Registration is required to attend “Three Frenchmen & A Goat: The DeMoulin Bros. Story” and for all Coffee Talks moving forward. To register, please call 847-391-5399 or email contact@desplaineshistory.org. Any day-of availability will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

John Goldsmith presents the story of three enterprising young men who founded a fraternal supply company in 1892 that today is one of the biggest manufacturers of marching band uniforms. It’s an entertaining tale of trick chairs, strength testers, graduation caps and gowns, and band uniforms.

This program is presented as part of the Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Bureau and is free thanks to our generous sponsors: Village Bank & Trust and Kiwanis Club of Des Plaines.