Upcoming College, Library and Senior Center Events
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January, 2026
Ela Township Senior Center: The Problem With Tom: Jefferson and Slavery
Deerfield Library: America Dreamin:' 19th-Century Utopian Communities
Geneva Library: The Cannons of Ticonderoga: A Revolutionary War Story
Barrington Area Library: Debating Independence: The American Revolution in 1776
Skokie Library: Debating Independence: The American Revolution in 1776
North Shore Senior Center, Northfield: The Cannons of Ticonderoga: A Revolutionary War Story
February
Deerfield Library: The Problem With Tom: Jefferson and Slavery
Northbrook Library: The Cannons of Ticonderoga
Skokie Library: The Problem With Tom: Jefferson and Slavery
College of DuPage Lifelong Learning Program: American
Dreamin': 19th-century Utopias
Glenview Library: Deep Dive into the Declaration: Just What Does It Say?
The Patty Turner Center, Deerfield: The Trail of Tears and the Politics of Indian Removal
As well as presentations at retirement communities such as Addolorata in Wheeling, Mather Place in Wilmette and Trulee in Evanston
March
North Shore Senior Center, Northfield: Deep Dive into the Declaration: Just What Does It Say?
Lake Villa District Library: The Cannons of Ticonderoga
Fox Lake District Library: Jane Addams: the Immigrant Experience in Chicago
Thomas Ford Memorial Library, Western Springs: Debating Independence: the American Revolution in 1776
Grayslake Heritage Center Museum: Risking It All: The Signers of the Declaration of Independence
And presentations at retirement communities like Encore Village in Schaumburg, Cordia in Westmont and Vi at the Glen in Glenview
William Walcutt, "Pulling Down the Statue of George III at Bowling Green, July 9, 1776," 1857.
Fort Ticonderoga, upstate New York
Draft of the Declaration in Jefferson's hand
