EHS announces 2019 Christmas Candlelight
Services at Chapel on Elkhart Hill
Saturday, November 02, 2019
ELKHART -
The Elkhart
Historical Society is pleased to
announce the details of this year’s
Christmas Candlelight Services at
the Chapel on Elkhart Hill, Saturday
December 7, 2019.
The Chapel will be festooned
with holly, pine and candlelight,
then enhanced with wonderful music
from our talented musicians, Tanya
Conrady on Celtic
Harp, Tim Gleason on both 6 and 12
guitar, and Marcy Brooks on the
chapel’s antique Hook and Hastings
organ. We are delighted that Gale
Clark will once again be our
narrator and will present "The Gift
of Christmas”, with traditional
carols and special vocal numbers
intertwined throughout the service.
There will be four services
offered, 2 pm, 4 pm, 5:30 pm, and 8
pm., at a cost of $10 per person,
and reservations can be made
starting on November 7th by calling
217 947 2238. Optional dining
reservations at
Horsefeathers Wild Hare Cafe should
also be made by calling this number,
the featured entrees are Slow
Roasted Turkey or Pork Loin with all
the fixings.
“From Then to Now”
The Elkhart Historical Society is
pleased to present Court and Karen Conn as our
October 25th dinner lecture speakers,
at Horsefeather’s Wild Hare Café in Elkhart
Illinois at 104 Gov Oglesby St. This
dynamic duo has created a wonderful assortment
of businesses in Springfield, Peoria and most
recently Elkhart, that comprise Conn’s
Hospitality group. Come enjoy the Conn’s in
person as they describe the creation of their
hospitality dream “From Then to Now”.Seven decades of successful ventures have
now fashioned such well known landmarks as the
Inn at 835, Obed & Isaac’s Microbrewery &
Eatery, Wm. Van’s Coffee House, Merchant House
and the latest endeavor the Historic Gillett
Farm in Elkhart Illinois.
“Back Over There - Elkhart’s Sacrifice in WWI”
Friday, June 14th,
dinner lecture
Wildhare Cafe
Elkhart, IL.
“Remembering D-Day
at Normandy Beach” by Jim Grimaldi
The
Elkhart Historical Society is pleased to announce the
return of Springfield Author Taylor Pensoneau, who will discuss of his new book, “Falling
Star”
as the dinner lecture topic for Friday, August
23, 2019. Although it is fiction, he based it
on a true situation he experienced when he was
the night beat reporter at the St Louis
Post-Dispatch in the early 1960s. The plot
revolves around the pursuit by investigative
reporter Jake Brosky of the elusive Clarissa
Monnet- - a still beautiful but fading movie
queen who had written a tell-all manuscript.
Attempts to suppress the manuscript by various
powerful groups in Illinois as well as a few of
the better known organized crime figures
complete the cast of this 1950’s story.
The lecture will be held at Horsefeather’s
Wild Hare Café in Elkhart Illinois, doors open
at 5 pm and dinner is served at 5:30p. The meal
choices are roasted breast of chicken and
strawberry served on a bed of baby salad greens
or Swedish meatballs on buttered egg noodles and
mushroom gravy.
“the gillett legacy” by marcy brooks
Wildhare Cafe
Elkhart, IL
Marcy Brooks, good friend
of the Elkhart Historical Society, will add
additional findings on her research of the
Gillett family. Marcy, who many will
remember from her previous talk on the Gillett
daughters, will bring new insights from her
recent investigations into this fascinating
family in her talk, “The Gillett Legacy”.
Brooks who is a familiar speaker, organist and
vocalist at the Gillett chapel on the hill now
lives in Tennessee where she is active in
musical endeavors, writing and life coaching.
Come enjoy a close up look into a family whose
patriarch, John Dean Gillett, knew that
education was the key to success.
The event will take
place at Horsefeather’s Wild Hare Café, and the
doors will open at 5 pm. The menu will offer a
choice of two entrees, baked chicken breast or
beef bourguignon, both served with rice carrots,
green beans, dessert and beverage. The
all-inclusive package price of $40, includes the
meal tax, tip and a $10 donation to the Elkhart
Historical Society.
Reservations
are required, as space is limited and can only
be made by calling 217-947-2238 no later than
July 10th.
RESERVATION FORM<-- CLICK HERE
or ... pick up your
reservation form at
Horsefeathersor
The Country Bumpkin
(Wed-Sun 10-3p)
Once you are confirmed, print this form, fill it
out and mail it with your check payable to:
The Elkhart Historical Society, P.O. 255,
Elkhart, IL 62634
Prompt
payment is appreciated as reservations cannot be
held longer than 5 business days without
payment.
Doors open at 5p -Additional parking one block
east by Village Hall.
After
placing your reservation, you may also fill out a form
and submit with your check at either
WWI historian Paul Osman of Williamsville,
who last November gave a stirring talk at
the dedication of the Veteran’s Park in
Elkhart, is the much-anticipated speaker.
Osman’s knowledge not only of the war, but
also members of the Elkhart community who
served in it, will take you back to an era
that should not be forgotten. Osman has just
returned from his 11th
trip to the Western Front in France and
Belgium. During this recent trip, he
visited the battlefields and graves of
several Elkhart WWI soldiers.
Come celebrate the memory of those who
unselfishly gave to the war effort.
The event will take place at Horsefeather’s
Wild Hare Café, and the doors will open at 5
pm. The $40 cost covers a choice of
coq au vin or pork tenderloin with wine and
mushroom sauce, each served with savory
rice, vegetables, dessert and beverage. The
cost also includes a contribution to the
Elkhart Historical Society. Space is limited
thus
reservations are
The Finale of our March celebration of the Irish
will be at the Gillett
Chapel on Sunday March 24th starting at
2pm. Celtic and old time Appalachian
music will be played by “The Hillbilly Celts”,
featuring Dennis Cline, Joe Readnour, and Dan
Grover.
Dennis Cline learned to play guitar and was
influenced by Mississippian John Hurt’s folk
music. Fifteen years ago, he added playing
the claw-hammer style banjo to his many talents.
Joe Readnour is a veteran piper who has played
with various groups including the St.
Andrew-Springfield Pipe Band for 10 years.
Dan Grover, a singer/songwriter, played both
guitar and bass with the Cactus Ranch
Band, and loves to entertain. These
long-time musician friends will bring a lot of
music to Elkhart on Sunday March 24.
"From Holland
to Elkhart by way of Capetown” Friday
March 8th
The Elkhart Historical
Society announces its March dinner lecture entitled,
"From Holland to Elkhart by way of Capetown,” with
Peter Niehaus, which will be presented Friday March
8th at the Wild Hare Café in Elkhart, Illinois.
Peter’s multi-faceted life began in Holland, one of
eight children in the family who lived in a farming
community occupied by the Nazis during the war.
He will
recall events of his life there prior to the family
immigrating to South Africa. Once in South Africa,
he completed his education receiving a degree in
mechanical engineering, joined the SA navy and was
assigned to submarine duty running various missions
during the cold war, for a time being stationed in
Toulon. As a civilian Peter worked for a Cape Town firm
using his engineering skills, later starting his own
building and restoration business.
Dinner will
be a sampling of two traditional South African dishes.
Each guest with have a portion of Bobotie and Malay
Chicken Curry served with rice and a variety of Sambals
which are sauces and relishes that accompany these
dishes. Dessert will be trifle served with a splash of
sherry or vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. Iced
teas and coffee are included.
On Friday, February 8th, The Elkhart
Historical Society will offer their first dinner
lecture of the 2019 series with the return of
Karl Luthin, DVM.Karl’s
lectures always fill quickly due to his
extraordinary life experiences and story-telling
skills. Well known in the equine veterinarian
practice with his daughter Kate and a skilled
entrepreneur in gathering equipment, uniforms,
tack, horses and rolling stock to supply movies
with, Luthin continues to have an exciting life.
His knowledge helps
to insure the historic accuracy of the equipment
or costumes being used.
Luthin’s talk will cover a variety of venues
including stories from many of the different
movies in which he has been involved, including
reenacting, veterinarian services, props, and
problem solving- - such as how to get a horse
off the elevated platform in Chicago’s loop.
Just ask Karl about his fleet of Conestoga
wagons and you will get a taste of the charisma
that surrounds this man.
The program will be held at Horsefeather’s Wild
Hare Café, with doors opening at 5:00p.The cost of $40 per person includes a
choice of entrees,
Chicken Cordon Bleu or Roast Pork Tenderloin
with a wine and mushroom sauce. Both
choices serve d with creamy herbed potatoes,
baby carrots and green beans and freshly baked
dinner roll and dessert.The
all-inclusive price covers the price of the
meal, tip, taxes and a $10 donation to the
Elkhart Historical Society for the program.
The
Elkhart Historical Society is pleased to announce the
return of Springfield Author Taylor Pensoneau, who will discuss of his new book, “
