Events
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April 2025
Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad
Virtual Event
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Prince Maximilian and Karl Bodmer: Touring the Wilderness of North America
Hartford, IL
2:00pm - 3:00pm
The National Park Service in Our Region: Places to Experience Our Cultural History
Calumet City, IL
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Of Wind & Sky: Illinois Author Marguerite Henry and the Wild Ponies of Chincoteague Island
Carlinville, IL
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Robert Ridgway: When Amateur Bird Watching Became a Rigorous Science
St Charles, IL
9:30am - 10:30am
May 2025
Play That Hot Fiddle: Old Time Radio, Rural Music, and the Life of Southern Illinois Swing Fiddler "Pappy" Wade Ray
Braidwood, IL
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Of Wind & Sky: Illinois Author Marguerite Henry and the Wild Ponies of Chincoteague Island
Paw Paw, IL
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Our Words, Our Truths: Storytelling for Collective Identity and Community Engagement
Cary, IL
7:00pm - 8:00pm
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