Award-winning Journalist Bill Stokes Shares History in Fiction at Historium on 8-29

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From: Destinee Udelhoven <destineekae@hotmail.com>
Subject: Award-winning Journalist Bill Stokes Shares History in Fiction at Historium on 8-29
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 14:59:52 +0000
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[https://gallery.mailchimp.com/31adc7d2fb6e487916f8d1bec/images/4d4a7567-ed cd-4969-a147-5c086d1565a3.png] Award-winning Journalist to Present at Historium Bill talks Wisconsin history, the still-relevant issue of women's empowerme nt (or lack thereof)--and, of course, love.

Thursday, August 29 @ 6:00pm Author Presentation, Book Sales & Signing Free and Open to All!
[https://gallery.mailchimp.com/31adc7d2fb6e487916f8d1bec/images/aefd2bb9-35 7d-4555-8844-568ffaddd373.jpg] The Mount Horeb Area Historical Society is proud to host accomplished journ alist and author Bill Stokes, who will read brief excerpts from his recentl y published historical fiction work, "Margaret's War." He will also discuss
 the true history of the novel's setting, Barron County's WWII German POW c amp --and other POW camps in Wisconsin.

This event will take place in the Historium's Community Education Room on T hursday, August 29 at 6:00pm. It is free and open to the public. Reservatio ns are not required.

Books will be available for sale and signing by the author.
[https://gallery.mailchimp.com/31adc7d2fb6e487916f8d1bec/images/19499be4-cd 85-4b5c-909a-358b34a0fbcf.jpg] Bill Stokes (right) grew up on a small dairy farm between Barron and Rice L ake, Wisconsin. He began his official writing career as an outdoor writer a nd general reporter for the Stevens Point Daily Journal. From there, his il lustrious career included residencies with the Wisconsin State Journal (196 1-1969), the Milwaukee Journal (1969-1982) and the Chicago Tribune (1982-19 93), followed by a well-deserved retirement augmented with free-lance proje cts. During his long journalism career, Bill won several awards, including the E rnie Pyle Memorial Award from Scripps-Howard News Service in 1972 and the D istinguished Service to Journalism Award in 1983. His work has appeared in many national publications, among them Readers Digest, Outdoor Life and Spo rts Afield. He has compiled three anthologies of his newspaper writing and authored two children’s books. For more information, call 608-437-6486 or email mthorehistory@mhtc.net<mailto:mthorehistory@mhtc.net>. Mount Horeb Area Historical Society Driftless Historium 100 S 2nd St, Mt Horeb, WI
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