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Portage County Crimes Through the Decades

The 1910s
2026-05-04 18:00:00 2026-05-04 19:00:00 America/New_York Portage County Crimes Through the Decades Reed Memorial Library - Tuesday Room

Monday, May 04
6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Reed Memorial Library

Tuesday Room

People often look at history through rose colored glasses, but crime was just as big of a problem back then as it is today.

These monthly slideshows will focus on individual decades and show some of the more interesting crimes that occurred in Portage County over a ten-year period. Presented by Kevin Gray.

Limited to 25 people.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Local History | General |

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