EVENTS

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 12:15 p.m. RAY LONG AND CHARLES WHEELER DISCUSS RAY'S BOOK ON MIKE MADIGAN.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 11 AM JOE TOPINKA'S book about his mother Judy.
SATURDAY, JULY 30th, 11:00 a.m. AFRICAN AMERICANS IN SPRINGFIELD

Reading and signing by author Mary Frances, co-author of African Americans in Springfield (Arcadia Publishing). Terrific photos, 1886-1975, mostly from the private collection of 'Doc' Helm.
FRIDAY, JUNE 10th, 11:30 AM-1:30 PM - RAY LONG & CHARLIE WHEELER

Authors Ray Long and Charlie Wheeler of "The House that Madigan Built" (U of I Press) will talk and sign books.
SATURDAY, JULY 9th, 11 AM - JAN JACOBI

Young adult novelist and St. Louis teacher Jan Jacobi will read and sign books.
MAY 14th, 2022, 11 AM - "A NEW WORLD MAP OF LINCOLN SCULPTURES" DAVE WIEGERS & SCOTT SCHROEDER

Dave Wiegers, globe-trotting photographer, and Scott Schroeder, tech wizard, will present "A New World Map of Lincoln Sculptures" at 11:00 a.m. This presentation, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Washington D.C.’s Lincoln Memorial, will feature a biography of Lincoln as expressed through sculpture and will unveil a new, one of a kind, online map showcasing more than 300 Lincoln sculptures in the U.S. and around the world.”
SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2022, 11 AM- Dr. Mark DePue, UKRAINE AND THE EVOLVING MAP OF EASTERN EUROPE

UKRAINE AND THE EVOLVING MAP OF EASTERN EUROPE, analyzed by Dr. Mark DePue, West Point graduate. 11 a.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2022, 2 PM -STEVE STALEY & FRIENDS, OLD-TIME FOLK MUSIC.

THIS ONE'S ON A SUNDAY AT 2 PM!
FEBRUARY 12TH, 2022, 1-2 PM- "NEW FINDINGS ABOUT LINCOLN" WITH JOHN LUPTON, BILL FURRY, & JAMES CORNELIUS

Saturday, February 12th 1-2 PM
JANUARY 22, 2022 11: 00 AM -DAVID L. FINNIGAN

Architect David L. Finnigan speaks on his new book, "Thousand-Year Statehouse: The Art and Architecture of the Illinois State Capitol"