Canal Corridor Association Dinner Lecture

Canal Corridor Association  
Dinner Lecture

“Illinois in the War of 1812”
Thursday, October 18, 2012
at Lock 16 Center in LaSalle

 

Gillgum Ferguson will explore Illinois’s connection to the War of 1812 during the bicentennial of America’s forgotten war and discuss the link between the War of 1812 and the development of Illinois as a state.   Ferguson has a lifelong interest in the history of his native state. While researching an article on an early pioneer of Pope County, Illinois, he discovered the lack of any book devoted to the experience of Illinois during the War of 1812, a crucial stage in the transition from territory status to statehood, and resolved to write the book himself.  Cocktails start at 5:30PM with dinner beginning at 6PM.

 

The Canal Corridor Association’s dinner lecture costs $20 (plus tip and tax) for members and $25 (plus tip and tax) for non-members. Reservations are required.  Please call 815-223-1851 to make your reservations.
The Canal Corridor Association is the local coordinating entity for the Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, the nation’s first national heritage corridor. The Canal Corridor Association is a non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve history, protect nature and open space, and create destinations where people can learn and have fun along the I&M Canal, from Chicago to LaSalle/Peru.  The Canal Corridor Association   manages the Lock 16 Visitor Center and owns the LaSalle Canal Boat. More information can be found at www.iandmcanal.org, iandmcanal.wordpress.com , www.lasallecanalboat.org.
 

 
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