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History Hounds (Virtual)

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Virtual at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
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Art and Activism: The Life of Lottie WilsonLive Zoom Program  African American artist Lottie Wilson leveraged her work to fight for civil rights, and one painting even ma...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
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Art and Activism: 
The Life of Lottie Wilson

Live Zoom Program  

Photo Peter Daly

History Hounds (Virtual)

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
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Fieldstone Houses: Building Blocks of HistoryLive Zoom Program  Michigan’s glaciers left a landscape littered with fieldstones. Farmers found them a nuisance, but ninetee...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Event Details:

Fieldstone Houses: 
Building Blocks of History

Live Zoom Program  

Photo Deer Forest

History Hounds (Virtual)

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Virtual at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Deer Forest: Wonderland MemoriesLive Zoom Program  In its 65 years of operation, millions of people visited Deer Forest to pet and feed animals such as deer, llamas, and ...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Event Details:

Deer Forest: 
Wonderland Memories

Live Zoom Program  

Lumber on river

History Hounds (Virtual)

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
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Rivers, Lakes, and Lumber: Michigan's White PineLive Zoom Program  The White Pine lumber industry was one of Michigan’s most important in the 19th century. The convenienc...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Event Details:

Rivers, Lakes, and Lumber: 
Michigan's White Pine

Live Zoom Program  

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History Hounds (Virtual)

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Virtual at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

We Bought a WWII Bomber: Students and the War Effort (REWIND)Zoom Program  World War II’s “Buy a Bomber” campaign allowed organizations to fund the construction of a warp...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Event Details:

We Bought a WWII Bomber: 
Students and the War Effort (REWIND)

Zoom Program  

Rings, beads

History Hounds (Virtual)

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Beads, Rings, and Datable Things: Goose Lake ArchaeologyZoom Program  Goose Lake Outlet #3 is a protohistoric fur trade site in Marquette County. Learn about ongoing disc...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Event Details:

Beads, Rings, and Datable Things: 
Goose Lake Archaeology

Zoom Program  

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Friends Present: Richard Weld, Gerald Ford Museum

Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Richard Weld from the Gerald Ford Museum will be speaking on the National Archives and the United States' Semiquincentennial in 2026.Light refreshments will be served.Dr. Richard W...

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Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Richard Weld from the Gerald Ford Museum will be speaking on the National Archives and the United States' Semiquincentennial in 2026.
Light refreshments will be served.

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Bed Turning

Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:30am - 1:00pm
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, General Programs, Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

If you love to see and learn about quilts, come to our quilt show & tell, also known as a "bed turning". Local quilters and quilt owners will show off the quilts one at a time ...

Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General Programs, Presentation
Event Details:

If you love to see and learn about quilts, come to our quilt show & tell, also known as a "bed turning". Local quilters and quilt owners will show off the quilts one at a time and share about them. 

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Friends Present: Spring Plants with WW Greenhouses

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Friends of the Library welcome Tom Walters of WW Greenhouses in Hudsonville. He will bring in new varieties of perennials and annuals. Come see and learn about all the beautiful fl...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Friends of the Library welcome Tom Walters of WW Greenhouses in Hudsonville. He will bring in new varieties of perennials and annuals.

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The Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
General Programs, Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Gary Byker Library welcomes shipwreck historian Ric Mixter for this fascinating program about the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank 50 years ago this week.The mighty Fitz is the Great ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Programs, Presentation
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Gary Byker Library welcomes shipwreck historian Ric Mixter for this fascinating program about the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank 50 years ago this week.