The museum was founded in 1971 as a non for profit organization that tells the story of the individuality of the community which it serves. It illustrates the aesthetic interests and accomplishments of its citizens (the arts) and reflects the story of the development and the achievement of that community (the history).

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The Arlington Heights Historical Museum celebrates the link between the past and the present.

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This museum has exhibits, a library devoted to local history and historic preservation, meeting rooms, exhibits, its offices, and a gift shop. Located in Champaign, IL.

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The Downers Grove Park District Museum's mission is to provide educational and leisure opportunities for the community by collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting materials that explain and document the history of Downers Grove, and its relationship to local, state, regional, and national history.

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The Elmhurst Historical Museum is operated by the City of Elmhurst, Illinois, and serves as the community's memory by acquiring, preserving, and interpreting original materials related to the history of Elmhurst from the settlement period to the present.

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Experience education through demonstration. The sights and sounds of this unique part of American history aboard a genuine old-time trolley car which takes you on a four mile trip along the banks of the scenic Fox River and the Blackhawk Forest Preserve. The museum operates a variety of antique trolleys, many from lines long vanished, over trackage that once connected Carpentersville, Elgin, Aurora, and Yorkville.

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A private, non-profit organization founded in 1938 to collect, preserve and interpret the history of Galena and Jo Daviess County, Illinois.

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When Timothy Garfield and his family built the brick inn on the family farm in 1846, it became a center for community activity. It was an inn for hundreds of teamsters and travelers, a ballroom for jubilant 4th of July Dances, a meeting place, and a place to drop in for good company and a mug of hard cider.The museum brings together the farming experiences of the past 150 years with an appreciation of the natural environment that the Garfields found when they came to Illinois.

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Graue Mill is the only operating waterwheel gristmill in Illinois, and one of only three authenticated Underground Railroad stations in the state. The museum is dedicated to maintaining a bridge between past and present generations in the belief that understanding our history is vital to our future.

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Hands-on interactive exhibits introduce the history of Lake County in a fun learning environment. The special exhibition gallery features changing exhibits designed to delight visitors of all ages and interests. These have included Sweetness: The Walter Payton Story, Linda McCartney's Sixties: Portrait of an Era, and Star Wars. The Museum also displays the nation's largest exhibition of postcards. A variety of programs and events for adults, families, and school groups educate and entertain year round.

created: 18 Aug 2004 by linkadmin ::: updated: 22 Feb 2005