January 2020
Anti-German Hysteria During WWI
Heinz-Dietrich Suppan will be the speaker for the January 23, 2020 meeting at the Bureau County Genealogical Society. The meeting will be at 7:00 pm at 629 S. Main St., Princeton. Suppan teaches German and history at Marquette High School in Ottawa and serves as an adjunct instructor at Illinois Valley Community College. He will give a presentation entitled “Anti-German Hysteria During WWI.” Many Germans had come over in a migration wave in the late 19th century. In the German tradition they built…
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Lovejoy Homestead Presentation
Pam Lange will provide a presentation on the Lovejoy Homestead. Pam studied American history in college and wrote a master’s thesis on Owen Lovejoy. She worked at the Bureau County Historical Society for twenty-five years, with the position of Executive Director from 2001 to 2016. She has been a member of the Lovejoy Homestead Board of Trustees for twenty-seven years. Her program will focus on the Lovejoy Homestead in Princeton, a former station on the Underground Railroad and now a…
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A Tale of Two Mary’s *CANCELLED*
*Due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, the Bureau County Genealogical Society has postponed the March 26 program that was to feature Pam Haughawout of Peru speaking on "A Tale of Two Marys." Every effort will be made to put Pam back on the calendar within the next year.* Pamela Haughawout will present a program entitled "A Tale of Two Mary's." The Illinois Valley is justifiably proud of the leaders it has produced: Leaders in the fields of politics (Abolitionist leaders…
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