Community Corner
Civil War Programs at the Joliet Museum
Civil War Symposium & White House Dinner Programs at the Museum
CIVIL WAR SYMPOSIUM - Sunday, May 16th 11am - 5pm
The Museum will host a plethora of local Civil War experts to discuss a variety of topics pertaining to the end of the War in 1865 and beyond. Topics range from the 100th Illinois Infantry to leadership of Civil War generals to the role Chicagoland played in the war. The day’s exciting agenda is as follows:
11:00 am - Bruce Allardice - “Chicagoland Fights the Civil War”
12:00 pm - David Keller - “The Story of Camp Douglas”
1:00 pm - Jerry Allen - “He Should Have Remained With Us ”
2:00 pm - Robert I. Girardi - “The Rise and Fall of the G.A.R. in Chicago”
3:00 pm - Kurt Carlson - “Backing the Boys”
4:00 pm - Robert Kuzma - “150 Years Ago or the Patriotism of Will County”
This program is Free for Museum Members and $6.00 for general public (includes admission to all Museum Galleries & Exhibits for the day). Please call 815-723-5201 ext. 235 or go to www.jolietmuseum.org for more info. Walk-ups are welcome the day of the event.
DINNER at the LINCOLN WHITE HOUSE - Saturday, May 23rd at 6pm
The Museum’s indoor Caterpillar Auditorium will be transformed into a lively, 1860’s East Room banquet, where attendees will enjoy the sights, sounds and even some of the tastes of the Lincoln’s White House. Join us as we travel back in time for a delicious dinner buffet accompanied by the sounds of award winning musician and Lincoln Historian, Chris Vallillo.
He will present his popular “Lincoln in Song” program/album, which reached #10 on the Billboard Folk Charts. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
What better way to spend memorial day weekend than a lively commemoration of one of our greatest presidents as we transform our Museum into “Dinner at the Lincoln White House”?
Admission for this event is $35 for Museum Members / $45 for Non Members. For more info please contact Candice at (815) 723-5201 ext. 235 or register at www.jolietmuseum.org
