Historical Society presentation: CDR Mark Stevenson, US Navy, retired
7 pm · Philip & Jerry Miller Library
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Philip & Jerry Miller Library
Douglas County Libraries’ Castle Rock branch on South Wilcox Street, home of the system’s Archives & Local History, a ranch-themed play space for children and event halls that can be reserved.
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Douglas County Libraries’ Castle Rock branch, named for its benefactors Philip and Jerry Miller, near downtown on South Wilcox Street. It houses the DCL Archives & Local History, where staff help with historical, archival and family-history research. Children have The Ranch, a western play space with a stable, a tractor and a small grain silo, and the building’s main-floor event halls and two outdoor plazas can be booked.
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