The Lady Elgin Disaster and It’s Role in Wisconsin’s Civil War Politics
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United StatesSaturday, April 13 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm | Speaker: Brendon Baillod The Lady Elgin is infamous as one of the worst disasters in the history of the Great Lakes. The sidewheel steamship was lost in a collision off Winnetka, Illinois, taking over 300 lives and decimating Milwaukee’s Irish community. Join maritime historian Brendon Baillod as […]