Hastings to Host Book Signing for New Kirksville Pictorial History

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - Oct. 10, 2014 - PRLog -- Kirksville, From Arcadia Publishing’s iconic Images of America series, shares the historic timeline of a Northeast Missouri town. From its first European settlers in the early 19^th century to its incorporation in 1857 and even into present day, local author Erika Woehlk reveals the history of her hometown with more than 200 vintage and modern images.

Inside Kirksville, readers will find local businesses long since closed such as the Cross & Brothers Grocer as well as establishments like Pickler’s Famous, which has been around since the 1880’s and is still going strong today. Also featured will be Kirksville’s legacy of education, spanning from the late 1860’s up to the present with Mary’s Immaculate Catholic School, AT Stills University, and several others within the Kirksville Public School system.

Did you know that in the 1930’s there was an assassination attempt of Kirksville’s mayor? Who was AT Still and why is his name still significant in Kirksville today? Find out the answer to all of these questions and more as Ms. Woehlk chronicles the past of Kirkville Missouri with a stunning array of archival material.

A portion of the profits from the sale of thebook are being donated to a special organization.

Join the Author at a Book Signing!

Where:  Hastings

1800 N. Baltimore, Kirksville MO 63501

When: Saturday, October 18^th, 2014; 1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9780738598987/Clark-County).

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Have we done a book on your town?  Visit http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/.

Kirksville

by Erika Woehlk Foreword by Dr. Adam Brooke Davis

Images of America Series

Price: $21.99

128 pages/ softcover

Available: October 13,  2014