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UPCOMING EVENTS



AT THE
HARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY
12 CHURCH ST.
HARTFORD, MI
269-588-5103



SATURDAY, MARCH 18TH, 2023 - 11am

"FATAL CROSSING THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF NWA FLIGHT 5301"

Presented by Valerie van Heest


On June 23, 1950, Northwest Airlines Flight 2501, a DC-4 with souls on board, disappeared over Lake Michigan. The wreck was never located and the cause of the accident was never determined. Then, over a half century later, nationally acclaimed author and explorer Clive Cussler of the National Underwater Marine Agency teamed up with Valerie van Heest of the Michigan Shipwreck Research Assoc. to attempt to find the submerged wreck and solve the mystery of the plane's disappearance. Van Heest will share how an unexpected meeting with a victim's son prompted a search of a different kind, one that would reveal that the answers are sometimes found in unexpected places.




SATURDAY, APRIL 15TH, 2023 - 11am

"EXPANDING YOUR FAMILY TREE"

PRESENTED BY DEBBY STASSEK


Debby is a semi-retired librarian with over 25 years experience in locating information online and incorporates it with her passion for family history.



SATURDAY, MAY 20TH, 2023 - 11am

"UNSOLVED: THE MORRIS MURDERS"

PRESENTED BY RON MORRIS AND JAN ROEDER


In 1879 Charles Henry Morris, his wife Esther Jone Morris and their unborn child were savagely murdered in their home in Decatur, MI. Ron Morris, the last direct descendant of this Morris line tells the family story.



THESE EVENTS ARE FREE AND

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND

NO RESERVATION IS NEEDED


THE LIBRARY OPENS AT 10AM