The Fulton Historical Society is delighted to host Sean Sandrock, on Sunday, March 19, 2023. His program will begin at 2:00 p.m., at the Fulton, IL, (Martin House) Museum located at 707 10th Avenue.
Sean Sandrock, a Tampico, IL, resident, will be the featured speaker. His topic is, “Ensuring the Ronald Reagan Legacy.” President Ronald Reagan– our 40th U. S. President–was born in Whiteside County in 1911 in Tampico. His Birthplace Home Museum is a repository of historic and extensive memorabilia.
Sandrock grew up in the village of Tampico, a few doors away from Reagan’s Birthplace and Museum. He is currently a Junior at Eureka College; Reagan’s alma mater. His majors are History and Political Science; Pre-Law; Music; Vocal Performance.
He was awarded the Ronald Reagan Fellow Scholarship, founded by the President. Sandrock currently works as the Lead Intern of the Ronald Reagan Society, under the College’s Vice President of Advancement of the Reagan Legacy.
Our speaker began giving tours of the Tampico Birthplace Museum when he was 16 years old. Upon graduation, Sean’s future aspiration is to continue sharing, documenting, presenting, preserving, and protecting President Reagan’s legacy.
Ronald Reagan’s parents, Nellie Wilson and John (Jack) Reagan, were both born in Fulton in July, 1883. They grew up there and married in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Rectory in 1904. Their original wedding photo is on display in the Reagan Room of the Fulton Museum. Visitors are encouraged to tour the room on the program date. The couple met when they both worked in the J. W. Broadhead Store on 4th Street and 10th Avenue. They moved from Fulton to Tampico after their marriage, where both sons, Neil and Ronald, were born.
The north entrance of the Museum is easily accessible. Refreshments will be served, including jelly beans–the President’s favorite candy!