Event

Together We Cannot Fail: Overcoming the Great Depression

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elmhursthistory.org

Location: Elmhurst History Museum, Elmhurst, IL 60126
Start Date/Time: January 15, 2021 - various times
End Date/Time: May 02, 2021

PLEASE NOTE: As of November 20, 2020, the Elmhurst History Museum is closed until further notice due to State of Illinois COVID-19 mitigation efforts.

January 15–May 2

Exhibit

At the conclusion of his first radio address to the nation in March 1933, newly installed President Franklin Delano Roosevelt told Americans: “Together we cannot fail.” How did Chicago area suburbs like Elmhurst and other towns meet the Depression’s challenges that loomed like a dark cloud amid the worst economic crisis in U.S. history? Find out how local communities pulled together to support one another while the economy mended and the country regained its footing. Reserve your one-hour time slot online. Free.

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