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The Pinkerton Detective Agency and Geneva

On Tuesday, September 11, at noon, the Geneva History Center will present a program about Sheriff Bartholomew C. Yates who was elected sheriff in 1848.  Sheriff Yates immediately hired Allan Pinkerton of Dundee as one of his deputies.   Then unknown, Pinkerton later formed the Pinkerton Detective Agency in Chicago to become on the the most famous detectives of the late 1800s.  You will have the opportunity to hear about the exciting cases of Geneva’s early sheriff and his deputy. 

This presentation marks the kickoff of the Geneva History Center's monthly Brown Bag Series which runs from September 2012 to May 2013 on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.  They will take place at the Geneva History Center, 113 South Third Street in the heart of Geneva's historic downtown.  Cost is $5 for adults, $3 for GHC members and students, Herrington Circle members are free.  Cookies and coffee are provided and participants are encouraged to bring their lunch.  For more information, contact the Geneva History Center at 630-232-4951 or visit our website at www.genevahistorycenter.org to register online.

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