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Sweet Greeks: Immigration to the Midwest

Dates: November 16, 2022

Meets: W from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Location: Charleston Carnegie Public Library - Rotary Room

Cost: $0.00

Sorry, we are no longer accepting registrations for this course. Please contact our office to find out if it will be rescheduled, or if alternative classes are available.

Ann Flesor Beck's family embodied the Midwest émigré experience of chain migration, immigrant networking, resistance and outright threats by local townspeople, food-related entrepreneurship, and tensions over whether later generations would take over the business. Sweet Greeks, her book, tells the story of Ann's grandfather, Gus Flesor, and his life as an immigrant in a small town within the larger history of Greek migration. Her personal account re-creates the atmosphere of her grandfather's candy kitchen with its aromas of chocolate, popcorn, and the activity of family members. Ann is a third-generation Greek confectioner and independent scholar. Free and open to the public.

Notes:

register by 11/15/2022
Fee: $0.00

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Charleston Carnegie Public Library - Rotary Room

Rotary Room
6th Street & Van Buren Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920

From the westward-facing entrance, the Rotary Room is the first door on the left as you enter the library.

Ann Beck


Academy of Lifelong Learning