Join Illinois Valley Community College and historic sites and organizations from across LaSalle County for a five-session journey through local history. Each presentation is new for Fall 2026.
Learn about Indigenous communities, the discovery of Pluto, the founding of America, the Underground Railroad in LaSalle County, Wild Bill Hickock & much more!
You can attend all five sessions in-person or via Zoom for $75, or select individual sessions to attend via Zoom for $20 each. Participants attending in-person will also be provided the zoom link in event they are unable to attend all sessions in-person.
Programs are scheduled at Illinois Valley Community College on the following dates in CTC-124. Sessions are scheduled on Monday evenings from 6-8 PM.
PRESENTATION SCHEDULE
August 31: America 250: The Founding of a Nation & the Native History of LaSalle County
Presented by Ottawa History & Scouting Heritage Museum & LaSalle County Historic Society
September 7: No class
September 14: LaSalle County Legends: Wild Bill Hickok & George Preston Blow
presented by Mendota Museum & Historic Society & Westclox Museum
September 21: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of LaSalle County
presented by Ottawa History & Scouting Heritage Museum & Reddick Mansion
September 28: Playing Hide and Seek in the 1840s and 1850s: It was not a Game
presented by Ottawa History & Scouting Heritage Museum & Seneca History Museum
October 5: LaSalle County Legends: Alvin & Libby Carus, John McCormick & Clyde Tombaugh
presented by Hegeler-Carus Mansion, LaSalle County Genealogical Guild & Streatorland Museum
Advance registration is required. Call (815) 224-0427 or enroll online ivcc.edu/enroll.
Zoom participants will receive an email from IVCC with the zoom link for the session within 24 hours of the scheduled program.
With special thanks to the following individuals for working together to make this project happen: Cheryl Biolchini & Gary Biolchini (Westclox Museum), Amanda Carter (LaSalle County Historic Society), Lorraine McCallister (Reddick Mansion Association), Jeff Maierhofer (Seneca Historical Guild), Rachael Mellen (LaSalle County Genealogy Guild), Mollie Perrot & Dan Schott (Ottawa Historical & Scouting Heritage Museum), Diana Espinoza (Hegeler Carus Mansion), Alex Rezvan (Mendota Museum & Historical Society) and David Reed (Streatorland Historical Museum).
For questions or further assistance, please email our office at continuingeducation@ivcc.edu or call 815-224-0427. Office hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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