When Sitting Bull Came to Dinner...An Immigrant Homesteader's Experience
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About this event
Sharon Hudgins, an award-winning food historian and cookbook author, delves
into her family history and uncovers the documented life of the Dells on the
last frontier in the 1800s.
In the late 1800s the Dell family made a life herding cattle on the sweeping grassy
plains in the Dakota Territory. Young Elizabeth (Halweg) Dell had a knack for
cooking and baking. She and her husband sometimes hosted members of the
Lakota tribe (which included famed Sitting Bull) for dinner. Her guests loved her
desserts so much that they often insisted on eating them before the main dish.
After the program, there will be a tour of the Trickster Cultural Center highlighting the Field Museum Native American artifacts.
In-person or via Zoom
Organizer Culinary Historians of Northern Illinois
Organizer of When Sitting Bull Came to Dinner...An Immigrant Homesteader's Experience
The Culinary Historians of Northern Illinois seek to understand social and cultural history through the study and celebration of food and drink. Using the mission as the guiding focus, the Culinary Historians of Northern Illinois host events, workshops, and educational seminars during each year. A founding goal is the Cookery Manuscript Project whose intent is to capture, record, maintain and study the culinary history of the region through historical family recipes and culinary manuscripts. Our aim is to partner with local community groups and organizations throughout Northern Illinois. We invite food enthusiasts, academics, historians, culinary professionals and all interested to join and participate in our activities.
Culinary.historians.ni@gmail.com,
www.culinaryhistoriansofnorthernillinois.com