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IL250 Events Calendar
June 2026
Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad™
Bloomington, IL
6:30pm - 7:30pm
More than a Number: The Connection between the Diaspora & the Homeland for Midwestern Palestinians
Cary, IL
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Illinois Voices 250 Community Recording Day at CPL: Little Village Branch
Chicago, IL
12:00pm - 4:30pm
Illinois Voices 250 Community Recording Day at the Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
10:00am - 4:30pm
Illinois Voices 250 Community Recording Day at Quincy Blues in the District
Quincy, IL
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Illinois Voices 250 Community Recording Day at the Chicago History Museum
Chicago, IL
10:30am - 4:30pm
Lives in Code: Stories of African American Resilience Under the Illinois Black Codes 1819-1865
Marion, IL
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Lives in Code: Stories of African American Resilience Under the Illinois Black Codes, 1819-1865
Marion, IL
1:00pm - 2:00pm
History Belongs to All of Us: Blackhawk and the War of 1812 Land Grant
Naperville, IL
1:30pm - 3:00pm
July 2026
History Belongs to All of Us: Comparison of Gettysburg Address and the Declaration of Independence
Naperville, IL
11:00am - 12:30pm
Illinois Voices 250 Community Recording Day at What, to the Country, is Illinois?
Peoria, IL
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Seven Ways to Freedom: The McWorters and their 1836 town of New Philadelphia, Illinois
Edwardsville, IL
1:00pm - 2:00pm
More than a Number: The Connection between the Diaspora & the Homeland for Midwestern Palestinians
Chicago, IL
3:00pm - 4:00pm
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