Course Detail: LLL-600 - Around Town

Around Town travels locally to learn about businesses, non-profit or government units, and nearby historical buildings or events. Participants arrange their own travel to meet at pre-arranged sites for tours, entertainment, and information from experts on the subject. View each session for the specific details.

*** This program is for Academy of Lifelong Learning members only***

 Session Information: 2026E1-LLL-600-002

Schedule: Every day, starting on 09/17/26 and ending on 09/17/26
Times: 10:00am-11:30am CDT
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Registration Fee : $0.00

Information

Visit a beautiful Culver stone Gothic Revival-style chapel and nearby family cemetery. Hear from Gillette Ransom, a descendant of the famous farmer and cattle rancher John Dean Gillett (1819-1888). The Gillett family, with the help of family friend and attorney Abraham Lincoln, developed Elkhart into a cattle shipping point to the world on the Chicago & Alton Railroad. Daughter Emma Gillett married Richard J. Oglesby, a Civil war hero and three-term governor of Illinois.Where: St. John the Baptist Chapel and Elkhart Cemetery, Logan County Road 10/Kennedy Road, Elkhart. Parking available. Carpooling recommended. $5 donations appreciated.

Facilitators

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A.L.L. Staff