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Planes,Trains and Automobiles: Lake County Transportation, 10th Annual Lake County History Symposium
Planes,Trains and Automobiles: Lake County Transportation
10th Annual Lake County History Symposium
The Lake County History Symposium is an annual gathering of people interested in the history of Lake County, Illinois. This year’s theme is Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Lake County Transportation.
From railroads to car racing and leisure boating, Lake County has a long transportation history. Join us at the 10th annual Lake County History Symposium for the theme Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Lake County Transportation to hear local stories. Each day will feature three unique presentations, followed by engaging discussions and Q&A sessions with the speakers.
Donna-Marie Stupple
All Aboard, Deerfield! Train Tales
All Aboard, Deerfield! showcases examples of the part trains have played in Deerfield history and how that relationship has changed over the years. Today’s trains still travel through Deerfield, but the give-and-take that once existed has almost disappeared. Hear stories that capture an era that deserves to be remembered.
John Wasik
Sam Insull and the Creation of Modern Lake County
Learn how utilities baron Sam Insull built the transportation infrastructure of Lake County. As the owner of the North Shore Railroad Line, Commonwealth Edison and People’s Gas, he financed most of the infrastructure that made modern Lake County possible.Hear higlights of his achievements, connections and eventual failings.
Valerie van Heest
Lost on the Lady Elgin
A 165 years after the worst disaster on the open waters of the Great Lakes, Valerie Van Heest, takes the audience back in time to the era of passenger travel on the Great Lakes, to the eve of a presidential election, to the brink of Civil War, and to stormy night when more than 300 people lost their lives on the Lady Elgin.
Jenny Barry
The Automobile and Libertyville in the 1920s
In the 1920s, the country was caught up in the rise of the automobile. Libertyville was on trend. The increased availability of the car transformed Libertyville in a number of ways, from taxes to road surfaces, and from signals to shops.
FREE, but must register for each day you would like to attend.
Questions? Contact Sarah Salto at ssalto@LCFPD.org or 847-514-6749.