FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Trumbull Library System
33 Quality Street
Trumbull, CT 06611
Phone: 203-452-5197
Fax: 203-452-5125
Email: ncignoli@trumbull-ct.org
Web site: http://www.trumbullct-library.org
CELEBRATE
HISTORY IN OCTOBER WITH THE TRUMBULL LIBRARY
AND
THE TRUMBULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Trumbull, CT
– September 15, 2009 - October is Trumbull’s birthday month! In
celebration, the Trumbull Library System and the Trumbull
Historical Society are co-sponsoring events throughout October.
Become Your Own History Detective! Dig
Up the Dirt on Your Past with Ancestry.com!, Wednesday, October 7 from
9:30 to 11:00AM, in Trumbull Library's Community Room. Library staff members
Rick Roof and Walter Dembowski will give a lecture-demonstration introducing
the genealogy database Ancestry.com: Library Edition. Registration required
so please reserve your space by calling the library at 452-5197 or on-line at www.trumbullct-library.org.
Join “The
Historical Mystery Tour” and Grand Re-Opening of Trumbull Historical Society’s Museum,
Sunday, October 18 from 1:00 to 4:00PM. Come and learn about Trumbull’s History
with Bus Tours of Historic Nichols. The
Trumbull Historical Society will present a new exhibit about life in Colonial
New England! Free Crafts for kids! Space is limited on the 45-minute bus tours so
advance registration requested with the Historical Society at 377-6620. Donations
suggested.
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I Remember When… A Family History Writing Workshop with Carla Achebe! Saturday, October 24 at 2:00PM in Trumbull Library’s Community Room. Workshop director, Carla Achebe, has been helping others to prepare their memoirs for over 20 years. Grandparents, if you don’t tell them who will? She has produced numerous memoirs and biographies on video for families. Learn the process of how to document your life. Registration required so please reserve your space by calling the library at 452-5197 or on-line at www.trumbullct-library.org.
How did
Connecticut become the “Nutmeg State”? Find out with author, Diana Ross McCain,
It Happened in Connecticut, Sunday,
October 25 at 2:00PM in Trumbull Library’s Community Room. Ms. McCain, a
historian from Durham, Connecticut, will present her
book of twenty true stories from the Nutmeg State—including how it got
its nickname. Ms. McCain will discuss her book, various topics, and sign
copies of her book at the end. Copies of the books
will be available for purchase. Refreshments will be served. Seating is limited
for this free event so reserve
your seat by contacting the Main Library at 203-452-5197 to register or on-line
at www.trumbullct-library.org
About
Trumbull Library System
The Trumbull
Library System (www.trumbullct-library.org)
serves as a Community Center actively enriching the intergenerational learning
and leisure opportunities in Trumbull. The Main Library is located at 33
Quality Street and our branch library, the Fairchild-Nichols Memorial Library,
is located at 1718 Huntington Turnpike.
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