Have a bunch of old papers in storage? Marian University History professors Mary Gross and Matt Szromba can help sort the valuable from recyclable.
They're presenting "Deciphering Old Documents" at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22 at the Fond du Lac Public Library. The program is free. No registration required.
The pair will walk through basic techniques for assessing credibility of documents and will direct a hands-on exercise.
The class is one of a trio of stand-alone classes at the library presented by Marian's History department this fall.
On Wednesday, Nov. 19, Dr. Rick Whaley and Herman Bender will present "Big History Preview," a sneak peak at their spring semester 2015 open class, "The Big History of the Upper Midwest & Wisconsin: From the Big Bang to Today." The 2015 class will run weekly at the library Jan. 28 through April 29 and will include extensive artifacts and antiques from Bender's collection that will illustrate points in history.