Dr. Michael G. Cartwright (University of Indianapolis) will make a presentation in commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the closing of Hartsville College, pioneer college of Bartholomew County.
Among other topics, Dr. Cartwright will cover the presidency of David Shuck (1852-1865), Hartsville College as one of IN’s Anti-Slavery Educational Institutions, and efforts reconstructing the life of a formerly enslaved woman named Mary Latmoore who moved to Indiana in the service of Shuck and his family.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Genealogy/Local History |
The Main Library is located in the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library in downtown Columbus at 536 Fifth Street. Completed in 1969 and designed by architect I.M. Pei, it features library collections for children, teens, and adults. It also houses the Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives, Family and Local History collection, and BCPL Create studio.