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| Dinner/Lecture on Governor richard J. Oglesby and President Abraham Lincoln |
Please join the Elkhart Historical Society on March 25th for a dinner/lecture on the topic of Governor Richard J. Oglesby and President Abraham Lincoln. The dinner/lecture will be held at The Wild Hare Cafe on 104 Governor Oglesby Street in historic Elkhart and will feature historian Guy C. Fraker as the speaker. For more information : www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org.
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March 25, 2011 - March 25, 2011 |
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Elkhart |
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| 1860 Election Returns Party |
Join the David Davis Mansion Foundation in celebrating Lincoln's 1860's election to the Presidency!
Join us for food, drinks and fun as we celebrate the election returns. Historical characters and the 33rd Illinois Volunteer Regiment Band will keep us up to date on all the news as the evening progresses. Funds raised will support the site's education programs. Call for ticket information (309)828-1084. Tickets : $75.00 person. Bloomington Country Club, Bloomington, IL. Party starts at 7:00 p.m.
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April 9, 2011 - April 9, 2011 |
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Bloomington |
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| It is Begun! McLean County and the Nation at the outbreak of the Civil War |
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In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the McLean County Museum of History and the David Davis Mansion Foundation will be hosting a program commemorating the outbreak of the Civil War and the attach on Fort Sumter. In this joint program, Dr. Rober Bridges and Dr. Robert Bray, will explain how the people of the United States felt towards slavery and Abraham Lincoln, how the nation at large reacted towards the attack on Ft. Sumter, and how the people of McLean County began to prepare for war. This program will be held at the McLean County Museum of History in the Governor Fifer Courtroom on Wednesday, April 13th at 7:00 p.m. It will be FREE and open to the public. Suport for this program is sponsored in part by the Heritage Association of McLean County For more information call 309-827-0428 or e-mail education@mchistory.org or the David Davis Mansion State Historic Site 309-828-1084.
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April 13, 2011 - April 13, 2011 |
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Bloomington |
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