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Morgan

Everything is Moving!!

Last week I noticed that some things at the library had been moved! As I looked around, I noticed this new "Local History" section! I...

Logan

How Apple ‘n Pork Got Its Start

Yes, it’s already that time of year again, it’s time for the annual Apple ‘n Pork Festival! While the first Apple ‘n Pork is still well...

Logan

Revere’s Roundabout Ride to Clinton

In today’s history blog, I outline the winding path Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere’s own company took to begin manufacturing Revere...

Logan

Vespasian Warner’s War pt 1: Enlistment to Belmont

In today’s history blog, we begin tracing the path of the Civil War as the library’s namesake, Vespasian Warner, would have experienced it.

Logan

Clinton, Carl E. Person, and the 1911 Shopmen’s Strike, part 2

On December 30, 1913, Carl Person shot and killed the former police chief of Clinton, Tony Musser. Today’s blog covers the first two...

Logan

The Lost Art of Jail Breaking

This month’s blog focuses on a phenomenon I had assumed only really existed in movies and books, or maybe in the old wild west: jail breaks.

Logan

What’s in a Namesake: DeWitt Clinton - September 2021

How did DeWitt County get it's name? What about the name Clinton for the town? Here is a look at the Namesake of both!

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