Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society

2013 Programs

January 21 - History Comes Alive in Logan County! - presented by Anne Mosley, Assistant Director, Lincoln Heritage Museum, Lincoln College. Ms. Mosley will explain a nationally recognized certification program for historic interpretation, the benefits of incorporating interpreters into tourism and educational events, and describe training under development at the LHM, which will be available to community members.

February 18 - Black History Month - will be recognized with a program involving historic Allen Chapel, which has experienced restoration and upgrades over the last year. The program will feature the portrayal of at least one individual from the African-American history of Logan County and/or central Illinois.

March 18 - Captain A. H. Bogardus - Historians from Mt. Pulaski and Elkhart will come together to present a biography and stories of Elkhart resident Adam Henry Bogardus, a Civil War officer, local legend, inventor and world-renowned sharpshooter. Phil Bertoni and Gillette Ransom will discuss the Logan County man, his family and his life’s achievements.

April 15 - Logan County Airport Heritage Flight Museum - Jack Burke of the Heritage in Flight Museum located at Logan County Airport, Lincoln, IL., will talk about the museum's displays depicting the history of flight, both military and civil.