Prohibition in Lake County, Fifth Annual Lake County History Symposium
Dunn Museum will host its Fifth Annual Lake County History Symposium on “Prohibition in Lake County” at the Dunn Museum, 1899 W. Winchester Road, Libertyville, IL at 10 am until 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 2nd, 2019.
Open to the public, this annual symposium focuses on Lake County history. Join us for a fascinating series of presentations on Going Dry: Pre-Prohibition Lake County, Ballots, Babes and Beer, and Al Capone in Waukegan.
There will be posters presented by local historical societies:
- Colonel Asbel V. Smith, a WWII war hero, was Lake County State’s Attorney from 1921 to 1933, during the Prohibition era.
- By Popular Vote: Highland Park was Dry for 104 Years
- Gangsters and Prohibition
- Wet or Dry in Libertyville?
- Grayslake: From Saloons to Stills
For further information, please contact the Dunn Museum at 847) 968-3400. Admission is $5 for 12 to 17 year olds and $10 for adults, includes Museum admission. Teacher professional development hours available.
Al Capone in Waukegan
Podcast
Find out what Al Capone – as well as other notorious gangsters – were doing in Waukegan and throughout Lake County during the Prohibition era.
Ty Rohrer, Manager of Cultural Arts, Waukegan Park District
www.waukeganhistorical.org
Recorded at the Bess Bower Dunn Museum on November 2, 2019
Ballots, Babes and Beer
Podcast
Explore the relationship between women’ suffrage and Prohibition in Illinois – hoe the desire for Prohibition sparked women’s interest in voting, and also fueled the drinking opposition.
Debbie Fandrei, Museum Curator, The Raupp Museum
Recorded at the Bess Bower Dunn Museum on November 2, 2019
Going Dry: Pre-Prohibition Lake County
Podcast
Prior to Prohibition, there was a united effort to impose temperance at the local level. This presntation discussed the history of pre-Prohibition efforts to elinimate saloons and prevent consumption of alcoholic beverages in Lake County from the 1840s to 1910s.
Diana Dretske, Curator, Bess Bower Dunn Museum and Al Westerman, Independent Scholar
Recorded November 2, 2019 at the Bess Bower Dunn Museum