EVENT LINK: https://larl.libnet.info/event/14457821

FEE: Free

"The Thirteenth Crime" with author Janet Preus

The Ghosts of Injustice in Frontier Otter Tail County

Tuesday, October 14
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Minnesota author Janet Preus takes us back in time to 1887's Ottertail County and the true events surrounding the death of Lillie Field in her book "The Thirteenth Crime."

Minnesota author Janet Preus takes us back in time to 1887's Ottertail County in her book "The Thirteenth Crime." Come along as we delve into the true story of Lillie Field and her untimely death at the hands of another. Decide for yourself if Lillie's ghost still roams this plain, begging for her story to be told. Q&A and book signing to follow the presentation.

Admission is free, thanks in part to funding from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Find The Thirteenth Crime in our collection here. 

EVENT LINK: https://larl.libnet.info/event/14457835

FEE: Free

"The Thirteenth Crime" with author Janet Preus

The Ghosts of Injustice in Frontier Otter Tail County

Wednesday, October 15
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Minnesota author Janet Preus takes us back in time to 1887's Ottertail County and the true events surrounding the death of Lillie Field in her book "The Thirteenth Crime."

Minnesota author Janet Preus takes us back in time to 1887's Ottertail County in her book "The Thirteenth Crime." Come along as we delve into the true story of Lillie Field and her untimely death at the hands of another. Decide for yourself if Lillie's ghost still roams this plain, begging for her story to be told. Q&A and book signing to follow the presentation.

Admission is free, thanks in part to funding from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Find The Thirteenth Crime in our collection here. 

EVENT LINK: https://larl.libnet.info/event/14457852

FEE: Free

"The Thirteenth Crime" with author Janet Preus

The Ghosts of Injustice in Frontier Otter Tail County

Wednesday, October 15
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Minnesota author Janet Preus takes us back in time to 1887's Ottertail County and the true events surrounding the death of Lillie Field in her book "The Thirteenth Crime."

Minnesota author Janet Preus takes us back in time to 1887's Ottertail County in her book "The Thirteenth Crime." Come along as we delve into the true story of Lillie Field and her untimely death at the hands of another. Decide for yourself if Lillie's ghost still roams this plain, begging for her story to be told. Q&A and book signing to follow the presentation.

Admission is free, thanks in part to funding from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

EVENT LINK: https://larl.libnet.info/event/14462766

FEE: Free

"It Took Courage: Eliza Winston's Quest for Freedom"

with Author Christopher Lehman

Saturday, October 25
11:00am - 12:00pm

Join your library to hear about the true story of Eliza Winston and how she found freedom and escaped slavery in Minnesota as chronicled in Dr. Lehman's book "It Took Courage."

In 1860, Eliza Winston secured her freedom through a legal appeal after escaping enslavement in Minnesota. In “It Took Courage: Eliza Winston's Quest for Freedom,” author Christopher P. Lehman sets the record straight, separating fact from fiction and showcasing Eliza Winston’s remarkable battle for freedom. Join your library to hear from the author about his process writing the book, methods of research and get an overview of the people and places involved in Eliza Winston’s enslavement and how slavery existed in Minnesota in the time of Eliza's captivity. 

Admission is free thanks in part to funding from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.