Riverfront: The History of Ottumwa?s Riverfront,? at the upcoming Reminisce program, Tuesday, April 22, at 10:00 a.m. in the library?s meeting room. Their program will focus on the local history of the Des Moines River and its influence and importance to the community of Ottumwa.
Michael W. Lemberger is an award-winning photographer, artist, and author who has collected historic photographs for more than 50 years.
Leigh Michaels is the author of more than 80 novels and nonfiction books. They have drawn on several private postcard collections to select vintage images that illustrate the varied history of their hometown.
Plan to join us on Tuesday, April 22, for a fascinating glimpse into Iowa?s past. Reminisce Society programs are free and open to everyone. For further information, please call the library?s director, Sonja Ferrell at 641-682-7563, extension 202.
- Frank Lloyd Wright: Or Was He Wrong? -- Reminisce Society May 2015
For our May program the OPL?s Reminisce Society is pleased to Roy R. Behrens from the Humanities Iowa . He will present ?Frank Lloyd Wright-Or Was He Wrong,? at the upcoming Reminisce program, Tuesday, May 26, at 10:00 a.m. in the library?s meeting...
- "trains Across Iowa" -- Reminisce Society
For our March program the OPL?s Reminisce Society is pleased to have Humanities Iowa speaker, Rudolph Daniels, present the program, ?Trains Across Iowa,? on Tuesday, March 24, at 10:00 a.m. in the library?s meeting room. The Ottumwa Public Library has...
- February 2015 Reminisce
The Reminisce Society presents... "This Place Matters" Ottumwa has many buildings with histories unique to them. In Ottumwa's downtown area, many have had their significance acknowledged through the National Register of Historic Places....
- "iowa History In A Cloth Bag" -- Reminisce Society March 2014
For our March program the OPL?s Reminisce Society is pleased to present Humanities Iowa speaker Michael Zahs. Zahs will present ?Iowa History in a Cloth Bag,? at the upcoming Reminisce program, Tuesday, March 25, at 10:00 a.m. in the library?s meeting...
- Mammoths, & Mastadons, & Sloths?oh My! -- Reminisce Society -- January 2013
January, the coldest month of the Iowa year, is the perfect time to host a program about Iowa?s Ice Age fauna, and OPL?s Reminisce Society is pleased to present Ottumwa native Sarah Horgen to do just that. Horgen is the education and outreach coordinator...
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Reminisce Society -- April 2014
On the Riverfront:
The History of Ottumwa?s Riverfront
Michael W. Lemberger is an award-winning photographer, artist, and author who has collected historic photographs for more than 50 years.
Leigh Michaels is the author of more than 80 novels and nonfiction books. They have drawn on several private postcard collections to select vintage images that illustrate the varied history of their hometown.
Plan to join us on Tuesday, April 22, for a fascinating glimpse into Iowa?s past. Reminisce Society programs are free and open to everyone. For further information, please call the library?s director, Sonja Ferrell at 641-682-7563, extension 202.
- Frank Lloyd Wright: Or Was He Wrong? -- Reminisce Society May 2015
For our May program the OPL?s Reminisce Society is pleased to Roy R. Behrens from the Humanities Iowa . He will present ?Frank Lloyd Wright-Or Was He Wrong,? at the upcoming Reminisce program, Tuesday, May 26, at 10:00 a.m. in the library?s meeting...
- "trains Across Iowa" -- Reminisce Society
For our March program the OPL?s Reminisce Society is pleased to have Humanities Iowa speaker, Rudolph Daniels, present the program, ?Trains Across Iowa,? on Tuesday, March 24, at 10:00 a.m. in the library?s meeting room. The Ottumwa Public Library has...
- February 2015 Reminisce
The Reminisce Society presents... "This Place Matters" Ottumwa has many buildings with histories unique to them. In Ottumwa's downtown area, many have had their significance acknowledged through the National Register of Historic Places....
- "iowa History In A Cloth Bag" -- Reminisce Society March 2014
For our March program the OPL?s Reminisce Society is pleased to present Humanities Iowa speaker Michael Zahs. Zahs will present ?Iowa History in a Cloth Bag,? at the upcoming Reminisce program, Tuesday, March 25, at 10:00 a.m. in the library?s meeting...
- Mammoths, & Mastadons, & Sloths?oh My! -- Reminisce Society -- January 2013
January, the coldest month of the Iowa year, is the perfect time to host a program about Iowa?s Ice Age fauna, and OPL?s Reminisce Society is pleased to present Ottumwa native Sarah Horgen to do just that. Horgen is the education and outreach coordinator...