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The history and restoration of Clayville Historic Site will be discussed by Josh Pryer. He will share the remarkable story of Clayville--from its early frontier and stagecoach years through periods of restoration, uncertainty and renewal. Their work represents the very heart of grassroots historic preservation, not just saving buildings, but preserving the stories, character and sense of place that connect one generation to another. Sponsored by the Sangamon County Historical Society.

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum invites you to spend an evening with a leader in underwater archaeology, who has documented some of the most significant shipwrecks from the Transatlantic Era of African Enslavement -- including the Guerrero in southern Florida and the Clotilda in the Mobile River in Alabama -- and has been featured by National Geographic in the award-winning documentary DESCENDANT.

Join us on Thursday, September 17, as Kamau Sadiki shares how the compelling combination of underwater archaeology, history, and storytelling can deepen our understanding of the past and inspire the future.

This program is free to attend but advance registration is required. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Program begins at 6:30 p.m. in the ALPLM Union Theater.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Kamau Sadiki is a Board member and Lead Instructor with Diving With A Purpose (DWP), an organization committed to documenting shipwrecks involved in the Transatlantic Era of African Enslavement (TEAE) through underwater archaeology. He is the DWP representative on the Slave Wrecks Project International Leadership Team. Kamau has worked on five TEAE shipwrecks including the Guerrero in southern Florida and the Clotilda in the Mobile River in Alabama, the last ship to bring captured Africans into the USA. He is featured in the documentary film “DESCENDANT” that tells the story of the Clotilda descendant community of Africatown, AL. Kamau has conducted numerous lectures and presentations on TEAE shipwrecks, memory and resistance. He is a chapter co-author in Citizen Scientist in Maritime Archaeology: The Power of Public Engagement, University Press of Florida (2023) and published an article in DAN Alert Diver magazine (Q3 2022). Kamau is dedicated to de-colonizing the historical narrative of underwater archaeology, with emphasis on interpreting the spiritual dimensions of interrogating TEAE artifacts.

The two day fall festival includes kids games, chores, kids stage, live music, hearty red barn home cooked breakfast & lunch, hand made pie, vendors, tractor parade, old time demonstrations, blacksmith shop, sawmill, print shot, 10th Illinois Voluntary Cavalry band performance @ 11 am on Saturday, tours of the Historic J. C. Anderson home museum,(adults $5) and more-- all in a country type shady setting, free parking & admission.

The two day fall festival includes kids games, chores, kids stage, live music, hearty red barn home cooked breakfast & lunch, hand made pie, vendors, tractor parade, old time demonstrations, blacksmith shop, sawmill, print shot, 10th Illinois Voluntary Cavalry band performance @ 11 am on Saturday, tours of the Historic J. C. Anderson home museum,(adults $5) and more-- all in a country type shady setting, free parking & admission.

Take a look back into the history and heritage of Sangamon County. History comes alive with actors dressed in period costumes telling the personal stories of seven individuals who are representative of everyday life in the 1800s and 1900s. Maps will be provided for the 1/2 mile walking tour. Allow two hours for the tour. The last tour starts at 3 p.m. Sponsored by the Sangamon County Historical Society in cooperation with Oak Ridge Cemetery. Sponsored by the Sangamon County Historical Society in cooperation with Oak Ridge Cemetery.