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Primary working groups will respectively focus on efforts to Educate, Celebrate, and Commemorate our history.
Educate through historical presentations and programs, throughout the County, specifically in Adams County schools, and through other events featuring key people, places and events of the past 200 years.
Educate200@adamscountyil.gov
Celebrate with events and gatherings where residents and visitors can come together to honor achievements and celebrate our shared history and promising future.
Celebrate200@adamscountyil.gov
Commemorate the significance of Adams County’s Bicentennial, with legacy projects memorializing two centuries worth of contributions and achievements.
Commemorate200@adamscountyil.gov
If you are interested in being part of a working group to help prepare for 2025, please fill out the form below.
Members and Meetings
COMMISSION MEETING DATES and TIMES:
Day | Date | Year | Time | Agenda | Minutes |
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Wednesday | August 10 | 2022 | 7:00 pm | Agenda | Minutes |
Wednesday | September 21 | 2022 | 7:00 pm | Agenda | Minutes |
Wednesday | November 16 | 2022 | 7:00 pm | Agenda (Canceled) | Minutes (Canceled) |
Tuesday | March 21 | 2023 | 6:00 pm | Agenda | Minutes |
Wednesday | June 21 | 2023 | 6:00 pm | Agenda | Minutes |
Wednesday | September 20 | 2023 | 6:00 pm | Agenda | Minutes |
Wednesday | December 13 | 2023 | 6:00 pm | Agenda | Minutes |
Wednesday | February 21 | 2024 | 6:00 pm | Agenda | Minutes |
Wednesday | April 24 | 2024 | 6:00 pm | Agenda | Minutes |
Wednesday | June 26 | 2024 | 6:00 pm | Agenda | Minutes |
Wednesday | August 21 | 2024 | 6:00 pm | Agenda | Minutes |
Click here to view the complete Commission and Committee Schedule
Bicentennial Commission Executive Team
Chuck Scholz (Chairperson), Pam Shaffer (Vice-Chairperson), F. Bryden Cory (Treasurer), Joi Cuartero Austin (Secretary), Gary Farha, Ryan Niekamp, Mandar Dighe