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Local History Round Table Discussion: The Changing Landscape of Johnson County

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Do you enjoy local history? Here's a chance to mix with history enthusiasts, ask questions, share your memories and research and participate in a local history discussion. This roundtable discussion, moderated by Mindi Love of the Johnson County Museum, will cover the changing landscape of Johnson County. Topics of conversation will include changes to the county in the natural environment, land use, suburban development and more. 

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009
7 - 8:30 p.m.
Central Resource Library, Carmack Community Room
Please register by calling (913) 495-9100 or online.
 

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    A sample of librarians' favorite history and biography Web sites:

  • Free Web site.The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
    Find the text of important historical documents from Western European and American history.
  • Free Web site.Biography.com
    Biographies from the popular series on television channel A&E.
  • Free Web site.The History Channel
    Watch video clips of historic events, find out what happened on your birthday and read famous speeches.
  • Free Web site.The History Place
    Read history timelines, portraits of Presidents and articles on specific history topics.
  • Free Web site.The Kansas Collection
    Read full-text online nearly-lost books, letters, diaries, photographs and other materials from Kansas history.
  • Free Web site.KansasHeritage
    Learn more about Kansas history.
  • Free Web site.Kansas History Web Sites
    Links to digitized primary research document and histories all about Kansas.
  • Free Web site.Who's Alive and Who's Dead
    Find out which noted personalities of our time are still with us.


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