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Start: 1:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Penelope Bingham
Richard Nixon craved cottage cheese with catsup, Ronald Reagan kept his jelly beans handy in the Oval Office, and George H. W. Bush famously refused broccoli. But what would our sixteenth President, Abraham Lincoln, eat? From cornmeal mush in a log cabin on the American Frontier to Charlotte Russe à la Parisienne at the White House, the food on Lincoln's table and the cookbooks of the period shed light on both Lincoln's story and that of the United States. This program invites the audience to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's Bicentennial with the recipe for his Favorite Cake, and to think about this era of unprecedented expansion and turmoil, which set in motion changes in America and to its foodways that continue into the present. Start: 1:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Dennis Stroughmatt
The first European culture to establish roots in Illinois, French Creoles along the Illinois, Wabash, and Mississippi Rivers would in many places be supplanted by later Anglo and German American settlers. Instrumental in winning Illinois for the United States during the American Revolution and important to the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition, Illinois Creoles have a strong cultural history that opens a door to their effect in the Midwest. This presentation will explore what brought the French here, their fiddle music, a few of their exploits, and their lasting influence on the Illinois Country. Start: 2:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Janet Cornelius
Perhaps none in the mid-Nineteenth Century understood the power of the written and spoken word as well as Abraham Lincoln, except for perhaps African American slaves. In this presentation, Janet Cornelius traces Lincoln's struggle with education and compares that with slave experiences, some of whom risked torture and death in order to learn to read. Slaves also wanted to write because, as Frederick Douglass said, "to sign my name is to confirm my identity." Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
 The choices we make about how we use water affect all of us.
What are the main water demands in Western Illinois, and how do we decide how those demands are met? How can understanding the history of water use and pollution of the Mississippi River guide the choices we make today? What are the ethical issues inherent in the conflict between our immediate needs and those of future generations? It All Flows Downstream will raise key questions about how we access and control water in Western Illinois. Panelists:
This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required. For more information, please call Joan Erickson at 309.246.8403. | ||
