Museum Book Club

Program Type:

Special Collections

Age Group:

Adults, New Adults (18-30), Seniors, Families, All Ages
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Event Details

See museum objects with unique stories and hear a presentation from author and former Rosenberg Library archivist Shelly Henley Kelly on her book, Through a Night of Horrors: Voices from the 1900 Galveston Storm.  

*PLEASE NOTE: As of 12 pm on 8/5/2025, the first thirty spots have been filled. If you registered after this date, you will not be able to pick up a free copy of the book. Copies are available to check out from library circulation.*

Registration is required for all Museum Book Club meetings. The first thirty people to register may pick up a free copy of the book with proof of registration, starting Wednesday, August 6 at the 2nd floor Library Reference Desk. 

About the book: Nearly one hundred years after its landfall, the hurricane that struck Galveston Island on September 8, 1900, remains the worst natural disaster in U.S. history. In this work, witnesses to this deadly disaster describe their encounters with this monstrous storm. Shelly Henley Kelly and Casey Edward Greene’s work with these primary sources represents several years of labor in culling the Rosenberg Library’s unparalleled collection on the 1900 storm. Some of the survivor accounts included were recorded in the days and months immediately following the disaster; others were put down after many years had passed. More than seventy dramatic photographs underscore the catastrophe.

To join the Museum Book Club email list or for any questions please email museum@rosenberg-library.org or call 409.763.8854 Ext. 125 for additional information.

Missed a meeting? Check out the Museum Book Club booklist on our library catalog under the “What’s Hot” tab.