La Belle Epoque – An Evening with Bill Rendell
La Belle Époque, a new exhibition at the Glen Innes Library curated by William (Bill) Rendell, offers a fascinating exploration of this vibrant historical period. On Tuesday evening November 26, 2024, attendees at the William Gardener conference room were taken on an enlightening journey from the dawn of the era, at the end of the Franco-Prussian war, to its conclusion, marked by the outbreak of World War I. When studying ancient societies like Egypt or Rome, we rely on archaeological discoveries to reconstruct their histories. For more recent eras, we benefit from an abundance of written records, preserved buildings, artworks,…