# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Gunmakers of Illinois: A History of Craftsmanship and Community (Granville Branch)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Step into Illinois’s rich firearms-making past with local historian Curt Johnson in this educational presentation exploring the skilled gunmakers who produced long rifles throughout the Illinois Valley during the mid- to late-1800s. The program features original rifles crafted by local makers from communities including Magnolia, Hennepin, Henry, Peru, LaSalle, Princeton, and Ottawa, bringing regional craftsmanship and history vividly to life.

Featured makers include Henry Tope, who worked in Magnolia from 1844 to 1848 before relocating to Peru, where he died during the 1849 cholera epidemic, and Morris Wood of Hennepin, whose rifles date to the late 1860s. The presentation also highlights the work of many other craftsmen from Putnam, Marshall, Bureau, and LaSalle Counties, regions that collectively supported dozens of independent gunmakers, with LaSalle County alone home to nearly sixty.

This program includes the display of antique firearms as part of a historical and educational exploration of craftsmanship and local history. It is not a gun show. The program is free and open to the public.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/granville/gunmakers-of-illinois-a-history-of-craftsmanship-and-community-granville-branch/200029649408851
- **Event Categories**: gun-shows
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Granville
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 214 S McCoy St, Granville, IL 61326-9332, United States
- **lat**: 41.26148
- **long**: -89.22843
- **full address**: 214 S McCoy St, Granville, IL 61326-9332, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Gunmakers of Illinois: A History of Craftsmanship and Community (Granville Branch) being held?
  - **A:** Gunmakers of Illinois: A History of Craftsmanship and Community (Granville Branch) takes place on Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm at 214 S McCoy St, Granville, IL 61326-9332, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Gunmakers of Illinois: A History of Craftsmanship and Community (Granville Branch)?
  - **A:** Gunmakers of Illinois: A History of Craftsmanship and Community (Granville Branch) is organized by Putnam County Public Library District.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Gunmakers of Illinois: A History of Craftsmanship and Community (Granville Branch) is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Granville, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Gunmakers of Illinois: A History of Craftsmanship and Community (Granville Branch) sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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