Speaking Schedule


Here are my upcoming speaking engagements.

Only engagements that are open to the public are listed. However, know that I also give presentations at private clubs, membership organizations, conferences, and other venues that limit attendance. (As a result, not being listed below is not a guarantee that a date is available.) Times given are in Central Zone.

Because of continued health concerns, some destinations continue to be online or hybrid live/online--so online will continue to be an option any time that benefits a venue.


January 23, 2025

6:00 pm

Rule of Rum

Putnam County Public Library

ZOOM

February 10, 2025

7:00 pm

How Corn Changed Everything

Libertyville Garden Club

Libertyville, IL

March 4, 2025

11:30 am

Wild Boar to Baconfest

Questers of Barrington

TBA

April 22, 2025

6:00 pm

Wild Boar to Baconfest

Princeton Public Library

Princeton, IL

May 17, 2025

6:00 pm

How Corn Changed Everything

Lied Public Library

Clarinda, IA

May 29, 2025

1:00 pm

Rule of Rum

Harper College LLI

Zoom

June 2, 2025

1:00 pm

Destination: Heartland History

Harper College LLI

Zoom

June 28, 2025

9:30 am

Wild Boar to Baconfest

Barbara Belding Lodge, Brewster Creek Forest Preserve

St. Charles, IL

July 22, 2025

6:00 pm

How Corn Changed Everything

Windmill Cultural Center

Fulton, IL

July 29, 2025

1:00 pm

Waltzing Australia

Harper College LLI

Zoom

September 4, 2025

7:00 pm

Destination Heartland History

Riverside Public Library

Riverside, IL

September 6, 2025

1:00 pm

How Corn Changed Everything

Nature at the Confluence

South Beloit, IL

September 24, 2025

7:00 pm

How Corn Changed Everything

PawPaw Library

PawPaw, IL



Please come back, as dates and venues keep being added.