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The Wayne County Public Library strives to offer genealogy and local history programs for our researchers free of charge.  Additional programs are offered through the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohwayne/wcgs/wcgs_index.html Wayne County Genealogical Society].  The library is separate from the local historical societies and genealogical society; however, at times our programs may overlap.
 
The Wayne County Public Library strives to offer genealogy and local history programs for our researchers free of charge.  Additional programs are offered through the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohwayne/wcgs/wcgs_index.html Wayne County Genealogical Society].  The library is separate from the local historical societies and genealogical society; however, at times our programs may overlap.
 
==Thursday, June 22, 2023==
 
 
'''''Plant by the Numbers: Protecting Pollinators One Garden at a Time'''''<br>
 
Wayne County Public Library, Wooster, Conference Room, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. <br>
 
''Presented by Denise Ellsworth, Program Director, Pollinator Education OSU'' <br><br>
 
''One in every three bites of food we take can be traced back to animal pollinators, such as bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Who are these vital creatures, what exactly do they do, and how are they threatened? This program will feature the new OSU Plant by Numbers effort featuring plants, growing steps and sample garden designs to support pollinators, highlighting the first three Plant by Numbers themes: Bumble Bees, Specialist Bees, and Butterflies & Moths. We will consider garden strategies and “garden-worthy” plants to support these important creatures. Participants will receive bee ID cards and color garden handouts.''
 
 
==Thursday, July 20, 2023==
 
 
'''''Ghosts of the Civil War: Shades of Blue and Gray'''''<br>
 
Wayne County Public Library, Wooster, Conference Room, 6:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.<br>
 
''Presented by Mark Dawidziak and Sara Showman''<br><br>
 
''As a nation, we continue to be haunted by the Civil War, the bloodiest and most wrenching conflict in American history. Featuring Largely Literary Theater Company co-founders Sara Showman (from the South) and Mark Dawidziak (from the North), Ghosts of the Civil War: Shades of Blue and Gray examines the War Between the States with a mixture of haunting tales, literary selections, song and history. This hour and 20-minute ghostly tour begins in Ohio, with stories drawn from Marietta, a stop on the Underground Railroad, and the still-standing Hope iron furnace, as well as the two Confederate cemeteries that were part of prisoner-of-war camps in Columbus and on Johnson's Island.''
 
 
''The journey continues with stories from South Carolina and Virginia, with a special section about Abraham Lincoln and the White House hauntings. Literary selections include poems by Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. Selections from Civil War-era songs are heard throughout the one-act performance.''
 
  
 
==Thursday, October 26, 2023==
 
==Thursday, October 26, 2023==

Latest revision as of 17:53, 26 July 2023

The Wayne County Public Library strives to offer genealogy and local history programs for our researchers free of charge. Additional programs are offered through the Wayne County Genealogical Society. The library is separate from the local historical societies and genealogical society; however, at times our programs may overlap.

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Ohio Historic Haunts: Investigating the Paranormal in the Buckeye State
Wayne County Center of the Arts, Wooster, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Presented by James A. Willis

Legends and ghost stories can be found throughout Ohio. James Willis has travelled all over the state gathering stories of hauntings. Willis will delve into the connection between actual history and ghost stories during his presentation.