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Illinois Valley Archaeological Society Lecture: Ogden Family Reflections
- Location: ISM Dickson Mounds Museum, Lewistown
- Date: Wednesday, April 01, 2015, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Marion Ogden, former Fulton County resident, will be sharing his recollections of the Ogden mound at the Wednesday, April 1, 2015 meeting of the Illinois Valley Archaeological Society. The presentation begins at 7:00 p.m. at Dickson Mounds Museum. This lecture is free and the public is invited to attend the lecture and the refreshments following.
Mr. Ogden was a teenager in the 1930s when the Ogden Mound, Dickson Mounds, and Tampico Mounds (in Fulton County) were open and vying for visitors. He will talk of those times and the archaeology of the Ogden mound group. Mr. Ogden will also have objects for “show and tell”
The Illinois State Museum—Dickson Mounds is located between Lewistown and Havana off Illinois Routes 78 and 97. The museum is open free to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day. Tours and special programs are available for groups with reservations. For more information call 309.547.3721 or TTY 217.782.9175 or visit the museum's web site at www.ExperienceDicksonMounds.com. Also check out weekly updates on Facebook at “Illinois State Museum – Dickson Mounds”.
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