SPEAKERS PROGRAM 2020 

2020:
• Jan. 13, 7 p.m.—Jeremy Boshears, “Covered Bridges of Monroe and Lawrence Counties.” 
• Feb. 10, 7 p.m.—Lizzie Brennan Browning, Adjunct Assistant Professor of History, Midwestern/Indiana Community History Fellow, Environmental Resilience Institute, Indiana University, “Lawrence County’s Environmental History.”
• March 9, 7 p.m.—Christine Friesel, Community Librarian, Monroe County Public Library, “What About Hannah?” Hannah McCaw was a Bedford native who moved to Bloomington and was reputedly active in the Underground Railroad. She was grandmother to prominent African-American lawyer, Willis O. Tyler. "What About Hannah?" introduces Hannah Breckenridge, native of Bedford and stepdaughter of Dive Williams, Bedford's most famous man of color. 

Sadly, speakers for the rest of the year were cancelled due to safety measures to keep everyone safe during the COVID 19 pandemic.