History Department Public Events

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

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  • 4:30 - 5:30 pm
  • Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL

  Farm Aid Talk-Global Harvest: Mapping the Histories of Illinois Farms by Professor Kristin Hoganson

  Drawing on her recent book, The Heartland (an NPR best book of the year), Hoganson challenges perceptions of the rural Midwest as quintessentially local prior to World War I. Her starting point is Champaign County, but the stories she has uncovered are surprisingly global in scope.

  • Lecture

Thursday, October 9, 2025

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  • 6:00 pm
  • Hundley Central Core Gallery, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL

  Farm Aid Karaoke

  So, you think you can sing? Now’s your chance to get behind the mic. Sign up on arrival to sing songs performed during and inspired by Farm Aid concerts. JJ from Nowhere Karaoke is hosting this fun-filled evening. Admission is free and all are welcome.

  • Social/Informal Event