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Re: Book Talk at Slover Library, Norfolk VA on 7/5 - Andrew Lawler - HE SECRET TOKEN: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke
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Douglas Burnett <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:22:21 -0400
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FUNNY! I am reading that book right now. I find it very interesting. Wish I
could make the talk but life gets in the way of wants!

On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 12:51 PM, Valos, Troy <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I wanted to alert everyone about an upcoming book talk hosted by the
> Sargeant Memorial Collection of Norfolk Public Library.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------------------------
> Event:
> Book Talk - The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost
> Colony of Roanoke by Andrew Lawler
>
> Date:
> 07/05/2018 (Thursday)
>
> Time:
> 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
>
> Location:
> Slover Library - Room 650 Community Program Room
> Norfolk Public Library
> 235 E. Plume Street
> Norfolk, Virginia 23510
> https://goo.gl/maps/95dfiBcY31x
>
> Parking:  South Garage at MacArthur Center Mall (closest to Dillard's)
> https://goo.gl/maps/X65RuvBAhvF2
>
> Description:
> Join us for a book talk by Andrew Lawler, author of the newly published
> book THE SECRET TOKEN: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony
> of Roanoke.  Lawler explores the disappearance of America's first settlers
> and examines how the Lost Colony has come to haunt our national
> consciousness.   He offers a surprising answer to the old question of the
> colonists' fate based on extensive research and offers a new understanding
> of how this story continues to disturb and define America.  Prince Books
> will be on hand to sell copies of the new book and Mr. Lawler will be on
> hand to sign books.
>
> Hope to see you there!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Troy Valos, MA, MSIS
> Special Collections Librarian
> Sargeant Memorial Collection
>
> Norfolk Public Library
> Slover Library
> 235 East Plume Street
> Norfolk, VA 23510
> 757-431-7451 office| 757-431-7429 dept.
>
>
>
>
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-- 
Douglas Burnett
Satellite Beach
FL
As a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the
National Genealogical Society (NGS), the Florida State Genealogical
Society(FSGS) and the Virginia Genealogical  Society(VGS), I support and
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