Mulvane Public Library will host Katie Keckeisen for an online presentation and discussion of “Beyond the Veil: A History of Spiritualism” on October 5th at 6 pm.  Members of the community are invited to attend this free online program! Please register for an invitation by contacting the library. We will stream the talk in the Multipurpose room for those who do not have access to Zoom. The program is made possible by Humanities Kansas.

Katie is the local history librarian at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. She previously worked as the Collections Archivist at the Kansas Historical Society. In addition to her work in museums and archives throughout the United States, Katie researches and writes about the history of death and funerary practices in the 18th and 19th centuries.

“Beyond the Veil: A History of Spiritualism” is part of Humanities Kansas’s SpeakersBureau, featuring humanities-based presentations designed to share stories that inspire, spark conversations that inform, and generate insights that strengthen civic engagement.