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History Snapshot: Edison Gave His First Large-Scale Public Demonstration of Electric Lighting (December 31, 1879)

Posted on: December 31, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Edison Gave His First Large-Scale Public Demonstration of Electric Lighting (December 31, 1879)

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History Snapshot: The Christmas Truce Occurred (December 24, 1914)

Posted on: December 24, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: The Christmas Truce Occurred (December 24, 1914)

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History Snapshot: The Wright Brothers Make Their First Powered Flight (December 17, 1903)

Posted on: December 17, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot: The Wright Brothers Make Their First Powered Flight (December 17, 1903)

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Storywalk on the SNETT: Oh Dear, Look What I Got!

Posted on: December 10, 2025December 10, 2025 - Justin Snook
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Storywalk on the SNETT: Oh Dear, Look What I Got!

The current book on the storywalk is Oh Dear, Look What I Got!, written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen…

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History Snapshot: The First Edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica was Published (December 10, 1768)

Posted on: December 3, 2025December 10, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: The First Edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica was Published (December 10, 1768)

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History Snapshot: President Washington Declared the First Thanksgiving be Celebrated (November 26, 1789)

Posted on: November 26, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: President Washington Declared the First Thanksgiving be Celebrated (November 26, 1789)

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Research Database Alternatives

Posted on: November 19, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Research Databases, Resources
Research Database Alternatives

This is a repost from June 26, 2025: Beginning July 1, our research database offerings will be significantly reduced due…

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History Snapshot: Lincoln Delivered the Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863)

Posted on: November 19, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Lincoln Delivered the Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863)

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The Books are Coming, The Books are Coming!!!

Posted on: November 17, 2025December 8, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Books, Collections
The Books are Coming, The Books are Coming!!!

Book delay might be over as Ingram books have started coming in

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History Snapshot: Ellis Island Closed (November 12, 1954)

Posted on: November 12, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Ellis Island Closed (November 12, 1954)

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History Snapshot: Remember, remember the 5th of November (1605)

Posted on: November 5, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot: Remember, remember the 5th of November (1605)

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History Snapshot: Black Tuesday on Wall Street (October 29 1929)

Posted on: October 29, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot: Black Tuesday on Wall Street (October 29 1929)

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Museum on Main Street Special Edition Brain Bundle

Posted on: October 28, 2025December 31, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Brain Bundle, Community, Douglas Historical Society, Museum on Main Street
Museum on Main Street Special Edition Brain Bundle

We are proud to bring you Brain Bundle, Museum on Main Street: Special Edition!

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Storywalk on the SNETT: Trees Make Perfect Pets

Posted on: October 28, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT: Trees Make Perfect Pets

With the end of our stuffie mayoral election, stories once again return to the storywalk! The current book is Trees…

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Your New Douglas Mayor

Posted on: October 27, 2025January 6, 2026 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Community, Douglas Historical Society, Mayor of Douglas, Museum on Main Street
Your New Douglas Mayor

After an exciting six weeks, the race for Douglas Mayor is over.  437 voters have spoken and Bald-E has won…

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History Snapshot: The War of Jenkins’ Ear (October 22 1739)

Posted on: October 22, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: The War of Jenkins’ Ear (October 22 1739)

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History Snapshot: End of the Siege of Vienna (October 15, 1529)

Posted on: October 15, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot: End of the Siege of Vienna (October 15, 1529)

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History Snapshot: The Chicago Fire Began (October 8, 1871)

Posted on: October 8, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot: The Chicago Fire Began (October 8, 1871)

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History Snapshot: George Washington Bridge Opened (October 1, 1931)

Posted on: October 1, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot: George Washington Bridge Opened (October 1, 1931)

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Mayor of Douglas Election

Posted on: September 15, 2025January 6, 2026 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Community, Douglas Historical Society, Mayor of Douglas, Museum on Main Street
Mayor of Douglas Election

As Douglas welcomes the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum On Main Street’s exhibit Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, we are about to…

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History Snapshot: Resident of Gibraltar Vote to Stay in UK (September 3, 1777)

Posted on: September 10, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot: Resident of Gibraltar Vote to Stay in UK (September 3, 1777)

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History Snapshot: First US Flag Flown in Combat (September 3, 1777)

Posted on: September 3, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot: First US Flag Flown in Combat (September 3, 1777)

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History Snapshot: First oil well drilled in Titusville Pennsylvania (August 27, 1859)

Posted on: August 27, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot: First oil well drilled in Titusville Pennsylvania (August 27, 1859)

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History Snapshot: Warsaw Pact Troops Invade Czechoslovakia (August 20, 1968)

Posted on: August 20, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot: Warsaw Pact Troops Invade Czechoslovakia (August 20, 1968)

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Storywalk on the SNETT: Democracy for Dinosaurs

Posted on: August 14, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Storywalk
Storywalk on the SNETT: Democracy for Dinosaurs

In preparation for the Voices and Votes exhibition coming to Douglas this fall, we have put up Democracy for Dinosaurs: A…

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History Snapshot: Construction of the Berlin Wall Began (August 13, 1961)

Posted on: August 13, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Construction of the Berlin Wall Began (August 13, 1961)

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History Snapshot: Curiosity Mars Rover Landed (August 6, 2012)

Posted on: August 6, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Curiosity Mars Rover Landed (August 6, 2012)

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History Snapshot: LBJ signed Medicare & Medicaid Legislation (July 30, 1965)

Posted on: July 30, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: LBJ signed Medicare & Medicaid Legislation (July 30, 1965)

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History Snapshot: Landsat was launched (July 23, 1972)

Posted on: July 23, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot: Landsat was launched (July 23, 1972)

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Storywalk on the SNETT: Aesop’s Fables

Posted on: July 16, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT: Aesop’s Fables

The current book is one I hope inspires wonder and nostalgia. Enjoy 13 of Aesop’s Fables accompanied by Charles Santore’s…

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History Snapshot: The Residence Act (July 16, 1790)

Posted on: July 16, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: The Residence Act (July 16, 1790)

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History Snapshot: Walmart opened its first store (July 2, 1962)

Posted on: July 2, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Walmart opened its first store (July 2, 1962)

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History Snapshot: Allied Naval Bombardment of Chebourg (June 25, 1944)

Posted on: June 25, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Allied Naval Bombardment of Chebourg (June 25, 1944)

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Bits and Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee : A Document from 1776 and Happenstance

Posted on: June 18, 2025December 10, 2025 - Simon Fairfield Public Library Archive
Post Tags: 1776 Document, Archive, Bits and Pieces, History
Bits and Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee : A Document from 1776 and Happenstance

In the early morning hours of March 13, 1904, Henry Jones, the night watchman of the W.E. Hayward and W.S.…

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Storywalk on the SNETT: Dog Loves Fairy Tales

Posted on: June 12, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT: Dog Loves Fairy Tales

The new book on the storywalk is Dog Loves Fairy Tales by Louise Yates. Dog LOVES stories. And he especially…

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History Snapshot: Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon (June 11, 1509)

Posted on: June 11, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon (June 11, 1509)

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History Snapshot: Dunkirk Evacuated (June 4, 1940)

Posted on: June 4, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Dunkirk Evacuated (June 4, 1940)

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History Snapshot: Dutch Afsluitdijk finished (May 28, 1932)

Posted on: May 28, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot: Dutch Afsluitdijk finished (May 28, 1932)

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History Snapshot: Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic (May 21, 1927)

Posted on: May 21, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot: Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic (May 21, 1927)

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History Snapshot: Skylab Launched (May 14, 1973)

Posted on: May 14, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Skylab Launched (May 14, 1973)

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History Snapshot: Lusitania Sunk (May 7, 1915)

Posted on: May 7, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot: Lusitania Sunk (May 7, 1915)

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History Snapshot: Louisiana Purchase (April 30, 1803)

Posted on: April 30, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Louisiana Purchase (April 30, 1803)

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Storywalk on the SNETT: Ugly Pie

Posted on: April 24, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT: Ugly Pie

The new book on the storywalk is Ugly Pie by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Heather Solomon. Ol’ Bear wakes one…

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History Snapshot: First Public School in Colonial America (April 23, 1635)

Posted on: April 23, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: First Public School in Colonial America (April 23, 1635)

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History Snapshot: Natural Bridges National Monument Established (April 16, 1908)

Posted on: April 16, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot: Natural Bridges National Monument Established (April 16, 1908)

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History Snapshot: US Mint Established (April 2, 1792)

Posted on: April 2, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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History Snapshot: US Mint Established (April 2, 1792)

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History Snapshot: Battle of Iwo Jima Ended (March 26, 1945)

Posted on: March 26, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Battle of Iwo Jima Ended (March 26, 1945)

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History Snapshot: Senate Rejects Versailles Treaty for Second Time (March 19, 1920)

Posted on: March 19, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Senate Rejects Versailles Treaty for Second Time (March 19, 1920)

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Bits and Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee : The Central Block Fire of 1904

Posted on: March 12, 2025December 10, 2025 - Simon Fairfield Public Library Archive
Post Tags: Archive, Bits and Pieces, Central Block, Fire 1904, History
Bits and Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee : The Central Block Fire of 1904

In the early morning hours of March 13, 1904, Henry Jones, the night watchman of the W.E. Hayward and W.S.…

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History Snapshot: First Fireside Chat with FDR (March 12, 1933)

Posted on: March 12, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: First Fireside Chat with FDR (March 12, 1933)

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Storywalk on the SNETT: Outside In

Posted on: March 8, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Storywalk
Storywalk on the SNETT: Outside In

pring is around the corner, the days are getting longer, and Outside will soon be beaconing us all instead of…

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History Snapshot: Boston Massacre (March 5, 1770)

Posted on: March 5, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Boston Massacre (March 5, 1770)

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History Snapshot: Greenwich Time Signal (Feb. 5, 1924)

Posted on: February 5, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Greenwich Time Signal (Feb. 5, 1924)

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Storywalk on the SNETT: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

Posted on: February 4, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
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Storywalk on the SNETT: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

By popular request, Pet the Cat is back on the storywalk! This month Pete is wearing his favorite shirt—the one…

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History Snapshot: Compromise of 1850 (Jan. 29, 1850)

Posted on: January 29, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Compromise of 1850 (Jan. 29, 1850)

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History Snapshot: Battle of New Orleans (Jan. 8, 1815)

Posted on: January 15, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Battle of New Orleans (Jan. 8, 1815)

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History Snapshot: Battle of New Orleans (Jan. 8, 1815)

Posted on: January 8, 2025 - Rebecca Lavallee
Post Tags: Dick Vanden Berg, History Snapshot
History Snapshot: Battle of New Orleans (Jan. 8, 1815)

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