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Learn the truth about legendary Euclid Beach Park during a free program at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, at our Main Branch.

John Frato finds the facts behind the tall tales. Did the rocket ships really fly into Lake Erie? Was there ever an admission charge? Where is Laughing Sal? Find out at the library!

The program is open to all. Due to limited space, registration is required. Sign up online or call us at 440-255-8811 ext. 1.

By the way, if you’re interested in local history, we’ve hosted several programs about it – many of which can be viewed in their entirety on our YouTube channel – including:

• the Untold History of Mentor, Ohio
• Eliot Ness: The Cleveland Years
• the History of the Garfield Family & Mentor Library

Discover the lives of Rose O’Neal Greenhow, Belle Boyd, Laura Ratcliffe, and Antonia Ford — four women who used their wits and wiles to spy for the Confederacy during the US Civil War. Learn how they contributed to the Confederate war effort and what happened to them after the war.

Michelle Seddon of James A. National Garfield Historic Site will explain how the women gathered intelligence, shared that information with Confederate leaders, and what happened to them after the war.

By the way, if you’re interested in Civil War history, several talks in our Civil War series with Garfield National Historic Site can be viewed online in their entirety, including:

• Antietam: The Deadliest Day in US History
• The Atlanta Campaign
• Gettysburg
• The Fourteenth Amendment
• The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
• Life & Legacy of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain