The Lansing Historical Society invites the public to our next meeting on Monday, March 28, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Community Room of the Lansing Public Library, 2750 Indiana Ave., Lansing, IL. This meeting will highlight the Whiting Historical Society’s program on the 1955 Standard Oil Refinery Explosion. It has been 60 years since this devastating fire and explosion rocked the region in August 1955. The program includes a short film and question and answer period.
Our evening will also feature Madeleine Tudor from the Field Museum and Calumet Heritage Partnership. She will present a brief program on the efforts to obtain National Heritage Corridor designation for the Calumet Region. Come and find out how important our region is to the nation as a whole with its unique history of industrialization, ecology and ethnic diversity. The Heritage Corridor can bring national recognition and tourism to our communities.
For more information please contact Barb Dust, 708-474-7497 or barbd728@aol.com.