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Lecture - The Chicago Farmer Movement

Join local historian and popular speaker Craig Pfannkucke as he looks into the movement of the prominent public figures and business leaders from Chicago when they moved in large numbers, "back to the farm" in McHenry County during the 1920's, '30's, & '40's.

 Discover who some of those famous people were, why they came, and where they settled.

Second event in the Sampler Series. Tickets $10 each. To register: Call 815-923-2267. Tickets for available seating can be purchased at the door.

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Craig Pfannkuche, the Genealogical Archivist for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Historical Society since 1984, and is on the Board of Directors of both the McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society and the Chicago Genealogical Society.

He has presented numerous workshops in history, historical and genealogical research, and archaeological techniques.

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