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A Navajo Investigator’s Search for the Unexplained

In Conversation with Stanley Milford, Jr.

2024-11-07 18:00:00 2024-11-07 19:00:00 America/Chicago A Navajo Investigator’s Search for the Unexplained Fabled Navajo Investigator of the History Channel’s <i>Beyond Skinwalker Ranch</i> and the Netflix Series <i>The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch</i>. Please register. Virtual -

Thursday, November 07
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-11-07 18:00:00 2024-11-07 19:00:00 America/Chicago A Navajo Investigator’s Search for the Unexplained Fabled Navajo Investigator of the History Channel’s <i>Beyond Skinwalker Ranch</i> and the Netflix Series <i>The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch</i>. Please register. Virtual -

Fabled Navajo Investigator of the History Channel’s Beyond Skinwalker Ranch and the Netflix Series The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch. Please register.

You are welcome to join us in conversation with Navajo Ranger, Stanley Milford, Jr. as he chats about the chilling and clear-eyed memoir of his investigations into bizarre cases of the paranormal and the unexplained in Navajoland.

As a Native American with parents of both Navajo and Cherokee descent, Stanley Milford, Jr. grew up in a world where the supernatural was both expected and taboo, where shapeshifters roamed, witchcraft was a thing to be feared, and children were taught not to whistle at night. In his youth, Milford never went looking for the paranormal, but it always seemed to find him. When he joined the fabled Navajo Rangers—a law enforcement branch of the Navajo Nation who are equal parts police officers, archeological conservationists, and historians—the paranormal became part of his job. Alongside addressing the mundane duties of overseeing the massive 27,000-square-mile reservation, Milford was assigned to utterly bizarre and shockingly frequent cases involving mysterious livestock mutilations, skinwalker and Bigfoot sightings, UFOs, and malicious hauntings.

In The Paranormal Ranger, Milford recounts the stories of these cases from the clinical and deductive perspective of a law enforcement officer. Milford’s Native American worldview and investigative training collide to provide an eerie account of what logic dictates should not be possible. Register now to expand your own worldview and be ready for a chill to run down your spine! 


About the Author: Stanley Milford, Jr., graduated from the United States Indian Police Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia, New Mexico, and worked continuously as a sworn law enforcement officer for over twenty-three years. He served as the delegated Chief Navajo Ranger for over two years through March of 2019. While with the Navajo Rangers, Stan oversaw a section called the Special Projects Unit (SPU), whose responsibilities included the investigation of cases that did not fit within everyday parameters of law enforcement or criminal investigation, many of which involved reports of the paranormal or supernatural. After leaving the Navajo Rangers, Stan served as the senior investigator for the Navajo Nation’s White Collar Crime Unit. 


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Wed, Nov 06, 9:15am - 9:45am
Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC
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Wed, Nov 06, 9:15am - 9:45am
Rakow Branch
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Wed, Nov 06, 10:00am - 10:30am
Rakow Branch
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Wed, Nov 06, 10:30am - 11:30am
Main Library - Computer Training Room
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Wed, Nov 06, 10:45am - 11:15am
Rakow Branch
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Wed, Nov 06, 11:00am - 1:00pm
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Wed, Nov 06, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC
Music Director Chad Goodman & ESO Violinist Robbie Herbst will lead discussions about upcoming ESO concerts, repertoire, guest artists, special events and other Symphony-related topics. Register

Wed, Nov 06, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Main Library - Sally Lee Fox & Eagle Rooms
Let's write and illustrate books about ourselves, learning the art of memoir! Grades K-8. Registration required.

Wed, Nov 06, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
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Bookmobile stop: Mulberry Grove Park – 1770 Newbridge Cr. – Elgin 60123 – 3:00-3:45

Wed, Nov 06, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Main Library - Sally Lee Fox & Eagle Rooms
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Wed, Nov 06, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
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Wed, Nov 06, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library - Studio 270
Help out the library with various projects. Meet in Studio 270. Registration Required.
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Wed, Nov 06, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
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Wed, Nov 06, 5:15pm - 6:00pm
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Wed, Nov 06, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Grove Room
Aprende en la biblioteca. Participa con otras personas que hablan español o inglés como primer idioma. Learn at the Library with native English and Spanish speakers.

Wed, Nov 06, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Main Library - Sally Lee Fox & Eagle Rooms
Join us for stories, songs, movement activities and a fun craft! Drop-in program!

Wed, Nov 06, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - Conference Room
The Walking Book Club meets weekly on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm to walk, followed by the book discussion at 7:45 pm. Interested? Contact Andrea at ahouston@gailborden.info.

Wed, Nov 06, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual - Adult Programs - Zoom
Join Gaurav Singh, long time meditator and learn how to implement a simple yet very powerful meditation technique that can be life changing. Please register for link to Zoom.

Thu, Nov 07, 9:30am - 11:30am
Rakow Branch
Get help with common tech issues like Microsoft Office, using a tablet, hotspots, syncing email with your phone, downloading content, and more. Drop in for personalized assistance at your library.

Thu, Nov 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC
Join us for an interactive storytime! Best for kids birth-6 with an adult caregiver. All ages are welcome. Drop-in!

Thu, Nov 07, 10:30am - 11:15am
Rakow Branch
Children will develop fine motor skills as we have fun learning to draw!
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Thu, Nov 07, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Sally Lee Fox & Eagle Rooms
What's up with the big painted heads displayed at the Main Library? Join Ms. Carrie to learn about the Olmecs and their art and design your own 2D Olmec head. Registration required.

Thu, Nov 07, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Mobile Services - Sprinter
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Thu, Nov 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - Sally Lee Fox & Eagle Rooms
What's up with the big painted heads displayed at the Main Library? Join Ms. Carrie to learn about the Olmecs and their art and design your own 2D Olmec head. Registration required.

Thu, Nov 07, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC
Participa en nuestro taller de poesía para adquirir las habilidades para crear tu propia historia sobre tu experiencia como primera generación. Presentación en español e inglés.

Thu, Nov 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Virtual
Fabled Navajo Investigator of the History Channel’s Beyond Skinwalker Ranch and the Netflix Series The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch. Please register.
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Thu, Nov 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Rakow Branch
Join us for a Medicare 101 educational session. If you have questions, now is the time to ask! There will be no sales pressure or commitment required from you. This is strictly an educational program.

Thu, Nov 07, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Conference Room
Usando material de USCIS que incluye preguntas de educación cívica, el formulario de solicitud y otros requisitos para la entrevista de ciudadanía.

Thu, Nov 07, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Main Library - Sally Lee Fox & Eagle Rooms
Acompáñanos para disfrutar historias, música, manualidades y más! Perfecto para familias con niños de 3 años en adelante.

Thu, Nov 07, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - Grove Room
This writer's peer group will inspire and motivate you using prompts and exercises for creative writing. Writers of all genres are welcome to participate. Please Register.
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