Gardening in Containers: Tomatoes and Basil, Sunday, June 23; 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Bring your own container and gloves to the Cuneo Mansion for an hour of information and hands-on fun as we plant summer containers for the patio or other small, sunny spaces.  Regina Cady, Vernon Hills Park District Horticulturist, will share information on vegetable/herb combinations that can be grown in containers for those with small yards, or no yards at all!  Soil, tomato/basil or tomato/oregano plants will be supplied by the Park District. Containers should be between 10”-12” inches in diameter.  Limit one container per person.
Admission: Free; Register by June 16th in person at the Sullivan Community Center or online at www.vhparkdistrict.org/

JULY EVENTS

Chippewa Valley Rosies, Sunday, July 14; 2:00-3:00 p.m.
What motivated middle-class women to leave their homes and join the workforce during World War II? Join Lisa Cushing Davis in an exploration of the methods used by the government and media to recruit housewives to fill war-time rolls which had traditionally been filled by men. Although the focus is on the women of the Chippewa Valley in central Wisconsin, the economic, social and cultural impacts of World War II were felt by women across the country.
Admission: $10- non-members, $5-members; Register here

Prairie Landscape Walk, Sunday, July 28; 2:00-3:00 p.m.
In the early twentieth century Jens Jensen was one of the most sought after landscape architects in the Midwest.  His use of native plants and water features can be seen throughout Chicago’s city parks.  Samuel Insull, the founder of Commonwealth Edison, chose Jensen to design his private estate in 1914.  Please join us for an hour-long walking tour of the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens with Amanda Graue, Mansion Coordinator, and see his vision come to life.
Admission: $10 non-members, $5-members; Register here

AUGUST EVENTS

The House that ComEd Built, Sunday, August 11; 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Samuel Insull was the founder of Commonwealth Edison.  He spared no expense in creating a tremendous home decades ahead of its time.  An elevator, central vacuum system and retractable ceiling are just a few features of this house that truly make it a marvel.  Join Amanda Graue, Mansion Coordinator,  for a special tour of Samuel Insull’s home and its amazing use of technology.
Admission: $10-non-members, $5-members; Register here

Prairie Landscape Walk, Sunday, August 25, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
In the early twentieth century Jens Jensen was one of the most sought after landscape architects in the Midwest.  His use of native plants and water features can be seen throughout Chicago’s city parks.  Samuel Insull, the founder of Commonwealth Edison, chose Jensen to design his private estate in 1914.  Please join us for an hour-long walking tour of the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens with Amanda Graue, Mansion Coordinator, and see his vision come to life. 
Admission: $10-non-members, $5-members; Register here

SEPTEMBER EVENTS

Homefront to Frontline: Lake County in the Civil War, Saturday, September 7, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Drawn from letters, diaries and photographs in the Lake County Discovery Museum's collections, this presentation highlights personal stories from the Civil War of Lake Countians who fought on the frontlines and supported the cause from the homefront.
Admission: $10-non-members; $5-members

Columbian Exposition of 1893: Sunday, September 29, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
1893 marked the year that the word “Chicago” was on most everyone’s lips around the world.  The Columbian Exhibition of 1893 was the largest gathering of its kind and was responsible for introducing new foods, new technology and new cultures to Chicagoans and those who traveled to the city from all over the world.  Come visit the Cuneo Mansion for a lecture with Mansion Coordinator Amanda Graue and discuss the importance and legacy of this phenomenal event.
Admission: $10-non-members, $5-members

OCTOBER EVENTS

Indians at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893: Simon Pokagon and The Red Man's Rebuke, Sunday, October 13, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Representations of Native Americans at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 ranged from the ‘savage’ Indians of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show to those ‘civilized' by attending the famed Carlyle Indian School. This lecture by Lisa Cushing Davis discusses the presence of Michigan Potawatomi tribal leader Simon Pokagon at the Exposition's Chicago Day celebration, and the difficulty of being Native in a decidedlynon-Native ‘modern’ world.
Admission: $10-non-members, $5-members

Posthumous Portraiture, Sunday, October 27, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
In the nineteenth century, families of the middle class looked to portraiture as an important way to commemorate their family and display portraits in the home. However, portraits also served the very important purpose of remembering loved ones after they passed away. These “death” portraits had a very distinct place in the culture of nineteenth-century mourning and remembrance. Join us for a special Halloween lecture on posthumous portraiture with Mansion Coordinator Amanda Graue.
Admission: $10-non-members, $5-members