Marc Adami submitted the press release.
The Whiteside Forum will host guest speaker and historical object expert Ralph Kennedy, from Mount Carroll, IL, on Sunday, February 26, 2023, at the City of Morrison, IL, Community Room in the Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, starting at 2:00 p.m. All Forum events are free and open to the public.
Kennedy owns Kennedy Furniture Conservation. He will describe the distinction and philosophical differences of Preservation, Conservation, and Restoration of cultural and historical properties, with some personal case study examples.
These case study examples will include a Chest of Drawers from the room where President Lincoln died; an elegant settee destroyed in a storage building; a 1920s Woods Brothers threshing machine.
As time permits, we might also look at one of his current challenges from circa 1890s Rock Falls, IL. Some past projects might include a 1913 Harley Davidson; a unique cane seat chair; a 1920s art deco, oak, tall-case clock made by a local farmer; an 1826 fall-front desk from Zoar, OH.
Kennedy has worked with hundreds of private clients, 60 museums, and several large corporations. He will have a slide show and some hands-on items to share during his presentation. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation.
The Whiteside Forum 2022-2023 season continues:
Sunday, March 26
Panel Discussion: Kevin Larsen, Agriculture Professor, Sauk Valley Community College; Rachel Eissens, USDA Morrison–“Farm Life, Feeding the World, and Future Farmers.” (Potential panelists: Dr. Michael Selover, SVCC Ag. Instructor; Mr. Lawfer, dairy farmer who milks with robotic milkers; Don Temple, local Farm Bureau Board President.)
Sunday, April 30
Paul R. Edleman, PhD, Professor Political Science and Communication, Sauk Valley Community College–“Democratic Values and the Political Process: Elections, Redistricting, and Gerrymandering.”
The Whiteside Forum, established in 1985, is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit community group, which sponsors presentations and discussions of issues of importance and interest to the public. Issues chosen for conferences have an international dimension as well as local interest and importance. The organization is supported entirely by individual, special, and business contributions. All events are free and open to the public.