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Celebrate the 175th Anniversary of the Birth of Robert Kennicott

A temporary exhibition teaches visitors about the life of the Glenview native, Smithsonian scholar and Chicago Academy of Sciences founder whose exploration of Russian America led to the purchase of Alaska.

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