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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad (2015 Women's History Lecture Series)

October 22, 2015

Myths about Harriet Tubman persist, but the realities of her life are even more fascinating. Learn what we know now about Tubman’s life and legacy and about her role in the Underground Railroad. …

Home by Starlight: Writers-in-Conversation (2015 O'Shaughnessy Award for Poetry)

June 4, 2015

Paula Meehan, the 2015 recipient of the O’Shaughnessy Award for Irish Poetry, and Joyce Sutphen, Minnesota’s Poet Laureate, discuss their body of work and poetry generally at Merriam Park Library.…

Minnesota’s Métis and French Canadians (Untold Stories 2015)

June 4, 2015

Virgil Benoit, Professor of French at the University of North Dakota, will introduce the audience to Métis and French-Canadian presence in Minnesota from 1800 on based on historical dates and…

Inaugural Richard P. McDermott Fitzgerald Lecture (Fitzgerald in Saint Paul 2015)

June 1, 2015

Welcome to the podcast of a recent talk on “Romantic Relationships” given by leading F. Scott Fitzgerald scholar, Dr. Scott Donaldson.  The talk was the inaugural presentation of the annual…

Linda LeGarde Grover (2015 Fireside Reading Series)

March 18, 2015

Linda LeGarde Grover closes the series by sharing her powerful debut novel of love, hardship, and family bonds: The Road Back to Sweetgrass. The book follows a trio of American Indian women,…

Allen Eskens (2015 Fireside Reading Series)

March 11, 2015

The Life We Bury Author Allen Eskens adds some literary chills to the series when he reads from his twisting and evocative mystery The Life We Bury, called a “masterful debut” in…

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