Date with History: Gratitude is Not Enough
Le Jardin 1s151 Winfield Rd., Wheaton, IL, United StatesDate with History Gratitude is Not Enough Le Jardin Thursday, November 7, 6 pm Free with paid parking It was a crisp, clear day in November 1943 as 10-year-old Marcel Schmetz walked home from school along Route de la Clouse, Hitler’s new Belgium-German border. He was about to cross a small bridge over the Berwinne
Date with History: Omaha Beach – War Art on a Grand Scale
Visitors Center Theater 1s151 Winfield Rd., Wheaton, IL, United StatesDate with History: Omaha Beach - War Art on a Grand Scale Visitors Center Theater Thursday May 22, 6pm Free with paid parking Please note that this program, originally scheduled for May 29, was moved due to scheduling conflicts Join artist Keith Rocco to discuss how he creates war art on a grand scale. Keith's
Date with History: The Remarkable History of the U-505
Visitors Center Theater 1s151 Winfield Rd., Wheaton, IL, United StatesThe unparalleled journey of the U-505 from battle to capture to exhibit.
Date with History: New Crusade – Writers of the Navy News
Visitors Center Theater 1s151 Winfield Rd., Wheaton, IL, United StatesDate with History: New Crusade - Writers of the Navy News Visitors Center Theater Thursday July 31, 6pm Free with paid parking Over a century ago, before the First World War uprooted the world order, political and military officials in Britain were already grappling with a very modern problem – how to make the expanding
Date with History: The Dragon from Chicago
Visitors Center Theater 1s151 Winfield Rd., Wheaton, IL, United StatesDate with History: The Dragon From Chicago Visitors Center Theater Thursday August 21, 6pm Free with paid parking Join us for a fascinating Date with History with author Pamela Toler about her book The Dragon from Chicago. She will tell the gripping story of American journalist Sigrid Schultz, whose career as the Chicago Tribune's Berlin