History was repeated in Danville Sunday with a re-enactment of President Harry S Truman’s 1948 whistle stop visit….
Illinois Humanities and the Vermilion County Museum Society partnered with several local groups and the City of Danville to stage Sunday’s event. Andrew Peters of the DLO Musical Theatre portrayed Truman….
[Those in this photo were all there 70 years ago as President Truman spoke in Danville. You can enlarge the photo by clicking on it.]
Some of those in the crowd on the east side of Danville’s downtown area recalled that they were there during President Truman’s real visit.
One of them is Ron McDaniel who was in the second grade at the time…
[From left to right – Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer…Andrew Peters, who portrayed President Truman…Nancy Henderson, who was Mrs. Truman at Sunday’s event…and State Senator Scott Bennett.]
DeLores Hollowell of rural Covington was attending Perrysville High School at the time….
Illinois Humanities is reenacting four events in Illinois political history this year as part of the Illinois Bicentennial Celebration, and Danville’s event was one of those.
