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2026 programs at Fulton’s Windmill Cultural Center will be sponsored by de Immigrant Volunteer Millers, with a grant from D. S. Flikkema Foundation. Events are held at the Windmill Cultural Center at 111 Tenth Avenue, in Fulton, IL. Resolve to join us for a new year of entertainment and learning! All programs are free and open to the public; bring a friend!
• Tuesday, January 27, at 6:00 p.m. Christmas in Iceland
Presented by Marcy Lawrence and Beth Lancaster
• Tuesday, February 10, at 6:00 p.m. Secrets to a Successful Boutique
Presented by Jackie Wilkin, Chelsea Lesniewski, Liz Swanson, and Kera Sechrest
• Monday, March 16, at 6:00 p.m. Why It’s Windier Here than in Southern Illinois
Trent Ford, Illinois State Climatologist
• Tuesday, April 28, at 6:00 p.m. Mural Painting – Art for the Public
Eve Van Kampen, Mural Artist
• Tuesday, May 12, at 6:00 p.m. This Land is Your Land: The Folksongs of Woody Guthrie, 1912-1967
Bucky Halker, Illinois Humanities Road Scholar
• Monday, June 22, at 6:00 p.m. Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad™
Connie Martin, Illinois Humanities Road Scholar
• Thursday, July 16, at 6:00 p.m. 250th Anniversary – Patriotic Songs
Clinton Municipal Band
• Thursday, August 6, at 6:00 p.m. Clinton County Early Aviation History
John Rowland and Greg Obren, Clinton Historians
• Monday, September 14, at 6:00 p.m. The Iowa Investigator
J. T. Vonderhaar, TikTok and Instagram Content Creator
• Monday, October 19, at 6:00 p.m. Roots and Branches: Researching Your Ancestors
Michael Swanson, Archivist and Genealogist
• Monday, November 9, at 6:00 p.m. Photography as a Way of Life
Steve Sullivan, Photographer, Erie, IL
• Friday, December 5, at 5:00 p.m. Fulton Christmas Walk – Specific Events TBD.