There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. - Maya Angelou The Monroe County Library System celebrates 20 years hosting the annual book and author fair, Writers on the River, in November 2018. This unique celebration of writers,...
A digitization of the historical text, R.F.D. Newport: A History of Newport and Berlin Township, Michigan by T. Victor Menard. Published by the Monroe County Library System in 1995 and written by Thomas Victor Menard, the book records significant happenings in...
About the River Raisin Review The River Raisin Review is a literary journal produced by the Monroe County Library System featuring the writing submissions of Monroe County patrons and residents. The River Raisin Review is now accepting submissions for their...
Our Staff transcribe gems from our archives providing a snapshot into Monroe's varied history.
To the traveler speeding past, if he notices them at all, they appear only as part of the usual construction equipment and debris found at such a project. To the historically minded person in Monroe County, however, they are a connecting link to the romantic past, when homesteads were being carved from the wilderness and family fortunes were being founded.
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