Bootleggers, Badmen & Bathtub Gin
Apr 12, 2023
Kathy O'Hara, President, Lake Bluff History Museum
Bootleggers, Badmen & Bathtub Gin
Kathy O'Hara will tell us about "Bootleggers, Badmen & Bathtub Gin" a story of the 13 lawless years of Prohibition in the Village of Lake Bluff, which ironically, was the birthplace of the 18th amendment movement.
Kathy is the Co-Founder, Historian and current President of the Lake Bluff History Museum. She has worn many hats in our communities including:
- Teacher: Lake Bluff Junior High 1969-1988
- Principal, Lake Bluff Middle School 1988-2005
- Coordinator, Student Service Lake Forest High School 2005-2017
- Trustee, Village of Lake Bluff 2007-2013
- President, Village of Lake Bluff 2013-2021
She is also the author or co-author of three books about Lake Bluff History.
Host: Sunny Lu