Morningstar Guide to Alternative Investments

The Morningstar Investment Research Center has just released a new booklet called Morningstar Guide to Alternative Investments. This booklet features their approach to investments such as options, exchange traded funds (ETF’s) and closed end funds. These nontraditional investments can add new opportunities to a portfolio heavy in U.S. stocks and mutual funds—diversifying assets and sometimes reducing volatility.

This PDF document is 24 pages long and free to download.

Morningstar Investment Research Center is great tool for new and veteran investors. It's chock full of unbiased analyst reports, tools for evaluating your portfolio, and lessons on how to invest. The best part is that it's free to all valid library cardholders! Begin now or learn more.

Revisiting Henderson's Past: Pete Theis

It's time for another peek into the archives ...

Here’s to You, Lieutenant Theis

“Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth

And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings. . .”

from “High Flight,” a popular wartime poem by John G. Magee

The January 1, 1944, edition of the Henderson Morning Gleaner described Francis William “Pete” Theis as a “friendly and brilliant” young man. He was an entertainer with a host of friends, and, like many Henderson boys, when the Second World War erupted, he was anxious to defend his country. Pete was ambitious, and, after attending college for two years, he returned to Henderson to work at a service station. This made it possible for him to commute to the Evansville airport to take flight lessons in an attempt to increase his prospects of getting into the Air Corps.

Pete Theis had grown up in the South Green Street home of his parents, William J. and Sarah Theis. On March 1st, 1942, he was accepted into the service, and, in January 1943, he married a Dixon girl by the name of Martha Blackwell. He was transferred almost immediately to Santa Ana, California for preflight instruction. Of his physical training there, Theis wrote, “A cadet . . . is just a little worse off than a man in hell with his back broke,” but on May 20th, 1943 at Douglas Army Air Field in Arizona, he earned his long-awaited wings.

By September, Theis had returned with his bride to Douglas as a flight instructor. Just as Pete and Martha were preparing a life together in Arizona, though, tragedy struck. December 28th, 1943, three twin-engine airplanes, each containing a cadet and an instructor, went out on test flights in the nearby mountain ranges and did not return. That evening, a fourth plane disappeared. More than thirty search crews were sent out, and, 72 hours later, one of them found the body of 26-year-old Pete Theis. When his young wife returned to Henderson, she was escorting his body to St. Louis Cemetery. They would have celebrated their first wedding anniversary in a day or two.

Photo is of Pete Theis before the war.

To learn more about Pete Theis and his wartime career, feel free to visit us in the archives at the library. You can also view our genealogy page, or read previous “Revisiting Henderson’s Past” entries.

Summer Reading Program 2008

Summer will soon be here, and the library has a great lineup for children and youth of all ages! Registration for the popular Summer Reading Program begins Sunday, May 11. Size is limited, so please register early. All programs are free of charge and will be held June 9 through July 18.

Students in grades 1-8 can join the library's summer reading club, Catch the Reading Bug. Preschoolers ages 2-3 can sign up for Hot Tots, and preschoolers ages 4-5 can sign up for Summergartners.

We also need teen volunteers to help with all of the exciting activities this summer. Teens have an opportunity to help Ms. Glenda with crafts, storytelling and general library duties. Get great library experience and have fun at the same time! Click here for Teen Volunteer Guidelines and Duties.

Click here for more information about the programs and registration or call the library at 826-3712.

Treasure trove of information for genealogists

If you are a beginning or long-time genealogist and have never visited the HeritageQuest website - don't wait any longer! HeritageQuest is a product of the ProQuest company (the company that provides Ancestry.com to libraries) and is free to anyone with a valid library card from the Henderson County Public Library.

This is a great website for searching census records, family books and much more. On a personal note, I had a major breakthrough in tracing my own family tree when I came across a family book in HeritageQuest that provided detailed information about my ancestors.

Many distinctive and invaluable sources of information can be found within HeritageQuest Online. This is a growing collection which at this time includes:

• Genealogy & Local History Collection (Books) of over 20,000 book titles, including nearly 8,000 family histories and over 12,000 local histories, in addition to more than 250 primary source documents such as tax lists, city directories, church and probate records, and more;
• 1790-1930 U.S. Federal Census with complete original images, plus many head-of-household name indexes;
• Periodical Source Index (PERSI), a comprehensive subject index covering more than 6,300 genealogy and local history periodicals written in English and French (Canada) since 1800;
• The Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, which identifies more than 80,000 Americans who served in the war;
• The Freedman’s Bank records (1865-1874) enables researchers of African American heritage to search registers of signatures of depositors in branches of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company; and
• The Lexis Nexis® U.S. Serial Set contains House and Senate documents, such as Private Relief Actions, Memorials and Petitions from 1789-1969.

Each record in HeritageQuest is linked to the corresponding page images and is downloadable in Adobe PDF format. HeritageQuest also makes it easy to save, retrieve and take notes on your research through the Search History and Notebook features.

Take advantage of this valuable genealogy resource (by logging in from the library's website) either from home, on the road, or in the library during regular library hours. Read more or get started now. And don't forget to check out the library's genealogy page which is full of indexes and information related to Henderson families and local history.

DVDs, Books on CD, and Music ordered Apr 23

Below is a list of the Below is a list of the DVDs, Books on CD, and Music recently ordered by the library. Click on the titles to see more and request a copy!

DVDs
Movies
10,000 B.C.
Conan the Barbarian
For one more day
The Karate Kid III
Love's unfolding dream
The other Boleyn girl
Over her dead body
Pale rider
Welcome home Roscoe Jenkins

Family
The Spiderwick chronicles

Regular
Earthquake: The science behind the shake
Nature Tech: Earthquakes
Play clarinet today
Play harmonica in one hour

Books On CD
Fiction
The silver swan by Black, Benjamin
Hold tight by Coben, Harlan
A most wanted man by Le Carre, John
The book of lies by Meltzer, Brad
Tribute by Roberts, Nora

Nonfiction
The unthinkable by Ripley, Amanda
Girls like us by Weller, Sheila

Music
Brooks & Dunn: Hillbilly deluxe
Chris Knight: Enough rope
Chris Knight: The trailer tapes
Sweeney Todd: soundtrack
The soloist : a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music by Lopez, Steve
Dream lucky : when Franklin was in the White House, Count Basie was on the radio, and everyone wore a hat-- by Orgill, Roxane
Waltzing the splendor by Ritter, Claire
Sonate per flauto e basso continuo by Sammartini, Giuseppe

New books we ordered April 23, 2008

Below is a list of the books recently ordered by the library. They are grouped by Fiction, Non-fiction, LargeType, and Children Click on the title to see more and request a copy!

Fiction
Forbidden boy by Abbott, Hailey
Summer snow by Baart, Nicole
Death of a witch by Beaton, M. C.
The journey home by Bolger, Dermot
I'm watching you by Burton, Mary
California dreaming : an A-list novel by Dean, Zoey
Leaving Whiskey Bend by Garlock, Dorothy
Glass by Hopkins, Ellen
Ghostgirl by Hurley, Tonya
Manhunt by Johnstone, William
Phantom in the night by Kenyon, Sherrilyn
Every now and then by Kingsbury, Karen
The lost by Kray, Roberta
A most wanted man by Le Carre, John
How to be bad by Lockhart, E.
A Cedar Cove Christmas by Macomber, Debbie
Small town Christmas by Macomber, Debbie
Ink exchange by Marr, Melissa
The book of lies by Meltzer, Brad
A McKettrick Christmas by Miller, Linda
Burn out by Muller, Marcia
Dream lucky : when Franklin was in the White House, Count Basie was on the radio, and everyone wore a hat-- by Orgill, Roxane
Good in a room : how to sell yourself (and your ideas) and win over any audience by Palmer, Stephanie
The Midnight Club by Patterson, James
The best day of someone else's life by Reichs, Kerry
Scream for me by Rose, Karen
One perfect day by Snelling, Lauraine
Rebecca's reward by Snelling, Lauraine

Nonfiction
A 2nd helping of chicken soup for the soul : 101 more stories to open the heart and rekindle the spirit
The Netherlands
To the swift : Triple Crown horses and their race for glory
The way we will be 50 years from today : 60 of the world's greatest minds share their visions of the next half century
Go green, live rich : 50 simple ways to save the Earth and get rich trying by Bach, David
A history of histories : epics, chronicles, romances, and inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the twentieth century by Burrow, John
Rebel giants : the revolutionary lives of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin by Contosta, David
America's hidden history : untold tales of the first pilgrims, fighting women, and forgotten founders who shaped a nation by Davis, Kenneth
The healthy skeptic : cutting through the hype about your health by Davis, Robert
Thanking the monkey : rethinking the way we treat animals by Dawn, Karen
This land is their land : reports from a divided nation by Ehrenreich, Barbara
How to write killer historical mysteries : the art & adventure of sleuthing through the past by Emerson, Kathy
Screen doors and sweet tea : recipes and tales from a Southern cook by Foose, Martha
The civility solution : what to do when people are rude by Forni, P. M.
Apartment Therapy presents real homes, real people, hundreds of real design solutions by Gillingham-Ryan, Maxwell
The 100 best worldwide vacations to enrich your life by Grout, Pam
No man's lands : one man's odyssey through The Odyssey by Huler, Scott
The house always wins : America's most trusted home columnist's guide to creating your (almost) perfect dream house by Jameson, Marni
The ten most beautiful experiments by Johnson, George
The red leather diary : reclaiming a life through the pages of a lost journal by Koppel, Lily
Earth, the sequel : the race to reinvent energy and stop global warming by Krupp, Fred
The game-changer : how you can drive revenue and profit growth with innovation by Lafley, A. G.
The soloist : a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music by Lopez, Steve
The soiling of Old Glory : the story of a photograph that shocked America by Masur, Louis
The complete idiot's guide to playing the harmonica by Melton, William
A dictionary of Latin words and phrases by Morwood, James
The kingdom of Shivas Irons by Murphy, Michael
Yes, you're pregnant, but what about me? by Nealon, Kevin
The attachment connection : parenting a secure and confident child using the science of attachment theory by Newton, Ruth
American nerd : the story of my people by Nugent, Benjamin
The powers to lead by Nye, Joseph
Trading places : the best move you'll ever make in your marriage by Parrott, Les
The eaves of heaven : a life in three wars by Pham, Andrew
Bad money : reckless finance, failed politics, and the global crisis of American capitalism by Phillips, Kevin
Harmonic wealth : the secret of attracting the life you want by Ray, James
The unthinkable : who survives when disaster strikes and how we can do better by Ripley, Amanda
Me, MySpace, and I : parenting the net generation by Rosen, Larry
The man who pushed America to war : the extraordinary life, adventures, and obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi by Roston, Aram
Bottlemania : how water went on sale and why we bought it by Royte, Elizabeth
Novel destinations : literary landmarks from Jane Austen's Bath to Ernest Hemingway's Key West by Schmidt, Shannon
Just who will you be? : big question, little book, answer within by Shriver, Maria
After the war zone : a practical guide for returning troops and their families by Slone, Laurie
Sneaker wars : the enemy brothers who founded Adidas and Puma and the family feud that forever changed the business of sport by Smit, Barbara
Counselor : a life at the edge of history by Sorensen, Theodore
How the states got their shapes by Stein, Mark
Nudge : improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness by Thaler, Richard
Why the Dalai Lama matters : his act of truth as the solution for China, Tibet, and the world by Thurman, Robert
The insanity offense : how America's failure to treat the seriously mentally ill endangers its citizens by Torrey, E. Fuller
Lost on planet China : the strange and true story of one man's attempt to understand the world's most mystifying nation, or how he became comfortable eating live squid by Troost, J. Maarten
Prevention flat belly diet by Vacariello, Liz
Against the grain : Christianity and democracy, war and peace by Weigel, George
Taking on the trust : the epic battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller by Weinberg, Steve
The wedding book : the big book for your big day by Weiss, Mindy
Girls like us : Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--and the journey of a generation by Weller, Sheila
Perfect hostage : a life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's prisoner of conscience by Wintle, Justin

LargeType
Twenty wishes by Macomber, Debbie
The book of lies by Meltzer, Brad
The steel wave by Shaara, Jeff
Rebecca's reward by Snelling, Lauraine

Children
Knight
Shark
The Calder game by Balliett, Blue
Ana's story : a journey of hope by Bush, Jenna
Read all about it! by Bush, Laura
Barack Obama : son of promise, child of hope by Grimes, Nikki
Luka's quilt by Guback, Georgia
Barack Obama : "we are one people" by Schuman, Michael
One president was born on Independence Day : and other freaky facts about the 26th through 43rd presidents by Seuling, Barbara

Revisiting Henderson's Past: Death and the River

It's time to take a peek into the archives ...

Death and the River

“Strange, indeed is the working of love in the human heart. . .” Henderson Democratic Banner – August 19, 1852, on the deaths of the Misses Mintner.

Although the Ohio River has been a source of life for humans for hundreds of years, it has also, lamentably, been a cause of death for numerous unfortunate individuals. In fact, a search of the last 24 years in Henderson County Public Library’s obituary index produces 24 obituaries for people who have died as a result of encounters with the potentially deadly river, an average of one death per year within the region. The 1852 deaths of two young Henderson ladies were particularly difficult for the community.

According to the story, sisters Harriet Ann and Martha Carson Mintner, were loyally devoted to one another. One of the sisters, who had become enamored of a young Henderson man, had fallen victim to unrequited love and, thus, had decided to end her life. At sunrise on August 17, 1852, she induced her faithful sister to follow her to the banks of the Ohio River for a walk. When they arrived at the bank, she revealed her plan, a double suicide. The young girl readily consented to sacrifice her own life with her heartbroken sister’s, but, after their hands were bound together with a handkerchief and a plank was placed over the river, she panicked and began to protest. Witnesses claimed that it was too late, though, and the moonstruck girl pulled her into the violent deep. They died together.

Two days later, the following eulogy appeared in Henderson’s weekly newspaper, The Democratic Banner.

“We never knew them – they are now blest spirits of a holier, happier world – the lost Pleiades of a world of sorrow – the bright angels of Heaven. They were the children of sorrow and grief. This bright and beautiful world was a wilderness. They had looked upon man, and found him heartless and treacherous. They placed their bright eyes upon heaven, and saw that there was loveliness and purity. There, bright angels with their tiny hands beckoned them to come, and the music of the spheres harmonized with their sad destiny.”

To read the original newspaper articles on this story or to learn more about suicides in Henderson County, come visit us at the library. As always, you can visit our genealogy page or read previous “Revisiting Henderson’s Past” entries.

Full-time employment available at the library

The Henderson County Public Library is accepting applications for a full-time Reference and Interlibrary Loan Librarian.

Job Summary
The Reference and Interlibrary Loan Librarian is responsible for directing library patrons to reliable and accurate information to meet information needs, and the management and day-to-day functions of interlibrary loan including processing requests both from library patrons and other libraries.

Education/experience requirements
Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field required, or any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education approved by the Library Director. Public service experience required. Working knowledge of computers required.

Benefits
Sick/vacation leave, holiday pay, health insurance, Kentucky retirement system, Kentucky Deferred Compensation program

How to apply
Submit completed application and resume to Donald Wathen, Library Director.

For more information and to see the full job description, go to our Jobs page.

Grolier Online Encyclopedia makes learning fun!

If you're looking for a fun, safe, interactive learning experience for yourself or your children, then look no further than Grolier Online. With 2 age-appropriate websites for you to choose from, everyone will find something of interest in this feature-rich free resource from the Henderson County Public Library and the Kentucky Virtual Library.

Children in grades 2-5 will enjoy exploring Grolier Kids while students in grades 6 and up can search Grolier Passport.

Both websites provide safe environments for learning and having fun. In addition to encyclopedia articles, there are photos, videos and interactive maps. You can trust the information in Grolier to be accurate, current and unbiased. Articles are written by experts in the field and reviewed continually by editors.

If you are a teacher or homeschooler, there is a special section just for you in Grolier Kids. Lesson plans, tool kits, web links and more are all designed to complement your curriculum and bring learning to life for your students.

Click here to begin using Grolier Online now or read more. If you would like assistance or want to ask a question, stop by or call the library (826-3712) or send an email to the Reference Librarian.

DVDs, Books on CD, and Music ordered Apr 16

Below is a list of the Below is a list of the DVDs, Books on CD, and Music recently ordered by the library. Click on the titles to see more and request a copy!

DVDs
Movies
20,000 leagues under the sea
College Road Trip
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro man
Jumper
The perfect storm
Semi-Pro
Untraceable
Willard

Books on CD
Fiction
The brass verdict by Connelly, Michael
The gate house by DeMille, Nelson
Cross country by Patterson, James
Run for your life by Patterson, James
The lucky one by Sparks, Nicholas

Nonfiction
Portuguese

Music
Bob & Larry's Sunday morning songs
Cherish: The truth
Complete Animals
Danity Kane
Danity Kane: Welcome to the dollhouse
Hawaiian Kiddy Luau
I like to move it
Silly songs with Larry
Veggie Tunes 4
VeggieTales worship songs
Erykah Badu: New Amerykah

New books we ordered April 16, 2008

Below is a list of the books recently ordered by the library. They are grouped by Fiction, Non-fiction, and LargeType. Click on the title to see more and request a copy!

Fiction
Delusion by Abrahams, Peter
A reason to kill : a Rina Martin mystery by Adams, Jane
Deadly departures by Allbeury, Ted
A flaw in the blood by Barron, Stephanie
The devil's bones by Bass, Jefferson
The ghost war by Berenson, Alex
Just desserts by Bretton, Barbara
Santa clawed by Brown, Rita
Dark light by Castle, Jayne
Waking Brigid by Clark, Francis
The brass verdict by Connelly, Michael
The unraveling of Violeta Bell : a Morgue Mama mystery by Corwin, C. R.
Of all sad words by Crider, Bill
Fish out of water by Davidson, MaryJanice
The gate house by DeMille, Nelson
Inferno by Denning, Troy
The Rosetta key by Dietrich, William
Gas City by Estleman, Loren
Dangerous tides by Feehan, Christine
The spies of Warsaw by Furst, Alan
Love the one you're with by Giffin, Emily
A dangerous age by Gilchrist, Ellen
A taste to die for by Goodhind, J. G.
Pastures new by Gregson, J. M.
A kiss of shadows by Hamilton, Laurell
Seduced by moonlight by Hamilton, Laurell
When gods die by Harris, C. S.
Sweet poison by Hart, Ellen
Gone to ground by Harvey, John
Deeper than the dead by Hoag, Tami
Goodbye Sister Disco by Hunt, James Patrick
The private patient by James, P. D.
And sometimes why by Johnson, Rebecca
Till morning is nigh : a Wortham family Christmas novella by Kelly, Leisha
The collected stories : volume 5 by L'Amour, Louis
The longing by Lewis, Beverly
Season of strangers by Martin, Kat
Close call by McEvoy, John
Dead or alive by McGarrity, Michael
Tempting fate by Neggers, Carla
Dictation : a quartet by Ozick, Cynthia
Cross country by Patterson, James
Run for your life by Patterson, James
Mr. Cavendish, I presume by Quinn, Julia
Mama Rock's rules : ten lessons for raising a houseful of successful children by Rock, Rose
Crossfire by Ross, JoAnn
Embracing fear : and finding the courage to live your life by Rutledge, Thom
The law of second chances by Sheehan, James
Testimony by Shreve, Anita
Child 44 by Smith, Tom Rob
The lucky one by Sparks, Nicholas
Olive Kitteridge by Strout, Elizabeth
The Abyssinian proof by White, Jenny

Nonfiction
The complete guide to Asperger's syndrome by Attwood, Tony
Farm sanctuary : changing hearts and minds about animals and food by Baur, Gene
My booky wook by Brand, Russell
Final journeys : a practical guide for bringing care and comfort at the end of life by Callanan, Maggie
The right to write : an invitation and initiation into the writing life by Cameron, Julia
Two weeks of life : a memoir of love, death, & politics by Clift, Eleanor
Quiet, please : dispatches from a public librarian by Douglas, Scott
Breaking the threefold demonic cord : how to discern and defeat the lies of Jezebel, Athaliah, and Delilah by Freed, Sandie
Maya Angelou : a glorious celebration by Gillespie, Marcia
Thinking in pictures : and other reports from my life with autism by Grandin, Temple
The real me : being the girl God sees by Grant, Natalie
The logic of life : the rational economics of an irrational world by Harford, Tim
Time and materials : poems, 1997-2005 by Hass, Robert
Nemesis : the battle for Japan, 1944-45 by Hastings, Max
I lost my love in Baghdad : a modern war story by Hastings, Michael
God and the new atheism : a critical response to Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens by Haught, John
Neris and India's idiot-proof diet : a weight-loss plan for real women by Knight, India
The ungarnished truth : a cooking contest memoir by Mathews, Eleanor
What really sank the Titanic : new forensic discoveries by McCarty, Jennifer
Activity schedules for children with autism : teaching independent behavior by McClannahan, Lynn
The game of my life : a true story of challenge, triumph, and growing up autistic by McElwain, Jason
Asperger Syndrome and adolescence : practical solutions for school success by Myles, Brenda
The lost Ark of the Covenant : solving the 2,500 year old mystery of the fabled biblical ark by Parfitt, Tudor
Do-watch-listen-say : social and communication intervention for children with autism by Quill, Kathleen
Reasonable people : a memoir of autism & adoption : on the meaning of family and the politics of neurological difference by Savarese, Ralph
Sundays in America : a yearlong road trip in search of Christian faith by Shea, Suzanne
Tweak : (growing up on methamphetamines) by Sheff, Nic
Beyond the wall : personal experiences with autism and Asperger syndrome by Shore, Stephen
Understanding autism for dummies by Shore, Stephen
Autism spectrum disorders : the complete guide to understanding autism, Asperger's syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder, and other ASDs by Sicile-Kira, Chantal
Econopower : how a new generation of economists is transforming the world by Skousen, Mark
How to believe : teachers and seekers show the way to a modern, life-changing faith by Spayde, Jon
American-made : the enduring legacy of the WPA : when FDR put the nation to work by Taylor, Nick
Debt cures "they" don't want you to know about by Trudeau, Kevin
Redemption : the myth of pet overpopulation and the no kill revolution in America by Winograd, Nathan
Moment of truth in Iraq by Yon, Michael

LargeType
The brass verdict by Connelly, Michael
The gate house by DeMille, Nelson
The longing by Lewis, Beverly
Cross country by Patterson, James
Run for your life by Patterson, James
A daughter's inheritance by Peterson, Tracie
The lucky one by Sparks, Nicholas
Sabrina by Wick, Lori

Revisiting Henderson's Past: "Mad Dog" Irvin

It's time for another peek into the archives ...

Leslie "Mad Dog" Irvin

A horrifyingly graphic scene in Henderson County in 1955 caused a community-wide stir, as three people had been brutally murdered near Geneva in what The Gleaner described as “a bloody rampage by a maniacal killer.” A muddy nearby field yielded the bodies of a man and his twenty-year old son. Both had been bound, marched to their execution site, and shot in the backs of their heads with a 32-caliber automatic pistol. Three miles away, a young woman was found in a farmhouse bedroom, face-down on a bed. She was nude from the waist down, bound at the wrists with a lamp cord, and slaughtered in the same manner. A fourth victim, in an adjoining bedroom, managed to live, but was left permanently blind and handicapped by a shot to her temple.

The perpetrator was serial-killer Leslie Irvin, and the victims in this macabre spectacle were Goebel Duncan, 51, and his son and daughter-in-law, Raymond and Mabel Duncan, 19. The living victim, Mr. Duncan’s wife, Mamie, had no recollection of the gory, traumatic incident, and a two-year-old little girl and her fifteen-hour-old baby sibling were parentless. Upon entering the house, police found the girl on the bed with her mother. Her explanation of her mother’s state was simply “Mommy is sleepy.” When later questioned as to why he had spared the child’s life, Irvin responded “I like kids.” Leslie Irvin had already killed three others within the tri-state area, and he was on the run.

Irvin was arrested in a Warrick County power plant on April 8th, 1955, and, on December 20th, he was convicted and scheduled to be executed on June 12th, 1956. He was quickly moved to an “inescapable” jail in Princeton, Indiana, where, just days before he was to be moved to Indiana State Prison, he shocked the public by escaping through three locked doors using two keys fashioned out of a paperback book cover, tin foil, and glue. In just twenty days, he was discovered in San Francisco, over 2,000 miles away. After a retrial, Irvin was sentenced to life in the Indiana State Prison, where he died of lung cancer in 1983.

Photo is of Leslie Irvin (center) and his two attorneys.

To read original newspaper articles describing Irvin’s crimes, capture, and trial visit us at the library. As always, you can also visit our genealogy page or read previous “Revisiting Henderson’s Past” entries. A special thanks goes to researcher Peggy Newton, who has presented her research on Leslie Irvin at Willard Library.

Read profiles on your favorite stars, heroes & more

If you like to read about the lives of famous, historical, or other noteworthy people, then you will enjoy exploring Biography Reference Bank, one of the many resources available to you in the library's free online Research Center.

Biography Reference Bank contains profiles on over 550,000 people dating from antiquity to the present time. In addition, there are over 380,000 articles and 36,000 photos - all available for download!

Here's what you may find on each individual:

• Feature articles
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• Essays
• Book reviews
• Performance reviews
• Speeches
• Obituaries

Searching is easy. Just enter a name to start your search. You may also search by profession, place of origin, gender, ethnicity, birth/death dates, titles of works, or keyword.

Get started now or read more. A valid library card is required.

DVDs and Books on CD ordered Apr 10

Below is a list of the Below is a list of the DVDs, Books on CD, and Music recently ordered by the library. Click on the titles to see more and request a copy!

DVDs
Movies
9 to 5
The bucket list
Desperation
Dragon wars
The final inquiry
First Sunday
Fool's gold
Hellboy
Is there life out there?
Love can build a bridge
Mansfield Park
Northanger Abbey
Persuasion
Revolver
Sense & sensibility
Trilogy of terror
The wild bunch

Family
Believe in magic!
The key to card magic!
Magic 4 Fun!

Regular
Perry Mason
A touch of Frost: Season 13
The Tudors: Season one

Books on CD
Fiction
Scarpetta by Cornwell, Patricia
Arctic drift by Cussler, Clive
The kite runner by Hosseini, Khaled
Storming Las Vegas by Huddy, John
Epicenter by Rosenberg, Joel
The Last Jihad by Rosenberg, Joel

Nonfiction
The secret things of God by Cloud, Henry
Every day deserves a chance by Lucado, Max

Children
James and the giant peach by Dahl, Roald

New books we ordered April 10, 2008

Below is a list of the books recently ordered by the library. They are grouped by Fiction, Non-fiction, LargeType, and Children. Click on the title to see more and request a copy!

Fiction
The future of love by Abbott, Shirley
Missing by Alvtegen, Karin
Tracing the shadow by Ash, Sarah
Affliction by Banks, Russell
Forever-- by Blume, Judy
Betsy's return by Brunstetter, Wanda
White Christmas pie by Brunstetter, Wanda
The seductive impostor by Chapman, Janet
Arctic drift by Cussler, Clive
Belong to me by De los Santos, Marisa
Picture perfect by Dokey, Cameron
The sky inside by Dunkle, Clare
Barrington Street Blues by Emery, Anne
The plague of doves by Erdrich, Louise
Towelhead by Erian, Alicia
Frames by Estleman, Loren
Wit's end by Fowler, Karen
Silks by Francis, Dick
The forgery of Venus by Gruber, Michael
Cheating at solitaire : a Gregor Demarkian novel by Haddam, Jane
The girl with no shadow by Harris, Joanne
The finder by Harrison, Colin
Easy innocence by Hellmann, Libby
Wild jinx by Hill, Sandra
The rules of seduction by Hunter, Madeline
Secrets of surreneder by Hunter, Madeline
A stranger's game by Johnston, Joan
The silver compass by Kennedy, Holly
Hangman's corner by King, Peter
My best friend's girl by Koomson, Dorothy
Another chance to dream by Kurland, Lynn
A dance through time by Kurland, Lynn
A garden in the rain by Kurland, Lynn
If I had you by Kurland, Lynn
My heart stood still by Kurland, Lynn
This is all I ask by Kurland, Lynn
Lavinia by Le Guin, Ursula
Curse of the Spellmans by Lutz, Lisa
The complete novels : At swim-two-birds, The third policeman, The poor mouth, The hard life, The Dalkey archive by O'Brien, Flann
Love is a many trousered thing : confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Rennison, Louise
Blindness by Saramago, Jose
The Market by Steele, J. M.
Friday nights by Trollope, Joanna
A paragon of virtue by Von Ditfurth, Christian
Sketches by Walters, Eric
December by Winthrop, Elizabeth
Dark force rising by Zahn, Timothy

Nonfiction
Reconciliation : Islam, democracy, and the West by Bhutto, Benazir
Polk : the man who transformed the presidency and America by Borneman, Walter
How to spot a dangerous man before you get involved by Brown, Sandra
The 5 rules of thought : how to use the power of your mind to get what you want by Browne, Mary
Life after death : a renowned psychic reveals what happens to us when you die by Browne, Mary
Gusher of lies : the dangerous delusions of "energy independence" by Bryce, Robert
Ridiculous/hilarious/terrible/cool : a year in an American high school by Cooper, Elisha
Life and death in the Third Reich by Fritzsche, Peter
And the bride wore white : seven secrets to sexual purity by Gresh, Dannah
What your preschooler needs to know : read-alouds to get ready for kindergarten by Hirsch, E. D.
The two Babylons by Hislop, Alexander
A new kind of normal : hope-filled choices when life turns upside down by Kent, Carol
Dancing with life : finding meaning and joy in the face of suffering by Moffitt, Phillip
The oldest rookie : big-league dreams from a small-town guy by Morris, Jim
Evidences of Christianity by Paley, William
Natural theology : or, evidence of the existence and attributes of the deity, collected from the appearances of nature by Paley, William
The last lecture by Pausch, Randy
Grow your money! : 101 easy tips to plan, save, and invest by Pond, Jonathan
Raising unselfish children in a self-absorbed world by Rigby, Jill
Good germs, bad germs : health and survival in a bacterial world by Sachs, Jessica Snyder
The unofficial guide to cruises by Showker, Kay
Eastern wisdom for your soul : 111 meditations for everyday enlightenment by Singer, Richard Medical myths that can kill you : and the 101 truths that will save, extend, and improve your life by Snyderman, Nancy
Rick Steves' Best of Europe by Steves, Rick
Standing tall : a memoir of tragedy and triumph by Stringer, C. Vivian
Winning the disability challenge : a practical guide to successful living when accidents and illness strikes by Tholen, John
The hot topic : what we can do about global warming by Walker, Gabrielle
Taking care of the me in mommy : becoming a better mom: spirit, body & soul by Whelchel, Lisa

LargeType
Long time coming by Brown, Sandra
Temperatures rising by Brown, Sandra
The dark tide by Gross, Andrew


Children
The Berenstain Bears and the Mama's day surprise by Berenstain, Stan
Biscuit loves Mother's Day by Capucilli, Alyssa
Mother, you're the best! (but Sister, you're a pest!) / But Sister, You're a Pest! by De Groat, Diane
T. Rex and the Mother's Day hug by Grambling, Lois
What mommies do best ; What daddies do best by Numeroff, Laura
The mommy book by Parr, Todd
Mother's Day by Rockwell, Anne
All new crafts for Mother's Day and Father's Day by Ross, Kathy
Mother's Day mess by Ruelle, Karen
On Mother's lap by Scott, Ann