Upcoming College, Library and Senior Center Events
July
St. Charles Library: The Declaration of Independence Through the Centuries
Cook Memorial Library, Libertyville: Genealogy of the Declaration of Independence
White Oak Library, Romeoville branch: The Declaration of Independence Through the Centuries
Palatine Library: AT THE DRAMA LAB/BLACK BOX THEATER at Harper Community College: Sustaining the Republic: Advice from the Founders
Indian Trails Public Library, Wheeling: Myths in American History
Hinsdale Library: The Declaration of Independence Through the Centuries
Naperville Library: The Cannons of Ticonderoga: A Revolutionary War Story
Crestwood Library: Risking It All: The Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Niles-Maine District Library, Niles: Debating Independence: The American Revolution in 1776
Aurora Library: Deep Dive into the Declaration of Independence
Warrenville Library: Debating Independence: The American Revolution in 1776
Westmont Library: The Declaration of Independence Through the Centuries
Berkeley Library: The Cannons of Ticonderoga: A Revolutionary War Story
College of DuPage: The Declaration of Independence Through the Centuries
And also retirement communities such as Vi At the Glen in Glenview, Del Webb in Huntley, and The Clare in Chicago.
August
Joliet Area History Museum: The Declaration of Independence Through the Centuries
North Shore Senior Center, Northfield: Sustaining the Republic: Advice From the Founders
Ela Senior Center: Deep Dive Into the Declaration: Just What Does It Say?
Geneva Library: Risking It All: The Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Fox River Valley Public Library District, East Dundee: Sustaining the Republic: Advice From the Founders
Arlington Heights Senior Center: Deep Dive Into the Declaration: Just What Does It Say?
And also retirement communities like Trulee in Evanston and Cordia in Westmont.
September
Naperville Library: Myths in American History: The Fictions We Believe and the Truth Behind Them
And retirement communities like Sedgebrook in Lincolnshire and Oak Trace in Downers Grove.
William Walcutt, "Pulling Down the Statue of George III at Bowling Green, July 9, 1776." Painted in 1857.
Fort Ticonderoga, upstate New York
Draft of the Declaration in Jefferson's hand
We're pretty sure this one is just a myth . . .
Flag of the Bedford, Massachusetts Minutemen
