Lake Agassiz Regional Library will offer a series of enriching and entertaining programs as part of its Spring Legacy Event Series.

Never Forgotten: Colonel William Colvill, Minnesota’s Civil War Hero with Historian Steve Hoffbeck, April 9-May 28
Why did Minnesotans so deeply admire Colonel William Colvill, the 6’5” Civil War hero? Join your library for a presentation by Minnesota author and historian Steve Hoffbeck bringing the legendary deeds of the First Minnesota Regiment to life. In his latest book, Colvill Smiled, Hoffbeck weaves together the powerful recollections, speeches and writings of William Colvill and Martin Maginnis, two officers from Red Wing who led their men through the smoke and fire of Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Hoffbeck will visit 10 libraries in the Lake Agassiz Regional Library system as part of this tour.

Admission is free and presenters will visit multiple locations around Lake Agassiz Regional Library’s seven-county region. More information about each of the programs offered in the series is available at larl.org/legacyseries.