Granville library to host virtually history of rum program

The Putnam County Public Library will host virtually food historian, Cynthia Clampitt, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, for a presentation on the history of rum.

Clampitt will share the reason rum arose where and when it did, how pirates got involved, and who really said, “yo-ho-ho” (not the pirates), but also how rum helped united the Thirteen Colonies, why it became one of the issues that led to the American Revolution, how it also led to a revolt in Australia, and how it affected culture and history after that.

This program is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Granville Library, 214 S. McCoy St., at 815-339-2038. To register, go to https://2ly.link/20Icp.