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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Hagia Sophia (December 27, 537)

Posted on: December 27, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Hagia Sophia (December 27, 537)

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Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: East Douglas’s First Christmas Tree

Posted on: December 21, 2023December 10, 2025 - Simon Fairfield Public Library Archive
Post Tags: Archive, Bits and Pieces, CHB Fielitz, First Christmas, History
Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: East Douglas’s First Christmas Tree

So I am on Santa’s Naughty List. I have not submitted a Bits & Pieces since July. We began an…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: It’s A Wonderful Life (December 20, 1946)

Posted on: December 20, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: It’s A Wonderful Life (December 20, 1946)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Sir Francis Drake’s voyage began (December 13, 1577)

Posted on: December 13, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Sir Francis Drake’s voyage began (December 13, 1577)

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Storywalk on the SNETT Updated

Posted on: December 12, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Storywalk
Storywalk on the SNETT Updated

The current featured book is Old Rock (is not boring) by Deb Pilutti. Old rock may not be the fastest thing in…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Washington Monument Exterior Finished (December 6, 1884)

Posted on: December 6, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Washington Monument Exterior Finished (December 6, 1884)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Launch of the Cutty Sark (November 22, 1869)

Posted on: November 22, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Launch of the Cutty Sark (November 22, 1869)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Articles of Confederation (November 15, 1777)

Posted on: November 15, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Articles of Confederation (November 15, 1777)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: The Stamp Act (November 1, 1765)

Posted on: November 1, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: The Stamp Act (November 1, 1765)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Agincourt (October 25, 1415)

Posted on: October 25, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Agincourt (October 25, 1415)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Herman Melville published Moby Dick (October 18, 1851)

Posted on: October 18, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Herman Melville published Moby Dick (October 18, 1851)

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Storywalk on the SNETT Updated

Posted on: October 5, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT Updated

The current featured book is The Duck Never Blinks by Alex Latimer. Will the duck blink? No. Probably not. Maybe,…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “First Liberty Ship Launched” (September 27, 1941)

Posted on: October 4, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “First Liberty Ship Launched” (September 27, 1941)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “First Liberty Ship Launched” (September 27, 1941)

Posted on: September 27, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “First Liberty Ship Launched” (September 27, 1941)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “Shackleton’s crew rescued” (August 30, 1916)

Posted on: August 30, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “Shackleton’s crew rescued” (August 30, 1916)

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Storywalk on the SNETT Updated

Posted on: August 23, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT Updated

The current featured book is Pete the Cat: I love my white shoes by Eric Litwin & James Dean. Pete…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “Klondike Gold” (August 16, 1896)

Posted on: August 16, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “Klondike Gold” (August 16, 1896)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “Smokey Bear” (August 9, 1944)

Posted on: August 9, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “Smokey Bear” (August 9, 1944)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “Henry Hudson entered Hudson Bay” (August 2, 1610)

Posted on: August 2, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “Henry Hudson entered Hudson Bay” (August 2, 1610)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “National Security Act” (July 26, 1947)

Posted on: July 26, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “National Security Act” (July 26, 1947)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “Seneca Falls Convention” (July 19, 1848)

Posted on: July 19, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “Seneca Falls Convention” (July 19, 1848)

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Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: The Simon Fairfield Public Library

Posted on: July 17, 2023December 10, 2025 - Simon Fairfield Public Library Archive
Post Tags: Archive, Bits and Pieces, History, Simon Fairfield Public Library
Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: The Simon Fairfield Public Library

If you have visited the Simon Fairfield Public Library in the last month, there is a good chance that you…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “Medal of Honor Authorized” (July 12, 1862)

Posted on: July 12, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “Medal of Honor Authorized” (July 12, 1862)

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Storywalk on the SNETT Updated

Posted on: July 11, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT Updated

The new book on the Storywalk is One Small Place in a Tree by Barbara Brenner. This will appeal to…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “That’s All Right” (July 5, 1954)

Posted on: July 5, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: “That’s All Right” (July 5, 1954)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Franz Ferdinand (June 28, 1914)

Posted on: June 28, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Franz Ferdinand (June 28, 1914)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Capt. Bligh reaches Indonesia (June 14, 1789)

Posted on: June 14, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Capt. Bligh reaches Indonesia (June 14, 1789)

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Storywalk on the SNETT

Posted on: June 13, 2023December 8, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Ethan Chisholm, SNETT, Storywalk, Troop 316
Storywalk on the SNETT

A fourteen station storywalk has been completed and deployed on the Southern New England Trunkline Trail by Boy Scout Ethan…

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Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: Historic Districts Part 3

Posted on: June 13, 2023December 10, 2025 - Simon Fairfield Public Library Archive
Post Tags: Archive, Bits and Pieces, Historic Districts, History
Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: Historic Districts Part 3

April and May’s Bits & Pieces covered different types of Historic Districts, the various impacts on the homeowner, and the…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Opening of the Brooklyn Bridge (May 24, 1883)

Posted on: May 24, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Opening of the Brooklyn Bridge (May 24, 1883)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Button Agreement (May 17,1792)

Posted on: May 17, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Button Agreement (May 17,1792)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Golden Spike (May 10, 1869)

Posted on: May 10, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Golden Spike (May 10, 1869)

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Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: Historic Districts Part 2

Posted on: May 4, 2023December 10, 2025 - Simon Fairfield Public Library Archive
Post Tags: Archive, Bits and Pieces, Historic Districts, History
Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: Historic Districts Part 2

April’s Bits & Pieces covered different types of Historic Districts and the various impacts on the homeowner. This month, we…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775)

Posted on: April 19, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Fort Sumter Attacked (April 12, 1861)

Posted on: April 12, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Fort Sumter Attacked (April 12, 1861)

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Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: Historic Districts

Posted on: April 6, 2023December 10, 2025 - Simon Fairfield Public Library Archive
Post Tags: Archive, Bits and Pieces, Historic Districts, History
Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: Historic Districts

The topic for this month’s Bits & Pieces can once again be attributed to an ongoing project. This time the…

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Help Bring a Storywalk to our Community

Posted on: April 5, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Help Bring a Storywalk to our Community

Since 2020, storywalks have been a popular element of our summer reading program in Douglas. We have deployed them at…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: CCC Established (April 5, 1933)

Posted on: April 5, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: CCC Established (April 5, 1933)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Coca Cola (March 29, 1886)

Posted on: March 29, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Coca Cola (March 29, 1886)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Stamp Act (March 22, 1765)

Posted on: March 8, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Stamp Act (March 22, 1765)

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Yellowstone NP was Established (March 1, 1872)

Posted on: March 1, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Yellowstone NP was Established (March 1, 1872)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Cleopatra’s Needle Erected (February 22, 1881)

Posted on: February 22, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Cleopatra’s Needle Erected (February 22, 1881)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: The Maine Blew Up (February 15, 1898)

Posted on: February 15, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: The Maine Blew Up (February 15, 1898)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Hollywood Walk of Fame (February 8, 1960)

Posted on: February 8, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Hollywood Walk of Fame (February 8, 1960)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: The Beatles hit #1 (February 1, 1964)

Posted on: February 1, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: The Beatles hit #1 (February 1, 1964)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Shay’s Rebellion (January 25, 1797)

Posted on: January 25, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Shay’s Rebellion (January 25, 1797)

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Paris Peace Conference (January 18, 1919)

Posted on: January 18, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Paris Peace Conference (January 18, 1919)

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Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: School Colors & Mascots

Posted on: January 12, 2023December 10, 2025 - Simon Fairfield Public Library Archive
Post Tags: Archive, Bits and Pieces, Douglas High School, History, School Colors, School Mascot
Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: School Colors & Mascots

Last week Justin came to me asking for the next “Bits & Pieces” article. Between my last project and the…

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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Amelia Earhart flew from Hawaii to CA (January 11, 1935)

Posted on: January 11, 2023 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Amelia Earhart flew from Hawaii to CA (January 11, 1935)

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