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Program, Tour & Exhibit Credits
PROGRAMS
2011
 

·         Friends of the Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, IN, April 2011 – First Ladies from the Midwest: “Bess Truman-Lou Hoover-Mary Todd Lincoln.”

·         Wheaton Historical Museum, Wheaton, IL, May 2011 – First Ladies from the Midwest, “Mary Todd Lincoln.”

·         Guest on WJOB-Radio, Hammond, IN, May 2011 – to talk about upcoming Little Calumet River Fest and my book Along the Calumet River

·         Village of Thornton Historical Society, Thornton, IL, March 2011 – The Lincoln Highway Around Chicago

 
2010
  • Appearance in “Dyer: Roots, Reflections and the Road Ahead,” video produced and directed by  Paul Nelson for Lakeshore Public TV—Channel 56, Merrilville, IN.,  Spring 2010
  • Association for the Wolf Lake Initiative (AWLI)-Wolf Lake, “Winter Wonderland Festival,” Hammond, IN January 2010 – The Lincoln Highway around Chicago, Along the Calumet River
2009
  • South Holland Historical Society, South Holland, IL, October 2009 – First Ladies from the Midwest, Part I
  • Sauk Trail DAR, Park Forest, IL, September 2009 - First Ladies from the Midwest, Part II
  • Lincoln Highway Association Annual Conference, South Bend, IN, Booksigning, June 2009 – The Lincoln Highway around Chicago
  • Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, IN, April 2009 – Romancing the Spoon
  • Lansing Public Library, Lansing, IL, March 2009 – The Lincoln Highway around Chicago
  • Hammond Historical Society, Hammond, IN, March 2009 – The Lincoln Highway around Chicago
  • Lansing Historical Society, Lansing, IL, February 2009 – First Ladies from the Midwest, Part I
  • McCord Gallery and Cultural Center, Palos Park, IL, February 2009 – Mary Todd Lincoln
  • Park Forest Historical Society, Park Forest, IL, February 2009 – The Lincoln Highway around Chicago
  • Whiting Historical Society, Whiting, IN, January 2009 – The Lincoln Highway around Chicago
  • AWLI-Wolf Lake, “Winter Wonderland Festival,” Hammond, IN, January 2009 – The Lincoln Highway around Chicago, Along the Calumet River
2008
  • Sauk Trail DAR, Park Forest, IL, December 2008 – Romancing the Spoon
  • South Holland Historical Society, South Holland, IL, September 2008 – The Lincoln Highway around Chicago
  • Flossmoor Public Library, Flossmoor, IL, August 2008 – The Lincoln Highway around Chicago
  • Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, IN, Booksigning, July 2008 – The Lincoln Highway around Chicago
  • Glen Ellyn Historical Society, Glen Ellyn, July 2008 – The Lincoln Highway around Chicago
  • Printers Row Book Fair, Chicago, IL, June 2008 – The Lincoln Highway around Chicago
  • Calumet City Historical Society, Calumet City, IL, Reception and Signing, June 2008 – The Lincoln Highway around Chicago
  • Indiana Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association, Schererville, IN, May 2008 – The Lincoln Highway around Chicago
  • OnionFest, South Holland, IL, May 2008 – The Lincoln Highway around Chicago
  • McCord Gallery and Cultural Center, Palos Park, IL, April 2008 – First Ladies from the Midwest, Part I
  • Olympia Fields Woman’s Club, Olympia Fields, IL, March 2008 – First Ladies from the Midwest, Part I
  • AWLI-Wolf Lake, “Winter Wonderland Festival,” Hammond, IN January 2008 – The Lincoln Highway around Chicago, Along the Calumet River
  • Orland Park Public Library, Orland Park, IL, January 2008 - Romancing the Spoon
2007
  • Smith Crossing, Orland Park, IL, December 2007 – Romancing the Spoon
  • Sauk Trail DAR, Park Forest, IL, October 2007 – First Ladies form the Midwest, Part I
  • Lutheran Senior Service Center, First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Blue Island, IL, October 2007 – First Ladies form the Midwest, Part I
  • Village of Thornton Historical Society, Thornton, IL, September 2007 – First Ladies form the Midwest, Part I
  • Whiting Public Library, Whiting, IN, August 2007 – First Ladies form the Midwest, Part I
  • Dames of the Court of Honor, River Grove, IL, August 2007 – First Ladies form the Midwest, Part I
  • Flossmoor Public Library, Flossmoor, IL, July 2007 – Along the Calumet River
  • Calumet City Public Library, Calumet City, IL, May 2007 – First Ladies form the Midwest, Part I
  • Whiting Public Library, Whiting, IN, April 2007 – Along the Calumet River
  • Lutheran Senior Service Center, First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Blue Island, IL, April 2007 – Along the Calumet River
  • Homewood Historical Society, Homewood, IL, March 2007 – Romancing the Spoon
  • Lansing Public Library, Lansing, IL, March 2007 – First Ladies form the Midwest, Part I
  • Pullman Garden Club, Chicago, IL, February 2007 – Romancing the Spoon
  • South Holland Public Library, South Holland, January 2007 – Along the Calumet River
2006
  • Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library, Steger, IL, November 2006 – Romancing the Spoon
  • Underwater Archaeology Society of Chicago, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL, July 2006 – Along the Calumet River
  • South Holland Historical Society, South Holland, IL, May 2006 – Along the Calumet River
  • Association for the Wolf Lake Initiative, Hammond, IN, May 2006 – Along the Calumet River
  • Lansing Lions Club, Lansing, IL April 2006 – Along the Calumet River
  • Calumet City Public Library, Calumet City, IL, April 2006 – Along the Calumet River
2005
  • Indiana Historical Society Book Fair, Indianapolis, IN, December 2005 – Along the Calumet River
  • Hobart Historical Society, Inc., Hobart, IN, November 2005 – Along the Calumet River
  • South Holland Historical Society, South Holland, IL, October 2005 – Romancing the Spoon
  • Calumet Ecological Park Association, Chicago, IL, October 2005 – Along the Calumet River
  • Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN, August 2005 – Along the Calumet River
  • Southeast Environmental Task Force, Chicago, IL, July 2005 – Along the Calumet River
  • Northwest Indiana Genealogy Society, Valparaiso, IN, July 2005 – Along the Calumet River
  • Printers Row Book Fair, Chicago, IL, June 2005 – Along the Calumet River
  • Hammond Public Library, Hammond, IN, April 2005 – Romancing the Spoon
  • Village of Thornton Historical Society, Thornton, IL, April 2005 – Along the Calumet River
  • Beecher Community Library, Beecher, IL, March 2005 – Romancing the Spoon
  • Lansing Public Library, Lansing, IL, March 2005 – Romancing the Spoon
  • Highland Historical Society, Highland, IN, February 2005 – Along the Calumet River
  • Calumet City Public Library, Calumet City, IL, February 2005 – Romancing the Spoon
  • Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, January 2005 – Along the Calumet River
2004 and previous
  • South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society, Hazel Crest, IL, December 2004 – Along the Calumet River
  • Southeast Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, IL, November 2004 – Along the Calumet River
  • Highland Historical Society, Highland, IN, October 2004 – Romancing the Spoon
  • Village of Thornton Historical Society, Thornton, IL, February 2004 – Romancing the Spoon
  • Gladys Fox Museum, Lockport, IL, February 2004 – Romancing the Spoon
  • Voice-over and on-screen interview for Lincoln Highway documentary produced by KRT Productions and Lincoln Highway Coalition, May 2002
  • “Matteson Museum Minute.” Produced and presented one-minute segments featuring objects from the Matteson Historical
  • Society collection or local history  topics, aired on “Matteson Matters,” the village of Matteson’s monthly cable program, 2000-2002
  • “On Doing Local History,” guest lecturer, continuing education department, Governors State University, University Park, IL, May 2001
  • "The History of the Lincoln Highway in Matteson," slide presentation, Matteson Historical Museum, 1999
TOURS
  • “The South Shore—America’s Last Electric Interurban,” by train from downtown Chicago to South Bend, IN, May 2010
  • “The Lincoln Highway from Merrillville, IN, to Frankfort, IL,” Calumet Heritage Partnership, Annual Conference, Gary, IN, October 2008
  • “The South Shore-America’s Last Electric Interurban,” by train from downtown Chicago to South Bend, IN, August 2005
  • “Before Electricity,” tour script written for the Dr. German House, Chicago, IL, 1996
EXHIBITS
  • “Calumet City’s Railroad History,” permanent poster exhibit, Calumet City Historical Society, 2009
  • “The Lincoln Highway in Illinois” for Calumet City Historical Society Museum, June 2008
  • “The Little Calumet and Grand Calumet Rivers and Calumet City,” permanent poster exhibit, Calumet City Historical Society, 2007
  • “Marshall Field’s and Christmas,” exhibit of memorabilia from Marshall Field’s, River Oaks Shopping Center, Calumet City, IL., for Calumet City Historical Society Museum, December 2005
  • “Calumet City’s Farming Heritage,” an outdoor exhibit of farming and food-processing artifacts and history for Calumet City Historical Society’s annual “Heritage Day,” September 18, 2005
  • Created the following exhibits which showcased items from the Matteson Historical Society archives:
      • “The German-American Bank”
      • “The Matteson Historical Society”
      • “Let’s Eat
      • “School Days in Matteson”
      • “Growing Up in Matteson”
      • “Matteson History from the Air
      • “What is a Blickensderfer?
      • “Did You Know---Matteson Was Named for the 10th Governor of Illinois?”
      • “Matteson and the Lincoln Highway”
  • Developed and mounted in-house exhibits of artifacts from the Washington and Jane Smith Home’s collection, including a room-size exhibit to commemorate the Home’s 75th Anniversary, decade by decade
 
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