Event List

After WWII broke out in Europe in September 1939, FDR walks a tightrope between helping Churchill and Britain and opposition from isolationists like Charles Lindbergh.  Decemb...

Ever been curious about your ancestors from around the time of the Civil War? Tina Beiard will show you how to do it along with resources and methods. Tina will be presenting in...

The Kenneth Young Center will have a presentation and open discussion how to be better allies for the LGBTQ+ community and support those you care about who are LGBTQIA+. Sarah w...

Clarence Goodman will enthrall you with past times and old traditions of Chicago during the time of December. Clarence will be presenting in the library, please join us in the l...

Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister just as France is falling to the Germans.  For the next two years he must lead Britain as it fights Hitler, offering only “Blood, Toil...

Come and explore the fascinating heritage of American Christmas and New Year Traditions.  We’ll discover how/when December 25th was designated as “Christmas” and when it becam...

Jez Layman presents Astrology 101! In this introduction to astrology, I cover sun, moon, and rising signs, planets, and houses and teach you how to read your natal chart ...

The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Normandy was failing on Omaha Beach, the troops were pinned down US Navy Destroyers on their own initiative intervened and saved the day providi...

In the summer of 2023 a young Scot, Flo Blackbourn, traveled to nature restoration projects in six European countries, including her home country of Scotland, meeting numerous expe...