Book signing event for former combat veteran to be held at Plymouth County Historical Museum
The Plymouth County Historical Museum has announced they will host author Jeff Harstad for a special program and book signing event scheduled for next month. Harstad will discuss his book, Mirage in the Sand, and will be available to sign copies for attendees following his talk, with copies available for purchase at the event.
Harstad is a U.S. Army combat veteran, former law enforcement officer, and author from Sioux City, Iowa. According to the Museum, he enlisted the day after 9/11 and served as an infantryman with the 3rd Infantry Division during the early years of the Global War on Terror, eventually rising to the rank of sergeant. Told through memory, letters, and reflection, Mirage in the Sand explores what it meant to grow up inside a war that few understood, and many would never see. The book is described as “not a tale of distant legends or polished narratives, but of real soldiers navigating heroism, dysfunction, loyalty, loss, and the quiet moments in between.”
In a press release, museum administrator Jennifer Scholten says “author events like this one bring our museum’s mission to life — connecting people with the stories and history that shape our region.” The event will take place in the 4th floor Study Hall of the Museum on Saturday, September 12th at 2pm.
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City of Remsen opens time capsule from 1976, plans to bury another one
The city of Remsen recently unearthed and opened a 50-year-old time capsule left in honor of America’s 200th anniversary. Remsen city administrator Rachel Keffeler explained to KLEM what the residents of 1976 Remsen left for today’s community.
The capsule was buried underneath a flagpole at Remsen’s old City Hall on July 4th of 1976, intended to be opened 50 years later on July 4th, 2026 during the 250th anniversary of the United States. Now, the city is intending to rebury the capsule for the next 50 years, and Keffeler says they’re open to suggestions as to what will be inside the capsule.
Keffeler says the capsule will help create a connection between Remsen residents now and into the future.
The capsule is scheduled to be opened again in 2076, 300 years after the founding of the United States and a century after the capsule itself was initially buried.
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