Community Calendar

The library continues to partner with Marquette County Genealogical Society to help navigate genealogy resources. Those with an interest in family history are welcome to work individually with an experienced genealogist on Tuesday, January 18, from 2:00 – 3:30 PM. in the Shiras Room on the upper level. Please bring family documents with you. Contact the Reference Desk at 906-226-4311 or refdesk@pwpl.info for more information.

Superior Handbells is a community based adult handbell group conducted by Jennifer Bledkiner. Rehearsals will be held at Messiah Lutheran Church each Tuesday beginning September 10. New ringers are encouraged to attend and instruction will be available for inexperienced ringers.

First Presbyterian welcomes all knitters to join them in their parlor for weekly knitting on Mondays at 10 am. Knit for those in need or work on your own projects.

Superior Handbells is a community based adult handbell group conducted by Jennifer Bledkiner. Rehearsals will be held at Messiah Lutheran Church each Tuesday beginning September 10. New ringers are encouraged to attend and instruction will be available for inexperienced ringers.

For immediate release: The Marquette Regional History Center presents: “Cops and Robbers”; True crime tales from the frivolous to the mysterious to the deadly Thursday January 27, 2022 at 7:00 pm Join us for a night with Jack Deo and Jim Koski as they share true crime tales and the photographs that go with them at Kaufman Auditorium. $20 general admission & $25 VIP balcony. Call 906.226. 3571 for more info. Tickets for this fundraiser are on sale now! At MRHC, 145 W Spring St, MQT or online at MarquetteHistory.org The MRHC is a 501c3 private non-profit organization established in 1918. We are the home to a history museum with permanent and special exhibits, a research library and a gift store at 145 W Spring Street, downtown Marquette. Visit www.marquettehistory.org for more information.

Five members of LSPW will perform music composed by Debussey, Faure, Poulenc, Ravel & Satie.

First Presbyterian welcomes all knitters to join them in their parlor for weekly knitting on Mondays at 10 am. Knit for those in need or work on your own projects.

January 31, 2022 - February 11, 2023 Railroads were a central part of Marquette since its earliest development. Trains were an everyday site around the city and downtown, crossing Front Street with ore cars, pulling into the depot to pick up and drop off passengers, or hauling logs from Alger County. Many Marquette families relied on the railroads for their livelihoods. Multiple railroads were headquartered in the city of Marquette. As iron mines on the Marquette Range opened in the 1840s, railroads developed to haul the iron ore. As mining expanded, so did the number of tracks and ore docks. Soon passengers, iron ore, timber, and other freight were all shipped to or from Marquette County. The railroads connected Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to the rest of the country. Learn more about the development and changes in this vast network. Learn where the tracks ran, what they carried, and their destination. We will look at how working the railroad has changed over the decades and how it is part of this region today. This exhibit will feature select hands on elements as well as maps, artifacts, and photographs. Exhibit Opening Reception Wednesday, February 9th at 5:00 p.m. Join us before our Yardmaster program on February 9 to enjoy the new special exhibit and meet the curator.

January 31, 2022 - February 11, 2023 Railroads were a central part of Marquette since its earliest development. Trains were an everyday site around the city and downtown, crossing Front Street with ore cars, pulling into the depot to pick up and drop off passengers, or hauling logs from Alger County. Many Marquette families relied on the railroads for their livelihoods. Multiple railroads were headquartered in the city of Marquette. As iron mines on the Marquette Range opened in the 1840s, railroads developed to haul the iron ore. As mining expanded, so did the number of tracks and ore docks. Soon passengers, iron ore, timber, and other freight were all shipped to or from Marquette County. The railroads connected Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to the rest of the country. Learn more about the development and changes in this vast network. Learn where the tracks ran, what they carried, and their destination. We will look at how working the railroad has changed over the decades and how it is part of this region today. This exhibit will feature select hands on elements as well as maps, artifacts, and photographs. Exhibit Opening Reception Wednesday, February 9th at 5:00 p.m. Join us before our Yardmaster program on February 9 to enjoy the new special exhibit and meet the curator.

Superior Handbells is a community based adult handbell group conducted by Jennifer Bledkiner. Rehearsals will be held at Messiah Lutheran Church each Tuesday beginning September 10. New ringers are encouraged to attend and instruction will be available for inexperienced ringers.