Event Details
When
05/24/2012 - 7:00pm
Where
Elgin Area Historical Society & History Museum
360 Park St
Elgin, IL, 60120-4455United States
County:
Kane
Fee:
Free. Open to the public.
Sponsor Organization:
Elgin History Museum
Where
Elgin Area Historical Society & History Museum
360 Park St
Elgin, IL, 60120-4455A Road Scholar Program by John Hallwas
A fascinating look at the Illinois small town from the post-Civil War period through World War I; when most of the state's more than 1,000 small communities flourished. Employing dozens of slides, John Hallwas discusses prairie, woodland, and river environments, townscapes and transportation, business activities, and social life during the fifty-year period when small Illinois towns were thriving economic centers, as well as deeply meaningful places for local residents.
