This Week at the Library: Seeds, Business, Bushwhacker Belles and Female Ancestors
It's almost time to churn the dirt and start your spring garden, and the Heirloom Seed Library just opened to supply your seed needs.
The collection is housed at the Library Station and Midtown Carnegie Branch Library. Just use your library card to check out seed packets for a wide variety of vegetables, herbs and flowers. The idea is to plant them at home or in your community garden, enjoy the harvest, save the seeds, package and return them to the seed library to share forward. You’re not required to return the seeds, but you’ll find a handout and online tips on how to do that if you wish, and other helpful planting tips, at thelibrary.org/seedlibrary.
This year’s selection was provided by Farmers Gastropub, Central High School Botanical Society, Walmart, Wickman Gardens, Master Gardeners of Greene County and our team of volunteer seed savers.
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Do you or someone you know yearn to start a business? A free, five-part workshop, Simple Steps for Starting Your Business, begins Thursday, March 7, at 6-8 p.m. in Library Center meeting room B, and continues March 14, 21, 28 and April 4. It’s sponsored by Southwest Missouri SCORE. Register by calling 417-986-4730.
The series will help you test your new business idea, market your product or service, understand business financials and funding options. Free, one-on-one mentoring will also be available.
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Ever hear of the Bushwhacker Belles? They were the sisters, wives and girlfriends of the Missouri Guerrillas during the Civil War. At 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in the Library Center auditorium, author and historian Larry Wood will discuss these women, who he says acted as spies, go-betweens, guides and fought like demons for those they loved.
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Many other women’s stories are often lost to history in the shadows of fathers and husbands. A genealogy symposium, Finding Female Ancestors, is designed to help researchers find and uncover their stories. The symposium is 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, in the Library Center auditorium. Four genealogy researchers will talk about reliable sources and what they offer. For details call 882-0714.
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