July 2020 events
Tuesday
July 21
1 - 2 p.m. CDT (6 - 7 p.m. GMT)
Ask The Expert
Video conference regarding the Eastland Disaster genealogical records, with Ted Wachholz. Details
7 - 8 p.m. CDT (12 - 1 a.m. GMT)
Ask The Expert
Video conference regarding the Eastland Disaster genealogical records, with Ted Wachholz. Details
Friday
July 24
12 - 12:30 p.m. CDT (5 - 5:30 p.m. GMT)
Public Ceremony
The riverwalk ceremony is open to the public and will be held at the site of the Eastland Disaster (along the Chicago Riverwalk just west of the Clark Street bridge). Details
9 - 10 p.m. CDT
Chicago PBS WTTW Channel-11 broadcast of documentary
Eastland: The Shipwreck That Shook America will be broadcast in the Greater Chicago area.
Saturday
July 25
10 - 10:30 a.m. CDT
Public Ceremony
The dockside ceremony is open to the public and will be held at the site where the Eastland was to have docked upon arrival for the picnic. Details
Sunday
July 26
6 - 7 p.m. CDT
Peoria, Illinois PBS WTVP Channel-47 broadcast of documentary
Eastland: The Shipwreck That Shook America will be broadcast in the Greater Chicago area.