Description

Glimpse into the archives of Marietta College Legacy Library’s Special Collections to learn about the war at home and on the front through the voices of local men and women. Curating these stories through this engaging presentation will be the award winning Special Collections Associate Linda Showalter. Join us as we take look into the local legacy of the Civil War! This class was featured during our All Ages Virtual History Camp.

Provider: Linda Showalter – Marietta College Special Collections

Linda Showalter is the Special Collections Associate at Marietta College’s Legacy Library. She helps researchers find information they need from manuscripts, photographs, rare books, and artwork. Her favorite history activity is reading the letters and diaries of the Cutler women who once lived in an old stone house near Marietta.

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