Howard Coffin at Platt Library in Shoreham

Past event
Sep 20, 2017, 7 to 8:30 PM

Howard Coffin: Vermont and the Civil War- Vermont Humanities Council presentation at the Platt Memorial Library
On Wednesday, September 20th at 7:00pm the Platt Memorial Library is pleased to host Vermont author and Civil War historian Howard Coffin for a presentation on the contributions of Vermonters in the Civil War. From Cedar Creek to Gettysburg, Vermonters were central to the Union cause. Coffin has written 5 books on the Civil War and given over 300 talks on the contributions of Vermonters in the Civil War alone.
This event is free, open to the public, and accessible to those with disabilities. For more information, contact Abby Adams at the Platt Memorial Library at (802) 897-2647 or email platt@shoreham.net.
This is a Vermont Humanities Council event hosted by the Platt Memorial Library as part of the Orwell and Shoreham Libraries Keynote Speakers Series: Spotlight on Vermont 2017. This program is funded through the Humanities Council under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and a generous local contribution from the Shoreham Historical Society. Light refreshments will be served.

Platt Memorial Library
279 Main St.
Shoreham, VT 05770
802-897-2647
www.plattlib.org

Hours:
Mondays and Wednesdays 10am - 6pm
Thursdays 12pm - 7pm
Saturdays 9am - 1pm

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