The Burnham Plan Centennial - Bold Plans, Big Dreams

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ALL CALENDAR ITEMS ARE FROM 2009. PLEASE CHECK WITH PROGRAM PARTNERS FOR CURRENT COSTS AND DATES.

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871: A Presentation and Tour of the Aurora Regional Fire Museum

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871: A Presentation and Tour of the Aurora Regional Fire Museum

Did the cow do it? What was so "great" about the Chicago Fire? Did you know that Aurora sent firefighters to battle the big blaze? Join us for a lively discussion/multimedia presentation on the history of the Great Chicago Fire. Following the program, visitors have an opportunity to see real artifacts that survived the Great Chicago Fire and tour the Aurora Regional Fire Museum's interactive exhibit "Getting There, Getting Water, Getting Rescued."
 

Program Partners

Fox Valley Reads

Fox Valley Reads is a partnership between three libraries in the Fox Valley corridor in Northern Illinois. The Aurora Public Library, the Oswego Public Library District and the Messenger Public Library of North Aurora are working cooperatively to plan and ...[MORE]

Aurora Public Library

The Aurora Public Library is pleased host the Make Big Plans: Burnham's Vision of an American Metropolis exhibit, through December 30. For more information about the exhibit—curated by the Newberry Library—and the list of more than 60 venues throughout the ...[MORE]


This program was offered on these dates:
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:00pm

Fox Valley Reads

Cost: $5 adults; $3 children

Website: http://www.auroraregionalfiremuseum.org/

Location:
Aurora Regional Fire Museum
53 N. Broadway
at New York Street
Aurora, IL 60505
630-892-1572
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