Elkhart
Historical Society presents 'Elephants in Lincoln: A Mammoth
Discovery'
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[August
07, 2012]
ELKHART -- In a dinner
lecture Aug. 17 at the Wild Hare Café in Elkhart, Dennis Campbell will
present a "big game safari" in search of elephants in Lincoln. The evening
event will begin at 5:30 and is sponsored by the Elkhart Historical Society. |
In the past seven years a remarkable
number of Ice Age fossils have been discovered in the creeks around
Lincoln. Geology and biology students at Lincoln College have been
involved with some spectacular finds -- including the discovery of a
woolly mammoth, presently considered one of the largest and last
woolly mammoths on the continent. The presentation in Elkhart will
detail the discovery of Judd, the Lincoln College woolly mammoth, by
Judd McCullum, a Lincoln College student. Since that discovery on
Lincoln College property in 2005, local residents have revealed to
the college and to scientists at the Illinois State Museum many new
records of additional Pleistocene mammal species that lived in this
area thousands of years ago.
Campbell, who holds a doctorate in
zoology from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia,
has been a professor of biology and geology at Lincoln College in
Lincoln for almost 20 years. He is currently engaged in the
development of Creekside: an outdoor environmental education center
at nearby Sugar Creek for use by the college and local community
organizations. Although a native of Texas, he has worked as a
biologist throughout the South Pacific, Mexico and the United
States.
His lecture to the Elkhart
Historical Society on bats last October was educational and
entertaining. The mammoth presentation promises to be another
excellent evening.
Call 217-947-2238 for reservations;
then go to the Elkhart Historical Society website,
www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org, to download a reservation
form, or pick one up at Horsefeathers in Elkhart, IL
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The Elkhart Historical Society is also
accepting reservations for its September event, "An Enchanted
Evening at the Cro'hurst Mansion." This is an evening of music, food
and drink on the beautiful Elkhart Hill. The date is Sept. 9 from 5
to 8 p.m.
Those who attended the event last
year enjoyed a memorable evening. It's a perfect way to say goodbye
to summer.
Reservations are limited. For
reservations, call 217-947-2238; then go to the Elkhart Historical
Society website,
www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org, to download a reservation
form, or pick one up at Horsefeathers in Elkhart.
For additional information, contact
Gillette Ransom at 217-947-2238 or Gini Bertoni at
gini.bertoni@yahoo.com. |