Diana Dretske will present on her recently published book The Bonds of War, a collective biography of five Lake County immigrants who served during the Civil War.
Diana Dretske, Curator and Lake County historian for the Bess Bower Dunn Museum, will present on her recently published book The Bonds of War, a collective biography of five immigrants from Britain and Ireland, who served with the 96th Illinois Infantry during the American Civil War. The presentation will include her work to identify a photo portrait of these men in the collections of the Bess Bower Dunn Museum, which led her to research their lives in Lake County, and explore the significance of their voluntary military service and desire to be recognized as American citizens. A Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society program.