Dr. Dennis Campbell to speak at Elkhart Dinner Program
Reservations required by Feb 16th

[February 08, 2018] 

The Elkhart Historical Society announces the return of Dr. Dennis Campbell at 5:30 pm on Friday, February 23rd with his newest dinner lecture entitled “A Walk Back in Time – Peoples of the Past Within Illinois.” This illustrated dinner lecture at the Wild Hare Café in the Horsefeathers Shop, Elkhart, Illinois, will talk about how Native Americans and Pioneers would have interacted with the environment and how they had to adapt to the land and its resources. He will touch on cultures as far back as 12,000 years ago during the Paleo-Indian time, through the Archaic, Woodland and Mississippian eras, and then to the more recent Kickapoo farmers and Pioneer settlers.

Dr. Campbell obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Texas Tech University with majors in zoology and geology and a PhD degree from the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia) working primarily with cave animals. Campbell’s lectures are exciting and thought-provoking, whether the subject is about bats breeding, or the woolly mammoth that was discovered by a Lincoln College student, the audience remains totally engaged.

Having recently retired from 25 years of teaching various earth and life science courses at Lincoln College, his new role is Director of the College's Creekside Outdoor Center. Campbell will explain the “Boardwalk” project at Creekside, which recreates an actual “walk back in time.” You are invited to bring your own list of specific year dates of important events (at the state, country, and world levels) that you think should be labeled on Creekside's Peoples of the Past Boardwalk.

The ticket price includes the lecture and dinner featuring a choice of Beef or Chicken Pot Pie, garden salad, roll and dessert and beverage. For complete menu and reservation form, please see the website: www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org .

Reservations are required and should be made by calling 217 947 2238, not later than February 16th.

Once confirmed, checks can be mailed to The Elkhart Historical Society at PO 255 Elkhart IL, or dropped off at the Country Bumpkin Shop at 103 Gov. Oglesby St., Elkhart. Prompt payment is appreciated as reservations cannot be held longer than 5 business days.

[J. Rob Wilson]