Information on Learning Tour: Graue Mill and Naper Settlement
October 6, 2017
Information on Maize: The Heartland’s Corn
October 7, 2017
Information on Learning Tour: Three Farms, an Orchard and a Fish Boil
October 8, 2017
Greater Midwest Foodways presents its sixth symposium examining Midwestern Maize as a foodstuff, a source of controversy and an economic engine. Continue reading
Discussion overview with Don Ahlm, Docent
Podcast of our tour at the Swedish American Museum. There was a security or medical device present but not identified until played back. The worst was removed.
The Swedish American Museum has been active for 40 years in the heart of Andersonville, a traditionally Swedish area on the north side of Chicago. Andersonville, the “Little Sweden” of Chicago, is one of the most concentrated areas of Swedish heritage in the United States, with Swedish roots dating back to the 19th century. Tourists visit the area continually to sample Swedish food, buy gifts, visit the Museum, and partake in traditional Swedish holidays such as Midsommar and Julmiddag. Continue reading
Hear the crack of gunfire and the boom of cannons at the Lake County Forest Preserves’ 25th annual Civil War Days. Visitors of all ages are invited to explore the military and civilian camps to learn about life in the 1860s. Continue reading
(Author Appearance Opportunity)
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Saturday June 10 and Sunday June 11, 2017
10 am until 6 pm
Printers Row Park
600 South Dearborn*
(Between Harrison and Polk)
Chicago, Illinois Continue reading
Travelling Tour by American Museum of Natural History
Learning tour to Milwaukee Public Museum to view a special traveling exhibit, one that explores the complex food system that brings what we eat from farm to fork. In sections devoted to growing, transporting, cooking, eating, tasting, and celebrating, the Global Kitchen exhibition illuminates the myriad ways that food is produced and moved throughout the world. Continue reading