BOOK SIGNING - Author, John Spencer,
will be here on
July 18 over noon hr (11 - 1), to sign copies of his
latest novel: "Round Prairie Inferno: Surge #1". Story
takes place in central Illinois in 1858. It recounts
through one man's journey the story of a struggling
nation experiencing profound and fundamental
change...about abolitionists, slaves, murder and "all
manner of drama". A sequel: "...Surge #2", is planned
for release this August, 2015. John lives and works
along the picturesque Sangamon River in the heart of
Illinois. He earned a BA in Art from the Univ. of
Illinois, is a U.S. Navy veteran of Desert Storm and
recipient of both the Naut Tahrir al-Kuwait and National
Defense medals, but it was in his role as assistant to
the Historic Sites Director at an Illinois prairie
preserve that his interest in antebellum Illinois was
piqued. Months spent conducting research for the
preserve led to a desire to relate the story of two of
the West's most unsung heroes; the reluctant
abolitionist and the fiery New England puritan, both of
whom were formidable forces with which to contend on the
burgeoning frontier.
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The Elkhart Historical Society announces the
dinner/lecture,
“The Life and Times of
Logan County Mammals”, by Dr. Dennis Campbell,
at
5:30 p.m., on Saturday June 6, 2015,
at the WildHare Café in Elkhart.
Reservations should be made by calling 217 947
2238, and the
dinner menu and order form can be
downloaded here.<--
Res Form
Dr. Campbell’s talk
will cover three major time periods from far
gone eras when wooly mammoths and perhaps an
occasional sabre tooth tiger roamed, to the
1800’s during Abraham Lincoln’s life, when not
only wolves but an occasional timber rattlers
could visit. The final era is now and what
still remains and may in fact be returning
to the wilds of Logan County.
Dr.
Campbell, who has taught at Lincoln College for
twenty-two years offering courses in both life
and earth sciences, holds bachelor and master
degrees from Texas Tech University and a
doctorate in zoology from the University of New
South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He is
also the director of the
Creekside Center for Environmental Education, a
new offering through Lincoln College’s Biology
Department.
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The next dinner talk will be
on April 18th, here at the Wildhare Cafe, presented by
Lincoln College's Dr. Dennis Campbell: "The Life
and Times of Logan County Mammals" — during the
county's three time periods: pre-historic,
mid-1800's and the present.
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Dr. Dennis Campbell, Lincoln College
Professor Environmental Biology |
Professor at Lincoln College for twenty-two years
teaching courses in both life and earth sciences, holds
bachelor and master degrees from Texas Tech University
and a doctorate in zoology from the University of New
South Wales in Sydney, Australia. |
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Lincoln College
Professor Emeritus...
former curator of Lincoln College
Heritage Museum
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“From
War’s Ashes to the Birth of Lincoln College”
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“From War’s Ashes to the
Birth of Lincoln College”
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Feb., 2015
Lin. Daily News:
Paul Beaver gives insight to the founding of Lincoln
College
The Elkhart Historical Society,
at Wild Hare Cafe in Elkhart on 31 Jan., held their
first of its Dinner/Lecture Series for 2015, featuring
popular speaker and historian Paul Beaver, Professor
Emeritus at Lincoln College.
Professor Beaver presented “From War’s Ashes to the
Birth of Lincoln College”, which gave insights on the
founding of Lincoln University (now Lincoln College),
which was the first and only institution named for Abraham
Lincoln during his
lifetime.
13 Jan., 2015 Lincoln
Daily News:
Paul Beaver to be guest speaker
at
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Spring Bird Hiking & Flower viewing events
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