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the Life of Frank Armstrong

the Life of Frank Armstrong

A great treat! Frank and helpers created a website and podcast retelling his life and the early years of Burlington.

Wayne Murphy October 6, 2020July 24, 2023 #burlONhistory No Comments Read more

A Walk in Greenwood; October 3rd, 2020

A Walk in Greenwood; October 3rd, 2020

Our own Alan Harrington will teach, and entertain you in a stroll through Greenwood Cemetery.

Wayne Murphy September 27, 2020October 6, 2020 #LoveMyHood No Comments Read more

October 2020 Gazette

October 2020 Gazette

Hallowe’en is getting closer, see what treats are inside the latest edition of the BHS Gazette

Wayne Murphy September 27, 2020February 9, 2021 #gazette, #OldGazettes2020 No Comments Read more

September 2020 Gazette

September 2020 Gazette

The smell of Autumn is in the air, find out what else is happening these days

Wayne Murphy September 5, 2020February 9, 2021 #gazette, #OldGazettes2020 No Comments Read more

Summer 2020 Gazette

Summer 2020 Gazette

Hopefully people can remember simpler times when we didn’t have a pandemic and a lot of other scary and sad news? To open the file in a separate window, click here.

Wayne Murphy June 22, 2020February 9, 2021 #gazette, #OldGazettes2020 No Comments Read more

May 2020 Gazette

May 2020 Gazette

We may not have crowded stores, or park picnics, or even warm sunny days lately – but we’ll always have Burlington history.

Wayne Murphy April 21, 2020February 9, 2021 #gazette, #OldGazettes2020 No Comments Read more

Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 General Meeting

Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 General Meeting

(If the meeting is not cancelled/postponed due to the pandemic, it will be on a Tuesday)Please check whether the library is open before coming out, and of course if you are not feeling well stay home. Our speaker is Robert

Wayne Murphy March 26, 2020April 21, 2020 #GeneralMeetings2020 No Comments Read more

April 2020 Gazette

April 2020 Gazette

Bricks, theatres, and of course… influenza

Wayne Murphy March 26, 2020February 9, 2021 #gazette, #OldGazettes2020 No Comments Read more

Burlington Library Survey

Burlington Library Survey

The library is doing a survey

Wayne Murphy March 5, 2020April 21, 2020 #historymatters No Comments Read more

Mystery Puzzle #4

Mystery Puzzle #4

(medium difficulty)

Wayne Murphy February 28, 2020September 27, 2020 #puzzles No Comments Read more
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