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SUMMARY:Passage to Chicago Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:Come join us on Saturday November 17th 2018\, 12:00pm – 2:00pm at the Lock 16 Cafe & Visitor Center for a book signing with author & illustrator Tom Willcockson for his award winning book Passage to Chicago: A Journey on the Illinois & Michigan Canal in the Year 1860.\n \n\n\nTom Willcockson’s book\, Passage to Chicago takes the reader on a special journey by giving them an in-depth\, illustrated look at life on a fictional canal boat\, the Prairie Star\, as it travels to Chicago just before the Civil War. You will experience the daily lives of those who lived and worked on the canal boats\, as well as the towns through with they traveled. Hop on board with the canalers\, mule boys\, the lock tenders\, and their families\, miners\, quarrymen\, shopkeepers\, and others\, to witness their world of more than 150 years ago.\n  \nAuthor Tom Willcockson obtained a history degree from Carleton College. Willcockson has worked for Chicago’s Newberry Library where he has developed his illustration and cartographic skills. He currently operates Mapcraft Custom cartography.
URL:https://imcbeta.connorjdesign.com/event/passage-to-chicago-book-signing/
LOCATION:Lock 16 Center\, 754 First Street\, LaSalle\, 61301
CATEGORIES:History,Lock 16
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T200000
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SUMMARY:Dinner & a Little History: World War II on the Great Lakes
DESCRIPTION:Join us\, Wednesday November 14th 2018\, at the Gaylord Building for our Dinner Lecture Series: World War II on the Great Lakes! \n \nThe Great Lakes of North America were far from the battlefields of World War II but the factories\, training camps\, and shipyards of the region were crucial to victory over the forces of fascism. This illustrated lecture will tell the story how Chicago and the lakes region were the “Arsenal of Democracy and reflect on the legacy left from that historic era. \nTheodore J. Karamanski\, Ph.D a professor of history at Loyola University Chicago\, where he founded and directs the Public History Program. He is the author of seven books\, including Rally ’Round the Flag: Chicago and the Civil War\, Schooner Passage: Sailing Ships and the Lake Michigan Frontier\, and most recently Blackbird’s Song: Andrew J. Blackbird and the Odawa People. In addition to his work at Loyola\, Ted has served as a heritage consultant to the National Park Service on numerous occasions in Alaska and across the Midwest region as well as National Geographic\, The History Channel\, and the Travel Channel. He was an adviser for the creation of the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor and for the recently proposed St. Croix River National Heritage Area. His public history work has focused on Great Lakes region cultural resource management\, environmental history and American Indian rights. \n  \n\nRESERVATION REQUIRED!\n\n\nLecture + Dinner = Non-Members is $35\, for Members $30. \n\n\nLecture ONLY $10 (Lecture begins at 7:30pm)\n\n\nCall (815)220-1848 ext. 1838 for more information & to RSVP
URL:https://imcbeta.connorjdesign.com/event/dinner-a-little-history-world-war-ii-on-the-great-lakes/
LOCATION:Gaylord Building\, Lockport\, 200 W. 8th Street\, Lockport\, IL\, 60441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Canal Corridor Association,Dinner Lecture,History,I&M Canal Boat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180308T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180308T200000
DTSTAMP:20260511T095916
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SUMMARY:Will County History Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Join presenters from the Will County Historical Museum at Joliet Junior College for a series of six seminars on early Will County history. Each night will cover a different topic and time will be allotted for audience participation. \nTopics that will be covered are:\n-History of Will County\n-The Fur Trade\n-Railroads\n-The Civil War\n-Coal Mining\n-TBA
URL:https://imcbeta.connorjdesign.com/event/will-county-history/
LOCATION:175thAnniversary
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180224T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180224T140000
DTSTAMP:20260511T095916
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SUMMARY:Book Signing with Author Jeanne Roppolo
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday February 24th 2018\, 12:00pm – 2:00pm for a book signing with local author Jeanne Roppolo. \n \n  \nJeanne will be signing and reading from her newly published book Grandma Goes to New Zealand & Australia: Walkabouts in the Lands Down Under. \nIn here newly published book Jeanne Roppolo\, after spending 5 months working in Antarctica\, meanders back home. From McMurdo Station\, she visits the Land of the Kiwis before traveling to the world’s smallest continent and largest island. Enjoy the vibrant scenery\, visit museums\, learn of Maori culture\, experience thrills at the Adrenaline Capital of the World\, and attend a performance at the iconic Sydney Opera House and so much more.  \nJeanne\, an ordinary baby-boomer\, without money or a college degree was placed onto a strange and unforeseen path. That long\, winding road\, with its twists and turns\, detours and stops\, led her at age 57 to a contract job in Antarctica with its extreme adventures and quirky residents. Not knowing what could possibly be next in her life-journey experiences\, a suggestion by award-winning author\, Linda Collison\, prompted her to pen those adventures and stories. Jeanne continues to relish life’s treasured moments as she travels to distant lands\, encounters new friends\, and explores other cultures. She is author of the Grandma Goes to…book series\, a Professional Speaker\, Raconteur (storyteller)\, Intentional Living Coach\, Serial entrepreneur\, and Community Volunteer.
URL:https://imcbeta.connorjdesign.com/event/book-signing-with-author-jeanne-roppolo/
LOCATION:Lock 16 Center\, 754 First Street\, LaSalle\, 61301
CATEGORIES:Canal Corridor Association,History,Lock 16
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180121T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180121T143000
DTSTAMP:20260511T095916
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SUMMARY:Sunday Lecture: Uniting the Rivers: The History of the Illinois Waterway
DESCRIPTION:Join us\, Sunday January 21st 2018 1:00pm – 2:30pm\, at the LaSalle County Historical Museum for our Sunday lecture series: Uniting the Rivers: The History of the Illinois Waterway \n \nThe Illinois Waterway\, once the skeletal remains of a glacial drainage ditch\, has been transformed into an engineering marvel.  Discover how this passageway became such an essential link in the economy and continues to draw water and land enthusiasts to its banks. One water enthusiast\, the bald eagle\, can be seen year-round but is more predictably viewed in the winter.  Learn more about this iconic creature and why so many visit the Illinois Waterway. \nSpeaker Julie McDonald is a Park Ranger with the US Army Corps of Engineers.  She has worked in natural resources and environmental education since  1998.  Ms. McDonald received her Master of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Ms. McDonald is currently at the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center\, which is run by the US Army Corps of Engineers. 
URL:https://imcbeta.connorjdesign.com/event/sunday-lecture-uniting-the-rivers-the-history-of-the-illinois-waterway/
LOCATION:Home section services
CATEGORIES:Canal Corridor Association,Dinner Lecture,History,Nature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171223T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171223T130000
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SUMMARY:Book Signing with Author Steven Decker
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin the Canal Corridor Association on Saturday December 23rd 11:00am – 1:00pm for a book signing with author Steven Decker and his book Cambridge Street at the Lock 16 Café & Visitor Center\, 754 First Street LaSalle\, IL. \n \n“Cambridge Street is for the millions of immigrants from Italy and the world that came to America to give their families better lives\, they helped build our country\, feed its people and fight its wars. Now\, with the passing of years\, their bravery and sacrifices are being forgotten. We must not let that happen.” – Steven Decker \nThe Mafia\, bad government and high taxes forced the Tomaso family to leave Italy and the people they loved. They came to America in search of opportunity but found rejection and prejudice. Chicago\, sprawling and dirty\, was not like anything they could have dreamed or imagined. The family quickly learned that immigrants – especially Italians and\, worse\, Sicilians – were not wanted or welcomed. Love of family and trust in God held them together and\, somehow\, they survived. The Tomasos were finally content until early one morning when an act of terrible\, unforgivable violence was committed against them by their Italian countrymen. \nAuthor Steven Decker grew up in a large\, thriving Sicilian family on the north side of Chicago. He never forgot the stories about the struggles of his immigrant grandparents: How they survived terrible poverty\, life during Prohibition and their encounters with gangsters. \nFor more information call (815)220-1848.
URL:https://imcbeta.connorjdesign.com/event/book-signing-with-author-steven-decker/
LOCATION:Lock 16 Center\, 754 First Street\, LaSalle\, 61301
CATEGORIES:Canal Corridor Association,History,Lock 16
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171216T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171216T150000
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SUMMARY:Book Signing with Author Carole Ledbetter!
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nJoin the us on Saturday December 16th 1:00pm – 3:00pm for a book signing with local author Carole Ledbetter and her book Carole’s Column’s at the Lock 16 Café & Visitor Center\, 754 First Street LaSalle\, IL. \n\nIn her recently published book\, Carole’s Columns\, Carole Ledbetter shares her perspectives on growing up and growing older in the Midwestern town of Ottawa\, Illinois. Carole’s book is a compilation of newspaper columns originally published by The Times newspaper in Ottawa\, IL. Carole writes about community\, connectedness\, and shared memories\, including interviews with local residents\, seasonal emphases\, and perspectives on faith\, family\, and friendship. \n\nCarole Ledbetter is also the author of a previous book\, Who Am I Now? Growing Through Life’s Changing Seasons\, published in 2007 by Pleasant Word\, a division of WinePress\, and republished in 2014 by Redemption Press. She hopes to provide fresh perspectives on faith\, family\, friendship and community by sharing memories from the past and views on today’s world. Carole has also been published in The Standard\, BGC Today\, Illinois Valley Community College\, River Currents\, and The Times\, Ottawa\, IL. \n\nBooks are available for purchase in the Lock 16 Visitor Center’s Gift Shop. \nFor more information call (815)220-1848 x 1836 or visit the Lock 16 Cafe & Visitor Center. 
URL:https://imcbeta.connorjdesign.com/event/book-signing-with-author-carole-ledbetter/
LOCATION:Lock 16 Center\, 754 First Street\, LaSalle\, 61301
CATEGORIES:History,Lock 16
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