Dwight, Illinois: Where Big League Talent Met Small Town America

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With the baseball season in full swing, enjoy an evening with bill Pearch, a Society for American Baseball Research member and Dwight High School graduate, as he discusses Dwight, Illinois' unique connection to our national pastime. His presentation will highlight our community's earliest references to baseball, how Col. Frank L. Smith's namesake team aided his political aspirations, and several of the major-league and independent teams that barnstormed through town in the early 20th century.

You may also like the following events from Prairie Creek Public Library District:

• This Tuesday, 10th June, 11:00 pm, Rock Painting - Sponsored by #DWCrocks in Dwight
• This Wednesday, 11th June, 06:00 pm, White Elephant BINGO - Summer Edition in Dwight
• This Thursday, 12th June, 06:00 pm, Gertrude Stein presented by Robert de Oliveira in Dwight