On Stage Everybody!
The Williamsburg High School Class of 1951 did drama. Ten of the eighteen senior class members were part of the…
“Sharing Our Gratitude”
The Meekins Library has so many things to be thankful for. More than 125 years ago, the townspeople wanted a…
Fun and Funky: The Seasonal Meekins Market at the Library Returns!
The Meekins Market, the Library’s special holiday tradition, is now in full swing, celebrating its 15th appearance in year 16…
Come Read Holiday Stories at the Meekins
Now, for 15 years, community members young and young at heart have been gathering together in the historic Meekins Library…
Creche at the Burgy Church in 1946
Almost seventy-seven years ago, in December 1946, the First Congregational Church of Williamsburg on North Main Street in town started…
Meekins Holiday Cheer
On this 2023 winter solstice, and as we look to 2024, the Meekins Library wishes the best of the season…
1924 at Burgy High
100 years ago, the Williamsburg High School Class of 1924 was entering their last semester, looking toward graduation in June….
2023 Meekins’ Year of Changes Large and Small—Starting 2024 With the Last Year in Review
2023 has just gone—and 2024 has arrived with weather extravaganzas. Looking back—2023 was another busy year at Meekins—with more and…
Ssssmeekins: A Year of Tracking the Weather in Williamsburg
Everyone’s favorite Library “weather gauge,” Ssssmeekins our temperature snake is now fully grown! Born in the Meekins Library on January…
Playing Around in 1949: “The Clue of the Red Ribbon, A Three-Act Comedy for Teenage Girls”
On two cold February days (the 16th and the 17th) in 1949 , the senior-year girls from Williamsburg High School…
Meekins in the Beginning—1897
February 1st is an important day in the history of the Meekins Library. That first day of the second month…
The Meekins Clock That Does Not Strike
For as long as anyone can remember, there has been a heavy, black, decorated clock gracing the fireplace mantel underneath…