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History Hour: Unboxing a Mystery

Presented by Thomas Balch Library
2025-11-18 14:00:00 2025-11-18 15:00:00 America/New_York History Hour: Unboxing a Mystery Calling all history detectives! Take part in a hands-on mystery by stepping into the role of a historical sleuth to explore a real case using archival records as evidence. Purcellville Library - Robey Meeting Room

Tuesday, November 18
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-11-18 14:00:00 2025-11-18 15:00:00 America/New_York History Hour: Unboxing a Mystery Calling all history detectives! Take part in a hands-on mystery by stepping into the role of a historical sleuth to explore a real case using archival records as evidence. Purcellville Library - Robey Meeting Room

Purcellville Library

Robey Meeting Room

Calling all history detectives! Take part in a hands-on mystery by stepping into the role of a historical sleuth to explore a real case using archival records as evidence.

Are you ready to crack a case from Leesburg's past? It's 1927 and a body is discovered - can you help uncover the identity of the victim, and possibly the culprit behind the crime? Join us as we explore a real mystery using letters, diaries, photographs, and other archival records as evidence. Hands-on learning with examples from Thomas Balch's Library's Rust Archives will be featured.  

Please visit and subscribe to our YouTube Channel - Loudoun County Public Library Online Programs - for more programs.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Culture/History |

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