The Webb Shadle Public Library in Pleasantville will be hosting author and historical researcher Linda McCann later this week and author Dave Baker next month.

McCann will join the library on Friday to share beginner genealogy steps. She has written 15 nonfiction Iowa history books and has 40 years of genealogy experience. McCann will also share information on resources to use for researching genealogy. Dave Baker will join the Webb Shadle Public Library on Friday, April 19th. An author, researcher, storyteller, and photographer for the Iowa history blog “The 29th State”, Baker will be sharing stories about Wheeling, Kimball, Bauer, Dunreath, and other towns underneath Lake Red Rock.  

Both author events at the library are free and open to the public.