StoryWalk at the French Art Colony The StoryWalk title for October is Boo Stew by Donna L. Washington, illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler. StoryWalk is located on the grounds of the French Art Colony, 530 First Avenue. StoryWalk is a great way to enjoy the great outdoors and great children’s books! Cemetery Walk returns October 4 This year’s Cemetery Walk at Pine Street Cemetery and Pine Street Colored Cemetery will feature many unique past residents of Gallipolis and Gallia County. The Cemetery Walk will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 4 and attendees will get to interact with many living history performers as they wander the cemeteries on Pine Street. The performers, dressed in period costume, will introduce various citizens from the past. Among this year’s living history portrayals will be a female Civil War soldier, an early Broadway theatrical actor, the president of the Afro-American League, and a victim of the Titanic disaster − all past residents of Gallipolis and Gallia County. In addition, author Christy Touhey will have autographed copies of her book A Place of Rest for Our Gallant Boys: The U.S. Army General Hospital at Gallipolis, Ohio , 1861-1865 for sale. Rich Donahue will also demonstrate the proper way to clean a tombstone. The event is free and open to anyone with an interest in exploring the rich local history of Gallia County. Cemetery Walk is sponsored by Cadot-Bless Camp No. 126 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Our House Museum, Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center, Gallia County Convention and Visitors Bureau, John Gee Black Historical Center, Gallipolis Railroad Freight Station Museum, and Bossard Library. At 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 23, the library will offer a pumpkin decorating program for adults. Attendees must register for this event. Pumpkins and all decorating supplies will be provided for attendees to create their own festive pumpkin. To register, please email programs @bossardlibrary.org or call 740.446.7323 x 229. Please indicate that you are registering for the pumpkin decorating class and provide your name, phone number, and email address. This program is only for those who are age 18 and over. Stories from haunted Ohio Jim Kleefeld will return to the library in October to present his “Ohio Hauntings” program and explore stories from Ohio’s haunted places. Beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 17, Kleefeld will present a collection of legends and scary tales taken from real life accounts of investigations into ghosts and other haunted occurrences in the Buckeye State. Attendees at this program will also get to view Kleefeld’s personal collection of unusual and ghostly antiques and artifacts. For those with an interest in further research into this topic, Kleefeld will also include references to books, papers, and other research he has conducted investing ghostly events in Ohio. Kleefeld holds a bachelor’s degree in theatrical arts and a master’s degree in early childhood education, and spent many years in the field of education. He now presents hundreds of school and library programs all over the state each year. This program is open to anyone with an interest in scary stories or the paranormal.
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