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Historical Society announces lecture dates - Urbana Daily Citizen


Historical Society announces lecture dates
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Dean Wilson is shown in this vintage photo preparing for the plowing contest in 1950 after having won the competition the previous two years.
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The Champaign County Historical Society will present two educational lectures this summer about local history. The programs are free.
Nancy Patzer: A Light In The Sky
At the Urbana Aviation Museum on Sunday, July 25 at 2 p.m., Nancy Patzer will present a program on Warren Grimes, a member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
Grimes, the inventor of the familiar red, green and white navigation lights still found on the wing tips and tails of modern aircraft, made his home in Urbana, Ohio and created an internationally-known company, Grimes Manufacturing. As businessman and community leader, Grimes provided jobs for thousands of local workers and built the Grimes Field airport on the north side of town. ....

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