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The Historical Society has partnered with Jim Toth of Node Films to premiere his new documentary titled Change: A Warming Warning which tells the fascinating life story of one of Argonne National Laboratory’s renowned scientists, Dr. Dieter M. Gruen. This compelling film follows the life of this 102-year-old Downers Grove resident, including his escape from Nazi Germany as a teenager, to being recruited to the WWII Manhattan Project and how he ended up working at Argonne and settling in Downers Grove. This documentary culminates with his groundbreaking contributions to the next generation of solar power.
See the documentary, The 1846 Blodgett House, by Jim Toth of Node Films. Jim produced the film with the help of the Downers Grove Museum and the Downers Grove Historical Society.
It features early residents and abolitionists Israel and Avis Blodgett, their home, and the role they played in helping escaped slaves reach freedom through Underground Railroad. Their home, built in 1846, is now part of the Downers Grove Museum and a registered member of the National Parks Service’s Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
