The Life and Legacy of C.B. Farwell
Lake Forest founding father, C.B. Farwell, rose from humble beginnings as a farm boy to become a merchandising magnate and powerful politician. His role in establishing Lake Forest College, Fort ... Read more
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History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff 509 E. Deerpath, Lake Forest, IL, United States
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Summer Music Series – Jr Smitty and the Cryin’ Pity
History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff 509 E. Deerpath, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesJoin the History Center for a summer music concert series in the gardens. Enjoy live music, food and merriment from 5-7pm on Friday, August 14. Bring your own drinks, snacks and ... Read more
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50th Anniversary Celebration for the LF Preservation Foundation
History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff 509 E. Deerpath, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesCome join us in celebrating this milestone of the Preservation Foundation. Learn a little more about who they are and what they've accomplished over the past 50 years.
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Alice’s Gift of Radgale: 50 Years of Empowering Artists and Inspiring Community
History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff 509 E. Deerpath, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesCome celebrate this new exhibition, launching our special lecture series and special events that celebrate the 50th anniversary of the critically acclaimed residential arts community: the Ragdale Foundation.
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1893 Columbian Exposition
History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff 509 E. Deerpath, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesA part of our Cornerstones of History lecture series. Rebecca Graff, Professor of History Lake Forest College and author of The Vanishing City and the Enduring Home: Approaching Modernity at ... Read more
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Over There and Close to Home: Lake Forest Faces War and Pandemic
History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff 509 E. Deerpath, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesA part of our Cornerstones of History lecture series. Laurie Stein, Deputy Director and Head of Curation at the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff, takes a close look at ... Read more
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Frances Perkins & the Social Safety Net of the 1930s-40s
History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff 509 E. Deerpath, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesA part of our Cornerstones of History lecture series. Carol Summerfield, executive director at the History Center. This lecture looks at the unusual role that Frances Perkins, a Lake Forester, ... Read more
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Lake Forest and Transformation of the Late 20th Century
History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff 509 E. Deerpath, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesA part of our Cornerstones of History lecture series. From the 1950s through the year 2000, life in the United States transformed significantly. From the expansion of the interstate system and the explosion of car ownership, to the leap forward of computer technology that shifted the ecosystem of human communication and work, the past half-century ... Read more
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Shaping The Next Fifty Years: A Community Conversation
History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff 509 E. Deerpath, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesThe final event in our Cornerstones of History lecture series. This finale will be a panel discussion of experts across a variety of fields who will look at where we ... Read more