January ~  2012 January 11– Classic Film Series ~ Alfred Hitckcock’s Shadow of a Doubt ~ 1 & 7 PM at the Lindo Theater -- $5.00 per person January 17 – Lectures in American History Series ~ Mike Banghart “Illinois & Race: 1870 to 1920” 7 PM at Freeport Public Library – Free admission January 23 – Lectures in American History Series ~ Eric Welch “A History of the Second Amendment Interpretations” 7 PM at Freeport Public Library – Free admission January 31 – Lectures in American History Series ~ Dr. Edward Finch “The Civil War at Sea” 7 PM at Freeport Public Library – Free admission February ~  2012 February 1 – Classic Film Series ~ Alfred Hitckcock’s Spellbound ~ 1 & 7 PM at the Lindo Theater -- $5.00 per person February 8 – Lectures in American History Series ~ Dr. Andy Dvorak “Collective Bargaining since the Wagner Act/New Deal” 7 PM at Freeport Public Library – Free admission February 16 – Lectures in American History Series ~ Mike Phillips “The Mormons in Illinois” 7 PM at Freeport Public Library – Free admission February 23 – Lectures in American History Series ~ George Buss “Leonard Wells Volk: Douglas Cousin, Lincoln Sculptor” 7 PM at Freeport Public Library – Free admission February 28 – Lectures in American History Series ~ Dr. Martin Quirk “To the Dark Continent: American Adventures in Africa 1800 – 1945” 7 PM at Freeport Public Library – Free admission March ~  2012 March 7 – Classic Film Series ~ Alfred Hitckcock’s Rear Window ~ 1 & 7 PM at the Lindo Theater -- $5.00 per person April ~  2012 April 4 – Classic Film Series ~ Alfred Hitckcock’s North by Northwest ~1 & 7 PM at the Lindo Theater -- $5.00 per person April 11 – School House Project Fund Raiser – Documentary Film Country School: One Room ~ One Nation - 7 PM at the Lindo Theater -- $5.00 per person – all proceeds benefit the One Room School House renovation project April 25 – Classic Film Series ~ Nelson Eddy & Jeanette McDonald in Maytime ~ 1 & 7 PM at the Lindo Theater -- $5.00 per person April 29 – Annual Dinner & Fund Raiser ~ Guest Speaker: Ellie Carlson “Little School House on the Prairie” - 5 PM – Eagle’s Club ~ Dinner tickets must be purchased in advance (call the Museum office 815-232-8419) – guest speaker’s program is open to the public free and will begin at about 6:30 PM June ~  2012 June 21 – 59th Annual Ice Cream Social. 5 to 8 PM at the Museum Campus -- $5.00 per person for pie or cake, ice cream and coffee. Other menu items available for purchase. Tickets available at the door. Remote parking with shuttle service to the Museum Campus from the parking lot of the Church of the Nazarene (corner of Empire and Carroll).