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OCTOBER
Local Legends: Adrian Smith
- Saturday, October 29 at 4 p.m.
- Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois Rd.
- SOLD OUT
NOVEMBER
Great Lakes Celebrates 100 Years: Lecture and Museum Tour
- Saturday, November 12 at 10 a.m.
- Great Lakes Naval Museum, 610 Farragut Avenue (click here for directions)
- FREE for members, $15 for non-members
- Reservations required – limited spaces available
The Magnificent Medills: Reception and Book Signing
- Tuesday, November 15 – 6 p.m. cocktails, 6:30 author presentation
- Howard Van Doren Shaw-designed home of Eleanor "Cissy" Medill Patterson; Location TBA at ticket purchase
- $90 for members, $100 for non-members (ticket price includes copy of The Magnificent Medills:
America's Royal Family of Journalism During a Century of Turbulent Splendor by Megan McKinney)
- Reservations required – very limited capacity
Ongoing Events
Lake Forest Legacy Project
An effort to collect the history of organizations, businesses and institutions, particularly for the past 50 years, in honor of Lake Forest’s 150th Anniversary. Information will be added to the Historical Society archives.
To learn more, visit the 150th page.
Uncanny, Unabridged, Unforgettable: 150 Years of Lake Forest.
An exhibition honoring Lake Forest’s sesquicentennial, brings to life unusual and overlooked stories of the community’s past. The exhibit will be open through October, 2011.
Annual Events
Centennial Family Awards
The Centennial Family Awards program honors families who have lived in Lake Forest and/or Lake Bluff continuously for 100 years or more. The awards are presented to three families each spring at the Historical Society’s Annual Meeting. This program provides both a wonderful tribute to the families involved and an opportunity for families to remember and explore stories from their past.
Historical Society staff likes get an early jump on our research for this program so family members have time to locate photographs and memorabilia. We can also arrange to interview any family members interested in recording their reminiscences.
Nominations are accepted at any time. To nominate your family for the award, download our Nomination Form here.
For questions or more information about the program, contact Curator Laurie Stein.
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