Come to the Geneva History Center today at noon, bring your lunch and learn about prohibition in Geneva including bootleggers and speakeasies!
If you have ever viewed Ken Burns' three-part documentary film series about Prohibition, you may have wondered what Prohibition was like at the local level. On April 9, the Geneva History Center will present 'Speakeasies and Bootleggers: Prohibition in Geneva'. Learn about cultural attitudes around the United States that led to the banning of alcohol in 18th Amendment. From businessmen concerned about Prohibition's economic impacts, to Genevans' support or disobedience of antiliquor laws, and to the movements of famous gangsters, Prohibition affected Geneva in many ways. Stories of Prohibition's impacts on Geneva will be shared.
This program is presented by GHC as the monthly Brown Bag Lunch Serires today at noon at the Geneva History Center, 113 South Third Street, in the heart of Geneva's downtown historic district.
Cost of admission is $5 for adults, $3 for GHC Members and students, free to Herrington Circle Members. Cookies and coffee are provided and participants are encouraged to bring their lunch. Inglenook Pantry of Geneva generously provides soup on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, contact the Geneva History Center at 630-232-4951 or visit our website at www.genevahistorycenter.org to register online click here.
