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Kane County History: When Suffrage Met Prohibition in Batavia

Kane County History: When Suffrage Met Prohibition in Batavia

December 28, 2018
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Editor’s Note: This article is part of a weekly series on Kane County’s amazing history. Today’s article was written by Batavia Depot Museum Executive Director…

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Aurora Historical Society Creates New Awards

Aurora Historical Society Creates New Awards

December 27, 2018
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Two rooms included in the Tanner House Museum holiday open houses have been named recipients of a new history award from the Aurora Historical Society….

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Kane County History: The Art of Elgin's Cobblestone Reflections

Kane County History: The Art of Elgin’s Cobblestone Reflections

December 21, 2018
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Editor’s Note: This article is part of a weekly series on Kane County’s amazing history. Today’s article was submitted by Elizabeth Marston of the Elgin…

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Kane County History: 'Men's Night' Christmas Shopping in 1950s Aurora

Kane County History: ‘Men’s Night’ Christmas Shopping in 1950s Aurora

December 7, 2018
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Editor’s Note: This article is part of a weekly series on Kane County’s amazing history. Today’s article was submitted by Mary Clark Ormond, president of…

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Experience a Vintage Christmas at Aurora's Historic Tanner House

Experience a Vintage Christmas at Aurora’s Historic Tanner House

December 5, 2018
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Ever wonder what Christmas was like here in time of Lincoln? You and your family can share that experience at free open houses at the…

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Kane County History: What It Meant To Be a Patrol Boy at Louise White School

Kane County History: What It Meant To Be a Patrol Boy at Louise White School

November 16, 2018
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Editor’s Note: This article is part of a weekly series on Kane County’s amazing history. Today’s post was written by Chris Winter and Batavia Depot…

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Alexander Hesler's Abraham Lincoln Portrait Arrives in Kane County

Alexander Hesler’s Abraham Lincoln Portrait Arrives in Kane County

November 8, 2018
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A high-quality reproduction of a famous Abraham Lincoln photograph will be presented to the Kane County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 19. The unveiling ceremony will…

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Aurora Lands $5,000 To Restore WWI Victory Statue

Aurora Lands $5,000 To Restore WWI Victory Statue

November 1, 2018
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Landmarks Illinois has announced its latest round of grant recipients through the organization’s Preservation Heritage Fund and the Landmarks Illinois WWI Monument Preservation grant programs…

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Elgin Installs Downtown Commercial Historic District Signs

Elgin Installs Downtown Commercial Historic District Signs

October 31, 2018
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During the second week of October, the city of Elgin installed Downtown Commercial Historic District signs throughout the downtown historic district. The design of the signs…

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Death Comes To The Tanner House Oct. 26-28

Death Comes To The Tanner House Oct. 26-28

October 24, 2018
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Step into the Victorian-age Tanner House mansion this Halloween to encounter, not bedsheet ghosts and silicone monsters, but Aurorans of the Civil War era struggling…

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