This event is in the "Adults" group May 16 2026 Sat History of the Orphan Train 2:00pm–3:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group May 16 2026 Sat History of the Orphan Train 2:00pm–3:00pm Adults Location: Daviess County Public Library Room: Public Lounge Age Group: Adults Program Type: History Event Details: In the mid 1850’s there were over thirty thousand children living on the streets of New York City. Children as young as four and five, who had to lie, cheat and steal just to survive.
This event is in the "Adults" group May 20 2026 Wed John M. Spalding, Owensboro's D-Day Hero 6:00pm–7:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group May 20 2026 Wed John M. Spalding, Owensboro's D-Day Hero 6:00pm–7:30pm Adults Location: Daviess County Public Library Room: 2nd Floor Programming Area Age Group: Adults Program Type: History, Presentation Event Details: Few people in Owensboro know the story of this local sports writer turned D-Day hero.
This event is in the "Adults" group Jun 6 2026 Sat "American Bloodlines: Reckoning with Lynch Culture " Author Visit 2:00pm–3:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Jun 6 2026 Sat "American Bloodlines: Reckoning with Lynch Culture " Author Visit 2:00pm–3:00pm Adults Location: Daviess County Public Library Room: 2nd Floor Programming Area Age Group: Adults Program Type: History Event Details: Summer 1936: Rainey Bethea, a young Black man, is tried for the rape and murder of an elderly white woman. The all-white, all-male jury takes just four and a half minutes to find him guilty.
This event is in the "Adults" group Jun 13 2026 Sat My Old Kentucky Home: Reflections of the place, Stephen Collins Foster, and the state song 2:00pm–4:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Jun 13 2026 Sat My Old Kentucky Home: Reflections of the place, Stephen Collins Foster, and the state song 2:00pm–4:00pm Adults Location: Daviess County Public Library Room: Public Lounge Age Group: Adults Program Type: History Event Details: Reviewing the life of Stephen Collins Foster and the song “My Old Kentucky Home.”
This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 27 2026 Mon True Owensboro Crime: Terri Howell 6:00pm–7:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 27 2026 Mon True Owensboro Crime: Terri Howell 6:00pm–7:00pm Adults Location: Daviess County Public Library Room: 2nd Floor Programming Area Age Group: Adults Program Type: History Event Details: Jon us as we discuss the local murder case of Terri Howell.
