Past Event

Pioneering Educators: Morgan County Chautauqua

The Morgan Country Historical Society in Jacksonville, Illinois will present a Chautauqua on the educational history of the region. Audiences will be able to hear lecturers, first-person re-enactors, musical programs, and storytellers, all related to the period, the region, and education at Illinois College during the 19th century.

Program:


  • The Brad Floreth Quartet – 4p

    Music by the Brad Floreth Quartet.
  • Edward Beecher: A Colloquium – 5p

    Don Eldred, James Davis, Wendy McCarty, John Power, and Teddy Rammelkamp will discuss the historical figure of Edward Beecher.
  • Catered Supper – 6p

    Fully catered dinner to be served at 6pm.
  • Jonathan Spilman’s Songs – 7p

    Musical performance
  • Julian Sturtevant – 8p

    Fred McCord will be acting out the historical personality of Julian Surtevant.

For more information call 217-243-2423 or email wdfuhrig@aol.com.