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By Gretchen Beilfuss Witt Rowan Public Library Rowan Public Library’s History Room has a few new volumes exploring the important contributions made by women in the historic events of the United States ...

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There was a different twist on history during the March 6 First Thursday History Presentation at the Jamestown Public Library. Jamestown resident Jim Lutzweiler critiqued the book “The Demon of ...

Hundreds of civilians are believed to have died while fleeing east to Louisiana during the Texas Revolution 189 years ago.

March 13, 2025 • Dinosaurs, Carl Sagan, and nuclear war. There was a moment in the not-so-distant past when we learned what drove the dinosaurs extinct — and that discovery, made during the ...

Celebrity bookworms are here to stay. Ever since Oprah Winfrey started her iconic book club in the ’90s, celebrities including Reese Witherspoon, Emma Roberts, Dua Lipa and Jenna Bush Hager have ...

Show more Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people ...

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