Where: DeForest Area Community & Senior Center When: Tuesday, March 28 at 10:00am A devoted soldier’s wife, Mary Logan would be an eyewitness to one of the greatest conflagrations of American history, the Civil War. Mrs. Logan was understandably proud of her husband’s accomplishments, but she emerged from his shadow to become a prominent power in Washington. Meet Mrs. Mary S. Logan, wife of General and Senator John A. Logan, as she reminisces how she met and married the…
Category: Archived Events
Past Events From The DeForest Area Historical Society
Where: DeForest Area Community & Senior Center When: Tuesday, October 25 at 10:00am Written by, directed by, and starring Jillann Gabrielle Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis has been an international iconic figure since she married John Fitzgerald Kennedy and then became First Lady of the United States. Everyone who was alive during the tragedy of JFK’s assassination remembers where they were when they heard the news and then watching the funeral on TV—which Jackie orchestrated. An extremely private…
Where: DeForest Area Community & Senior Center When: Tuesday, September 27 at 10:00am Presented by Jessica Michna Behind the genius of the Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, was their beloved and devoted sister, Katherine. She may be often overlooked by history but make no mistake, She was the integral variable in the equation that solved the mystery of controlled flight. This program is co-sponsored by the DeForest Area Public Library, the DeForest Area Community & Senior…