Explore your History! BUREAU COUNTY HISTORY CENTER UPCOMING EVENTS FROM THE 1911 BUREAU COUNTY HISTORY CENTER BUREAU COUNTY'S OTHER CONGRESSMEN Jim Dunn, Speaker Saturday, August 10, 1:00pm Princeton Public Library Admission: Free Congressman Owen Lovejoy is a beloved figure in Princeton and Bureau County, so much so that, for more than half a century, his legacy has been celebrated during the Homestead Festival every September. Speaker Jim Dunn, president of the Bureau County History Center Board, will present the stories of four other congressmen with deep connections to Bureau County. LISTEN TO YOUR HEIRLOOMS Saturday, August 17, 1-2:30pm Princeton Public Library Free Antique Appraisal and Program Co-sponsored with the Princeton Public Library (Appraisal items must be dropped off at the library by 10am on August 17) Admission: Free VELMA GLADNEY Storyteller of the Underground Railroad Thursday, September 5, 5:00pm Sash-Stalter-Matson Building - Upper level Co-sponsored with the Covered Bridge Quilter's Guild Admission: $10.00 LESLIE GODDARD AS ELEANOR ROOSEVELT Saturday, October 5, 1:00pm Prairie Arts Center Admission: Free Award-winning actress and scholar Leslie Goddard portrays one of the most fascinating and influential public figures of the twentieth century. DEARLY DEPARTED Society for Anomalous Studies Saturday, October 12, 1:00pm Bureau County Metro Center Admission: Members - $17.00*; Non-Members - $19.00* The BC History Center Campus is more than just the bricks and mortar that it is made of. Join us for this fun and interesting look at recorded paranormal events at the Clark Norris Museum! For entertainment only, learn about the many people represented at the Bureau County History Center through artifacts and personal history. JEANNE SCHULTZ ANGEL Saturday, November 2, 1:00pm Prairie Arts Center Admission: Free Jeanne Schultz Angel presents an enlightening look at the history of universal suffrage in Illinois and throughout the nation. "Ticket prices do not include service charges. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.BUREAUHISTORY.ORG/EVENTS OR CALL US AT 815.875.2184 Explore your History ! BUREAU COUNTY HISTORY CENTER UPCOMING EVENTS FROM THE 1911 BUREAU COUNTY HISTORY CENTER BUREAU COUNTY'S OTHER CONGRESSMEN Jim Dunn , Speaker Saturday , August 10 , 1:00 pm Princeton Public Library Admission : Free Congressman Owen Lovejoy is a beloved figure in Princeton and Bureau County , so much so that , for more than half a century , his legacy has been celebrated during the Homestead Festival every September . Speaker Jim Dunn , president of the Bureau County History Center Board , will present the stories of four other congressmen with deep connections to Bureau County . LISTEN TO YOUR HEIRLOOMS Saturday , August 17 , 1-2 : 30pm Princeton Public Library Free Antique Appraisal and Program Co - sponsored with the Princeton Public Library ( Appraisal items must be dropped off at the library by 10am on August 17 ) Admission : Free VELMA GLADNEY Storyteller of the Underground Railroad Thursday , September 5 , 5:00 pm Sash - Stalter - Matson Building - Upper level Co - sponsored with the Covered Bridge Quilter's Guild Admission : $ 10.00 LESLIE GODDARD AS ELEANOR ROOSEVELT Saturday , October 5 , 1:00 pm Prairie Arts Center Admission : Free Award - winning actress and scholar Leslie Goddard portrays one of the most fascinating and influential public figures of the twentieth century . DEARLY DEPARTED Society for Anomalous Studies Saturday , October 12 , 1:00 pm Bureau County Metro Center Admission : Members - $ 17.00 * ; Non - Members - $ 19.00 * The BC History Center Campus is more than just the bricks and mortar that it is made of . Join us for this fun and interesting look at recorded paranormal events at the Clark Norris Museum ! For entertainment only , learn about the many people represented at the Bureau County History Center through artifacts and personal history . JEANNE SCHULTZ ANGEL Saturday , November 2 , 1:00 pm Prairie Arts Center Admission : Free Jeanne Schultz Angel presents an enlightening look at the history of universal suffrage in Illinois and throughout the nation . " Ticket prices do not include service charges . FOR MORE INFORMATION , VISIT WWW.BUREAUHISTORY.ORG/EVENTS OR CALL US AT 815.875.2184