Glen Ellyn Historical Society Presents Cordelia Harvey "Angel in a Grey Bonnet"

Date and Time

Saturday Jun 29, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

Location

Glen Ellyn Historical Society
800 N. Main Street
Glen Ellyn, IL

Fees/Admission

$10 Adults, $8 Members, $5 Students

Website

https://gehs.org/

Contact Information

630-469-1867

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Description

Cordelia Perrine Harvey came to Wisconsin as a young girl.   Trained as a school mistress, she would meet and marry Louis Harvey, who would rise to the governorship of Wisconsin.  Cordelia's life unraveled when she was widowed after less than three month's in the Governor's mansion.    Her husband tragic drowning left Cordelia rudderless and without a purpose.   She would set aside her grief to become the healing angel of a nation wracked by the civil war.  Her meetings with President Lincoln would culminate in the building of three hospitals in Wisconsin, the basis of the VA system today.  Join us as historian Jessica Michna portrays Cordelia Harvey. 

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