Beloit College History Department

𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 continues this 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏: 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐩 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭 - Special Guests: Frank Crivello and Tom Polaski

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞. 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝟖:𝟎𝟎 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝟕𝟑𝟏 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭. 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟕𝟎𝟎 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭.

Background: Following the PBS Wisconsin; Hometown Series episode about Beloit, we are excited to announce a new series of insightful small group discussions entitled “𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨: 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙐𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙞𝙩”. This series explores the rich and diverse cultural history of Beloit through the personal life experiences of its residents beginning with three ethnic groups: African, Irish and Italian Americans. If you wish to help organize a talk related to a specific group, please contact BHS.

Using an interview format, special guests will share nostalgic memories of what growing up in Beloit was like in their particular ethnic group. Audience members will be encouraged to ask questions and to share their own experiences as we celebrate our unique ways of growing up in Beloit. Whether you are a longtime resident or new to the community, these conversations will offer valuable insights into the rich tapestry of Beloit’s History.

For more information, please contact Donna Langford at 608 365-7835, or [email protected].