This will be my last post before the new year, so what better way to finish up 2018 with the second part of my series on the heartwarming history of Lambs Farm! When we last left off it was September 1961, and Robert Terese and Corrine Boren had successfully opened Lambs Pet Store and made…
Here’s another ancestor portrait from the year 1918, contributed by Pam from our Genealogy Networking Group. I love how Pam took clues from other people in Fidor’s life and used them to guess at where Fidora was at the time. I also think it’s important to note that even when we don’t know every detail…
Is this dull season keeping your energy low and your bored level high? Do you find yourself being lazier than usual? The solution to these mundane times is Lynda.com! In this expansive website, you can find a variety of courses on subjects ranging from 3D Animation all the way to the world wide web. Here…
Are you looking for a bit of adventure this dreary season but can’t afford to spend time or money on a vacation? Look no further than your local library, CMPLD, to transport you to another world: the world of virtual reality. The Workshop, located downstairs at the Cook Park Library, offers not one but three…
Responding to a challenge to write about an ancestor on a particular day, Tom from our Genealogy Networking Group shared this amazing day during the life of his wife’s distant cousin. Charles G. Robson October. 27, 1858 It began like any other day but concluded very differently. Charles G. Robson opened the General Store and…
Usually, a fire is red and orange and yellow and black. The fire in the library was colorless. You could look right through it, as if it were a sheet of glass. Where the flame had any color, it was pale blue… ‘we thought we were looking at the bowels of hell.’” – From The…
Toby Hennessy knows he’s one lucky guy. He’s got a great job, a fantastic girlfriend and plenty of buddies to share a pint with at the pub. One night, however, his luck runs out when he is robbed and beaten in his apartment. As the police investigation drags on, so does Toby’s recovery and he…
Liane Moriarty is one of the most popular authors around. Besides Big Little Lies, which has become a big HBO miniseries, almost all of her other books have already been optioned for Hollywood. I think people love her work because her characters are so relatable and her stories are so clever. Moriarty succeeds again with…
Cook Memorial Public Library District (CMPLD) is constantly evolving to provide a multitude of different resources ranging from reading clubs to needlework classes all the way to tech workshops. If you’ve stopped by the library recently, you may have noticed the room that formerly housed the Library’s Digital Studio has a fresh coat of paint.…
At a recent Genealogy Networking Group meeting several people responded to the challenge of writing up an ancestor’s profile on one particular day or year. They agreed to share them on the blog. Today we read about Pam’s grandmother in 1918. Clara Smolen Krull This year a century ago This year a century ago, my…
