Archivist and author Jon-Erik Gilot speaks during the Great Stone Viaduct Historical Education Society’s Winter Lecture series last week at the Bellaire Public Library. His subject was John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, prior to the Civil War. More presentations are scheduled at 6 p.m. Wednesdays, March 15 and 22 at the library.

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