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The Edison Public Library is celebrating Black History Month with a historical portrayal of Mary Bowser. Also known as Mary Richards and Mary Jane Richards Garvin, Bowser was a spy who used her photographic memory to relay Jefferson Davis’s plans to the Union army. 
 
Lorraine Stone, a performance artist who expresses the lives of historic African American women through presentations of some of their life experiences and the times they lived in, will present a biographical portrayal of Bowser at the Main Library on Wednesday, February 19 at 7:00pm. 
 
Children, teens, and adults are welcome. 
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Mary Bowser - Union Spy
(In-Person)
Wednesday, February 19
7:00-8:00pm
Main Library

A live portrayal of a Union spy and unsung hero of the Civil War.

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Main Library  | 340 Plainfield Ave, Edison, NJ 08817 -  (732) 287-2298
Clara Barton Branch | 141 Hoover Ave, Edison, NJ 08837 -  (732) 738-0096
 North Edison Branch | 777 Grove Ave, Edison, NJ 08820 - (732) 548-3045
Board President - Anthony DePasquale                                                  
Library Director - Allan M. Kleiman
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