Cantigny Park offers Black History programs

Posted February 01, 2017 10:00 pm

By Jeff Reiter

February is Black History Month and Cantigny Park will mark the occasion with three free presentations at the Robert R. McCormick Museum.

The programs are:

• "Joseph Medill: Cantigny's Abolitionist" at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. Interpretation Manager Jeffrey Anderson presents the story of Joseph Medill, a Civil War-era newspaper publisher, vocal slavery abolitionist, original Cantigny Park inhabitant and grandfather of Robert R. McCormick. The program is geared to adult audiences.

• "The Underground Railroad in Illinois" at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12. Local historian and author Glennette Tilley Turner explores the history of the Underground Railroad in Illinois and its presence in Chicago's Western suburbs. The program is geared to adult audiences.

• "Harriet Tubman" at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. Living-history actress and scholar Pamela Welcome presents Harriet Tubman, the famous Underground Railroad "conductor" who led hundreds of slaves to freedom. The program is ideal for families and children ages 10 and older.

All three presentations are free, but advance registration is required. For reservations, call (630) 260-8162 or email register@cantigny.org.

Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, is open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays through Sundays in February. The park resumes seven-day operations on March 1. Parking is $5.

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