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Library Branch: Plainfield Area Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Virtual
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Genealogy Estate Planning Made Simple with Tom Willer

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Library Branch: Plainfield Area Public Library
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Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Performances, Virtual
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Versatile, dependable, and timeless, the Little Black Dress has been a fashion icon since Coco Chanel's groundbreaking 1920's design. Historian Leslie Goddard, Ph.D., traces its evolution to its reinvention over the past 100 years.
 

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Library Branch: Plainfield Area Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Virtual
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Curious what those symbols mean on your great-grandfather’s headstone? Did you have ancestors whose bodies were transported for burial?

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Sea Stories & Life Lessons

7:00pm–8:00pm
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Library Branch: Plainfield Area Public Library
Room: Upper Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Speaker
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Join Bosnian War veteran Tom Kens aboard the USS John F. Kennedy as he shares a day in the life of a sailor and how life at sea shaped his attitude of gratitude-and how you can use gratitude to boost your own happiness. 

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Library Branch: Plainfield Area Public Library
Room: Upper Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Authors & Writers, History & Genealogy, Music, Performances
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Author and speaker Kim Sigafus shares the history of Native women in Illinois with interactive drumming and singing.

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Preserving Family Heirlooms

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Plainfield Area Public Library
Room: Upper Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy
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Learn how to preserve valuable family documents, photos, fabrics and glass for future generations through proper storage and simple preservation techniques.