Bryan J. Ogg

History is in Bryan Ogg's blood. For more than a decade, he served as curator of research at Naper Settlement, a living history museum in Naperville, Illinois. Prior to beginning his career in Naperville, Bryan taught history courses at Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Illinois, and was a member of the staff at the Peoria Historical Society. Other published works of Bryan include Peoria Spirits: The Story of Peoria's Brewing and Distilling History; Wish You Were Here: Peoria Edition;...See more

History is in Bryan Ogg's blood. For more than a decade, he served as curator of research at Naper Settlement, a living history museum in Naperville, Illinois. Prior to beginning his career in Naperville, Bryan taught history courses at Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Illinois, and was a member of the staff at the Peoria Historical Society. Other published works of Bryan include Peoria Spirits: The Story of Peoria's Brewing and Distilling History; Wish You Were Here: Peoria Edition; and several editions of a monthly column entitled The Curious Curator for the Positively Naperville newspaper. He is a frequent guest lecturer at local schools and colleges, service groups, clubs and organizations. See less