“Then” and “Now”: two words that are often used together. From slate and chalk in the 1800s to smart phones and AI today, “then and now” in education has amazing contrasts. Technology has enhanced education, but has it changed the fundamentals?

Join North Grove School Association board member Merla Hammack at Ellwood House Museum for a free lecture: “Off to School: Then and Now.” The Association preserves and maintains the history of Sycamore’s North Grove School, in operation in DeKalb County from 1878 until 1952.

The Brown Bag lunch series is held on the first Thursday of the month. To register or for more information, visit dekalbcountyhistory.org or call 815-895-5762. This program is generously sponsored by the Mary E. Stevens Concert and Lecture Fund.