Batavia Park District

Spring Depot Museum Exhibit
2026-03-01 - 2026-08-09 | Batavia Depot Museum
To Secure These Rights…
Batavia Depot Museum 2026 Spring Exhibit
March 1 – Aug. 9
In 1776, the Declaration of Independence established equality and the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as the standard for a free people and the highest American ideals. To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration, the Batavia Depot Museum’s spring exhibit examines Batavians who have bravely stepped up to defend the rights of not only themselves but their neighbors. Many expressions of this goal are explored from military service, to the fight for universal suffrage, to advocacy for the rights of all people.

The “Fly Girls” of WW2, The WASPS
2026-03-26 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Callahan Community Center, 150 Houston St., Batavia, IL, 60510, United States
Over 1,100 women served their country during World War II as members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, WASP, flying every military aircraft flown by the American Forces from the PT-17
Stearman to the P51 Mustang and B-17 Flying Fortress. Air ferry missions, target practice for artillery crews and aircraft maintenance shakedown flights are just a few of the types of missions flown by these American Heroines.
Rebecca Sutera Tulloch, a certified FAA pilot, will tell the story of the WASP as only a pilot can.
All ages
Ticketed event $12 per person
3/26 at 7 p.m.
Callahan Community Center Sky Loft
