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FOX 11 Reads: Brown County Library kicks off history series with Native Land lecture GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- The Brown County Library welcomes a Professor of History from Columbia University to kick off it's 38th annual Local History Series. Michael Witgen is also a citizen of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe. He will address “Native Land and the American Revolution” on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at the Central Library in downtown Green Bay. The event begins at 5 p.m. with a reception, followed by Witgen’s lecture from 6 – 7 p.m. Parking downtown is free after 6 pm. The Local History Series continues on five Thursdays beginning October 1 from 6:30 – 7:45 p.m. To fill the time before the series, history buffs can check out the following list of books selected by Local History Librarian Mary Jane Herber: 1. Seeing Red: Indigenous Land, American Expansion, and Political Economy of Plunder in North America by Michael Witgen (American History) Michael Witgen's book was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history in 2023. Certainly, as Europeans established dominance and movement into the United States it can be shown how it affected the Native people of the United States. The author of this book will be the James Madison Lecture speaker on Sept 16th as part of the 38th Annual Local History Series. 2. The Oneida Indian Journey from New York to Wisconsin 1784 - 1860 by Laurence M. Hauptman and L. Gordon McLester III (American History) Understanding the movement of the Oneida Indian Tribe from New York to Wisconsin and the many aspects of the history of this Tribe in our counties is the focus of this book. 3. Village on the Fox: Historical Sketches of Wrightstown and Southern Brown County by Ruth D. Roebke-Berens and John F. Berens (American History) - The one of the oldest and southern most settlements in Brown County this book explains the importance in the development along the Fox River in the early 1800s. 4. French Regime in Wisconsin and the Northwest and a second title The British Regime in Wisconsin and the Northwest by Louise Phelps Kellogg (American History) – written in 1925 and 1935 these two volumes cover the early history of what became Wisconsin and surrounding territory.