Events
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August 2025
Did Black Lives Matter in Early Illinois? Voices from the Brink of Slavery and Freedom
Carlyle, IL
1:00pm - 2:00pm
September 2025
Of Wind & Sky: Illinois Author Marguerite Henry and the Wild Ponies of Chincoteague Island
Magnolia, IL
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Of Wind & Sky: Illinois Author Marguerite Henry and the Wild Ponies of Chincoteague Island
Monticello, IL
2:00pm - 3:00pm
October 2025
A Brief History of the Reintroduction of the Native Americans Into Illinois
Savanna, IL
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad
Hoffman Estates, IL
6:30pm - 7:30pm
November 2025
The National Park Service in Our Region: Places to Experience Our Cultural History
Havana, IL
5:30pm - 6:30pm
A Brief History of the Reintroduction of the Native Americans Into Illinois
Walnut, IL
10:00am - 11:00am
A Brief History of the Reintroduction of the Native Americans Into Illinois
Elgin, IL
12:00pm - 2:00pm
August 2025
Did Black Lives Matter in Early Illinois? Voices from the Brink of Slavery and Freedom
Carlyle, IL
1:00pm - 2:00pm
September 2025
Of Wind & Sky: Illinois Author Marguerite Henry and the Wild Ponies of Chincoteague Island
Magnolia, IL
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Of Wind & Sky: Illinois Author Marguerite Henry and the Wild Ponies of Chincoteague Island
Monticello, IL
2:00pm - 3:00pm
October 2025
A Brief History of the Reintroduction of the Native Americans Into Illinois
Savanna, IL
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad
Hoffman Estates, IL
6:30pm - 7:30pm
November 2025
The National Park Service in Our Region: Places to Experience Our Cultural History
Havana, IL
5:30pm - 6:30pm
A Brief History of the Reintroduction of the Native Americans Into Illinois
Walnut, IL
10:00am - 11:00am
A Brief History of the Reintroduction of the Native Americans Into Illinois
Elgin, IL
12:00pm - 2:00pm
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