Living History Encounter: Survival Food

Schedule

Sun Mar 08 2026 at 12:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Isle a la Cache Museum/Preserve | Romeoville, IL

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Experience history live! By the time March (of 1750) rolls around, food pickings are slim. Learn how food was prepared and preserved to get through 19th-century winters and explore basic cooking techniques and tools utilized by people in Illinois Country. During Living History Encounters, you may find cooks, seamstresses, voyageurs, soldiers or craftsmen sharing their talents in the Trader’s Cabin.
Fee: Free!
Age: All ages.
No registration required.
Isle a la Cache Museum is an accessible facility. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service to participate in this program should submit a request online (https://www.reconnectwithnature.org/americans-with-disabilities-act-information/request-accommodation-inclusion-service/) no later than 48 hours before the program.
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