The Hundred Penny Bag
It is funny how stories get passed on and what they inspire. In 1968 Francine Snow recorded her childhood memories…
The Old Homestead
Citizens of Williamsburg were busy honing their thespian skills in the autumn of 1939. In September and then again in…
Meekins Halloween Snapshots Over Time—Who is that Librarian?
Every year Meekins joins right in with the town’s festive Halloween happenings. Librarians plan their costumes months in advance. You…
Meekins in Two Novembers
For 125 years the stately granite Library has stood on the corner of Williams and Main Streets, right next to…
Creatures Overhead
Have you ever looked up to the very top of the book stacks when wandering through Meekins Library on a…
Catch Shorty
Archives are full of the unexpected. Randomly opening one of Dr. Charles Wheeler’s scrapbooks about town life, there he was—Shorty…
Main Street Looking North 1908 and 2021
It was 1908. Her friend Mari had left something behind while visiting in Williamsburg. So M.R. sent a postcard of…
Let It Snow…
It is coming. Winter weather. And snow. Are you ready? Seasonal snow is often welcome—with local hiking and sledding and…
Merry and Bright
An evergreen wreath graces the old big wooden Library door. Several poinsettias saved from season to season have bloomed again….
Rodent Wrangling in Meekins
December 6, 2021, was an exciting afternoon in the Meekins Library. Elves were busy putting up Shirley’s Winter Village. The…
2021—A Half In-Half Out Year
Welcome to 2022! Peeking back—2021 was a busy year at Meekins—inside and out. While the building was closed—we checked in,…
Opening Day: February 1, 1897
For some, it is the shadow of that famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil that marks every February. For Meekins it is…