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German P.O.W. Camps of Chicago

Learn about Chicago area World War II German POW camps.

Come learn about Chicago area World War II German POW camps with James Meierhoff, Ph.D. candidate in archaeology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. James will talk about his findings at Camp Pine, Camp Thornton, and Camp Skokie Valley, and how interactions with these prisoners were often the only link between the war raging in Europe and the American home front.

Monday, March 2 at 10:00 am at the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield. To register, call 847.784.6030. $10 member; 13 non-member.

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