Tuesdays at Ten | The Inman Then and Now

Join us at the library for coffee, socializing, and learning something new.

Join us on a journey through the history of the Inman, a historic building in downtown Champaign. We will discuss it's many decades of use, repairs, updated plans after the recent 2025 renovation, and intended uses for the coming decades.

Collin Carlier CEO of Royce and Brinkmeyer Apartments. Royce and Brinkmeyer developed a reputation for maintenance and service of existing buildings. Collin has fostered a love of historic renovation both for passion projects of his own and at Royce and Brinkmeyer. Collin will be joined by TJ Blakeman, who is the president of the board of the Champaign County History Museum and also works for the City of Champaign. 

Tuesdays at Ten | Fall 2025

• Sept 2, Part 1: Background: the land, the people, origin of the trail
• Sept 9, Part 2: On the Trail: Westport to Ash Creek
• Sept 16, Part 3: On the Trail: the mountain route 
• Sept 23, Part 4: On the Trail: the Cimarron Cutoff
• Sept 30, Part 5: The Violent Trail: Comanche, Texans, and the Mexican War

• Oct 7, Part 6: Trails End: Santa Fe and New Mexico
• Oct 14, Preserving memories and digitizing media
• Oct 21, What is Science | How it works, who does it, and why we need it.
• Oct 28, Units of Thought, Agents of Mind: Resource Models of Human Cognition

• Nov 4, Civil War in New Mexico | 1862: Valverde
• Nov 11, Civil War in New Mexico | 1862 Glorieta Pass
• Nov 18, The Inman 

Adults | Social, Presentation, Discussion

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