Bob O'Connor: Colored Troops of the Civil War

Bob O’Connor to Present on
Colored Troops of the Civil War

Local Civil War historian and author Bob O’Connor will give a presentation about the United States Colored Troops of the American Civil War on Saturday, February 7, at 2:00 pm at the Martinsburg Public Library.

Persons attending the program will learn about the 209,000 Black soldiers in the Union Army, the 449 battles in which they fought, the 68,000 casualties they encountered, and their experiences as prisoners of war in Confederate prisons. O'Connor will explain their roles in the war and the misconceptions about their service. The program will tell the story of this group of Civil War soldiers who, up to this point, have somehow fallen through the cracks and are virtually unknown.

Mr. O'Connor is an author and a historical researcher who has published ten books including six historical novels and four non-fiction books mostly on the Civil War.  He lives in Charles Town, WV, and has been named a finalist four times in the National Book Awards competitions.

Visit with Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln to Appear at Martinsburg Library
 February 28 @ 2pm

   Mr. Ralph Lincoln, a distant cousin of the late president, will portray Abraham Lincoln at the Martinsburg Public Library on Saturday, February 28, at 2pm.  Mr. Lincoln will speak for about an hour and will end with a brief period for questions.

   Ralph's great-great-great-great-grandfather and Abe's great-grandfather were brothers, which makes him a third cousin of the President. In Fayette County, Pennsylvania, you will find a small, obscure cemetery where members of the Lincoln family, including Abraham Lincoln’s great uncle Mordecai (who served in the Revolutionary War) and Mordecai’s son Benjamin, are buried. Mordecai Lincoln is Ralph’s 5^th generation great grandfather.

   Ralph has continued to live and work in his ancestral home of southwestern Pennsylvania where he pays tribute to the great men in his family who have shaped the history of our country.  He has presented Lincoln (with the special perspective that comes from his family ties) at various events in and out of his state, including at Ford’s Theatre, in Washington, D.C., and at other Lincoln historic sites. Please join us as we learn more about President 

Lincoln and his family!

AARP tax help

January 2015 program schedule

Musselman Library in January

MUSSELMAN-SOUTH BERKELEY COMMUNITY LIBRARY

STORY TIMES:

Story times are held at 10:30 am every Wednesday and Thursday and the 2nd and 4th Saturday.

Wednesdays: Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28

Thursday:     Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29

Saturday:      Jan. 10 and 24

Second week special: On January 14 and 15, please wear your favorite mittens.








Book Groups

Applesauce Book Discussion Group: Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen
                                                              January 13 at 10:30 am.

Candle Light Romance Book Group: In the Eye of the Storm by Deborah E. Hammond: 

January 11 at 4 pm

AUTHOR will attend!

Chapter Book Chatter: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl: January 8 at 4 pm.