History

The program will be streamed live on Facebook.

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The program will be streamed live on Facebook and Zoom. 

Zoom Registration Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oDZYnM92S8iFSLuwDqiSpw

The program will be streamed live on Facebook and taped for Youtube. 

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Zoom Link:

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Haunted Great Lakes

Learn more about female leaders and visionaries like Ida B. Wells, Sister Corita Kent, and Augusta Savage. Join PBS Books and author/illustrator Vashti Harrison this Thursday, July 16 at 1pm on Facebook Live. We’ll discuss the inspiration for her work, her process in researching and writing about trailblazing women, and her intricate and playful illustrations.

Join paranormal researcher Curt Strutz for an interactive show that is full of photography, stories, and history at the Neenah Public Library.

Meet “Barn Quilts Of Shawano County” project coordinator Jim Leuenberger for a colorful presentation at the Neenah Public Library Thursday, March 12th at 6:30pm. Jim will review the history of the Shawano County barn quilt project and detail the impact it has had on Shawano County tourism. Learn the stories behind the quilts, the steps to picking out a pattern, how they are painted, displayed and more. Don't miss this wonderfully historic and vivid presentation.

Join us for a look back and a look ahead at ThedaCare. Theda Clark Peters dreamed of a better life for the people of her community. Before her sudden passing in 1903, just three days after giving birth to her only child, she made sure her hometown of Neenah would have a hospital to care for the sick and improve the health of all people. On October 18, 1909, the sixth birthday of Theda’s daughter, ThedaCare opened its first doors.

Did you know the nation’s top fighter pilot of World War II was from Wisconsin?  Mike O’Connor author of the book “Ace of Aces” will discuss the life of United States Army Air Forces pilot Major Richard Bong of Poplar, Wisconsin.  Major Bong was credited with shooting down 40 Japanese aircraft and earned the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross and was one of the most decorated pilots of the war.

Continuing our attention on the Hidden History of Doty Island, join the Neenah Historical Society for a presentation by Jeff Heimerman and Tom VanLieshout on the Doty Island Tennis Club. Its history dates back to the 1920s and includes famous tennis star names like Pancho Gonzales and Bobby Riggs. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the people and stories associated with this interesting part of Neenah and Menasha’s Doty Island history.