- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will open on March 14, 2026 @ 9:00am.
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Israel Blackburn, born into slavery in 1818 in Kentucky, moved to Downers Grove after serving with the Union forces in the Civil War. Explore his unique life through original documents and learn how he became one of the founding signers of the Incorporation Papers of Downers Grove.