HOW CORN DEVELOPED THE MID WEST
Learn “How Corn Changed Itself and then Changed Everything Else”. Author Cynthia Clampitt, an Illinois
Humanities Road Scholar speaker, will demonstrate this concept through the history of common
agricultural crops and foods. She weaves the stories of early America toward the development of the
Mid West we know today. Trace how corn evolved from a weedy grass to the cash crop of the modern
world.
Volunteer Millers of de Immigrant Windmill will host this presentation at 6:00pm Tuesday, July 22 at the
Windmill Cultural Center located at 111- 10 th Avenue Fulton. The facility is fully accessible to persons
with disabilities. Light refreshments will be served following the program. This event is free and open to
the public. If you have questions or concerns, please contact 563-2496115.
