De Immigrant Volunteer Millers have sponsored monthly programs at the Windmill Cultural Center for the last five years, with attendance increasing each year. The millers will continue monthly programs in 2015 with an array of educational, historical, cultural, and musical opportunities. Programs have been organized by the Volunteer Millers with a grant from the D. S. Flikkema Foundation.
All programs are free and open to the public. The Windmill Cultural Center is located in downtown Fulton, IL, at 111 10th Avenue, across the street from de Immigrant windmill. The facility is accessible to people with disabilities.
Refreshments will be served following each event. The public is encouraged to visit the Windmill Area Facebook page for more information, cancellations, and changes to the programs.
For questions, call 815-589-3925.
The following programs are scheduled for 2015.
Tuesday, January 13, at 6:00 p.m.: Cello Music: Classical and Modern, Alex Mussmann
Tuesday, February 17, at 6:00 p.m.: Geology Goes to Hollywood, Part 2, Richard Harwood, Black Hawk College
Tuesday, March 17, at 6:00 p.m.: Spencer Tracy and His Freeport Roots, Edward Finch, Freeport Historical Society
Tuesday, April 7, at 6:00 p.m.: The Star-Spangled Banner and the Struggle that Forged Two Nations, Lee Murdock, Illinois Humanities Council
Sunday, April 19, at 2:00 p.m.: 150th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination, Ron Koehn, Fulton High School Teacher, Retired
Monday, June 22, at 6:00 p.m.: The Underground Railroad in Northwestern Illinois, Owen Muelder, Underground Railroad Freedom Center at Knox College
Tuesday, July 7, at 6:00 p.m.: Folk Music and Folk Musicians of Central Illinois, Chris Vallillo, Illinois Arts Council
Monday, August 10, at 6:00 p.m.: He Gave the World the Steel Plow: The John Deere Story, Rich Morthland, Black Hawk College
Tuesday, September 29, at 6:00 p.m.: Illinois’ Creoles, FrenchCanadians, & Louisiana Cajuns (and Their Fiddling), Dennis Stroughmatt, Illinois Humanities Council
Tuesday, October 6, at 6:00 p.m.: An American in India, Melissa Hebert-Johnson, Black Hawk College
Tuesday, November 3, at 6:00 p.m.: “An American Small Town” (movie–98 minutes run time), Stuart Meyer, Director
Friday, December 4, at 5:00 p.m.: Fulton Christmas Walk, activities to be determined.