Our speaker will be Hope Browning. Her presentation is entitled "Owen Lovejoy and the Illinois Anti-slavery Movement." Why did he choose Princeton as his residence? Lovejoy studied law, was a Congregational minister, a Republican congressman from Illinois and a friend of Abraham Lincoln. Hope's Searl and Hoskins ancestors arrived here in 1830 when this area was […]

BCHS Museum Curator David Gugerty will speak on "Bureau County's Place in Illinois History, Celebrating 200 Years of Statehood." In tribute to Illinois' Bicentennial year, Gugerty will chronicle events that took place in Bureau County during the early years spanning 1818 through the 1900's. Gugerty will reprise interesting information about special exhibits on display this summer at […]

Our special featured speaker will be Brian “Fox” Ellis – author, historian, storyteller, actor, and naturalist. He will appear through the Illinois Road Scholars Speakers Bureau. His presentation in honor of Illinois’ bicentennial will be “Exploring Two Faces of Illinois’ History: A Conversation with Territorial Governor Ninian Edwards and Pottawatomie Chief Gomo.” Much of the text for […]