P.O. Box 255 ELKHART, ILLINOIS  62634 “From War’s Ashes to the Birth of Lincoln College” The Elkhart Historical Society announces the first of its Dinner/Lecture Series for 2015, featuring popular speaker and historian Paul Beaver, Professor Emeritus at Lincoln College. Professor Beaver will present “From War’s Ashes to the Birth of Lincoln College”, which gives insights on the founding of Lincoln University (now Lincoln College), which was the first and only institution named for Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime.                     When:  Saturday, January 31, at 5:30 p.m. at Horsefeather’s                  Wildhare Café, 104 Governor Oglesby Street in Elkhart           Cost: $35 per person includes both the lecture & dinner                       Reservations:  are required & can be made by calling  217- 947-2238 ... or forms may be obtained online by going to this link <-- ...  Forms can also be obtained in Elkhart at either The Country Bumpkin  103 Governor Oglesby Street or Horsefeathers, across the street. [Space is limited for this tribute to Abraham Lincoln and for his namesake school, Lincoln College, so make your reservation now.] Paul J. Beaver Lincoln College Professor Emeritus   former curator of Lincoln College Heritage Museum < bio >    ELKHART RR CROSSING CLOSING HAS BEEN POSTPONED TIL NEXT YEAR SOME TIME

Midwest Living Review by Karen Sorensen   Thanks to a geographic anomaly created during the Ice Age, Elkhart Hill becomes a stunning sea of bluebells every spring that visitors can tour on just two or three Saturdays in April g AND - dine at WildhareCafe  ______________________________________ www.explorelogancounty.com __________________________ Past Events 2012          2013          2014 ____________________________________________________

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