Two History Presentations at Glencoe Public Library
Posted on Jan 6, 2010 in categories Events, Press Releases
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Welcome the New Year with new programs and fun.
Join the Glencoe Historical Society for two free, Sunday-afternoon programs for the whole family in the Hammond Room at the Glencoe Public Library, 320 Park Ave., 2 p.m.:
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Jan. 31st: Indians of the North Shore presented by Lisa Cushing Davis, interim executive director of the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, of Evanston.
Before there was settlement, Potawatomi Indians hunted in the area we call Glencoe. The area was forested and dense. They left us with signs that they hunted in the area: Indian trail trees and arrowheads. This program about the Potawatomi Indians of the North Shore is family-oriented and children will enjoy exploring the artifacts from the museum touching tables.
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Feb. 28: Glencoe author Bob Sideman presents a program in honor of Black History Month featuring Famous Black Americans Whose History Touched Glencoe.
Sideman, known by the authorship of his recent book on Glencoe’s African-American community, will speak on a new and different topic at this Sunday afternoon event: The History of Famous Black Americans, including poet Langston Hughes, advocates Booker T. Washington and Martin Luther King, Jr., and politicians Oscar de Priest and Colin Powell, all of whose lives have touched the people and community of Glencoe.
Both programs begin at 2 p.m. at the Glencoe Public Library. Free admission. Refreshments will be served. No RSVP is necessary. If you have questions, call 847.835.0040.