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  Speaker 1: Mendota Historical Society hosting talk on the gunmakers of Illinois.
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  Written by Matthias Warner, This article is being read by
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  an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. As America
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  turns two hundred and fifty, the Mendota Historical Society is
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  providing citizens with an opportunity to learn about LaSalle County's
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  place in this country's long and decorated history of firearms manufacturing.
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  The Mendota Historical Society is welcoming Kurt Johnson, a retired
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  tool and die maker, to talk about some of the
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  gunmakers who made LaSalle County their home in the nineteenth century.
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  This is going to be a really outstanding talk about
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  a subject that I don't think many people know about.
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  Mendota Historical Society Executive Director Alex p. Revsen said, we
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  are always happy to share local stories, especially those that
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  have been overlooked in the past. Johnson has had a
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  lifelong interest in American long rifles, also known as the
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  Kentucky rifle, and especially those made in Illinois. According to
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  a press release, he is the author of a two
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  volume reference on the gunmakers of Illinois and the Upper Midwest.
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  Gunmakers of Illinois sixteen eighty three to nineteen hundreds. This
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  talk will take place at six pm on Thursday, June
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  twenty fifth in the Pioneer Room, located at nine zero
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  seven Washington Street in Mendota. Tickets for the event are
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  ten dollars. For tickets or more information, visit the Mendota
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  Historical Society website called eight one five five three nine
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  three three seven three, or email MHS Museum at yahoo
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  dot com.