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Townsend, Frank

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501 East Scranton Avenue - An Architectural and Historic Survey of the Camp Meeting Area of Lake Bluff that was completed in 1998. Additional information about the property is available at the Lake Bluff History Museum. 501 East Scranton Avenue Demolished 2001 Home of Paul Barker and Frank Townsend Also known as The Red House
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A Lake Bluff Christmas - Advertisment for A Lake Bluff Christmas, put on by Lake Bluff Park District - this was their Sixth Annual Winter Festival of Fun. Grace United Methodist Church had a booth at the school - where the event was held - and the Church had baked goods and crafts. On the reverse is a State of Grace from Frank Townsend talking about all the fun that he had at the centennial celebration.
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American Legion April 1992 Newsletter - American Legion April 1992 Newsletter Topics Include: - Casino Night at NCVAMC - Graves Decoration Committee - Poppy Day - Memorial Day - June Meeting - Welcome of New Members
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American Legion Post 510 4th of July Parade Comments - Comments on the 4th of July Parade from the American Legion for an unknown year printed on a single sheet of paper. The comments include questions about and suggested updates to the parade entry form, a note to ask Frank Townsend to write another insert for the Parade Book, potential advertisers to contact, and notes on the Neighborhood Float, for which the theme is listed as "911".

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Documents to Phyllis Albrecht - Documents sent to Phyllis Albrecht in a letter Includes: - List of Names - A Pioneer Press Newspaper Article from April 4, 1985, titled Lake Bluff Officials Discuss Future - A card from the United Methodist Women's Club congratulating Phyllis on her appointment as the first Village Female President - Handmade paper vase with roses. - Original Envelope sent to Phyllis Albrecht
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Fourth of July Parade History documents - A series of documents relating to the history of the 4th of July Parade. They are as follows: 1) A list of the Official Lake Bluff Fourth of July Parade Marshalls from 1966 to 2006. The list includes two years (1974 and 1987) for which the 'book' is missing. There is also a note that in 1987 the parade marshall (Howard Monroe) "cancelled". 2) Parade History Highlights, including the years of the first Celebrations and the years that the Legion took responsibility for the parade, as well as the subjects of various historical notes from Parade Books over the years. 3) A second copy of document 2. 4) Lake Bluff 4th of July Parade Themes from 1977-2006, listed in reverse chronological order. 5) Lake Bluff Fourth of July Parade Marshalls, this time from 1960 to 2000. There are a number of missing entries in this list, including entries that are included in document 1. This document is dated 2001, and has aged noticably more than the other documents.

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Frank Townsend, Camp Meeting Reenactment - Frank Townsend during a 1996 camp meeting reenactment
Frank Townsend, Camp Meeting Reenactment

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Frank Townsend, Camp Meeting Reenactment - Frank Townsend during a 1996 Camp Meeting reenactment
Frank Townsend, Camp Meeting Reenactment

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Frank Townsend Retiring as Teacher - Newspaper article discussing how Lake Forest High School teacher Frank Townsend will be retiring, and his experiences teaching there from 1951 to 1977. Also two Xerox printed articles Townsend wrote for the State of Grace, evidently a part of the Grace Methodist Church bulletin, about his appreciation of the unique character of Lake Bluff. The articles were titled Frankly Speaking.
Frank Townsend Retiring as Teacher

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Obituary for Frank Townsend - Obituary from Pioneer Press for Frank Townsend. Townsend was born in Vermont in 1917, earning a B.A. in English from Williams College in 1939. He taught at a boys school for two years, before joining the military during World War II. After the war, he returned to school to get his master's degree and Ph.D. While studying, he met his future wife, Lola Fennig. In 1951, Townsend began teaching at Lake Forest High School, where he remained until he retired in 1977. He worked with the College Board to design Advanced Placement (AP) exams, and was a founding member of the Lake Forest Symphony Orchestra, the North Suburban Symphony Orchestra, and the Lake Bluff History Museum. Obituary for Frank Townsend in the Chicago Tribune. Obituary for Lola Townsend, Frank's wife, in the Waukegan News-Sun, 2005. Short biography of Frank Townsend, the 2001 Fourth of July Parade Marshall. Funeral programs for both Frank and Lola Townsend. Both funerals were held at Grace United Methodist Church.
Obituary for Frank Townsend

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State of Grace - Articles From the Editor's Desk written by Frank Townsend. (1) Article one details the survey done on the congregation about their favorite hymns, a brief history about how the village got it name from the Camp Meeting, and a mention of Elmer Vliet's book History of Lake Bluff. (2) This issue was used to address some comments that written into Townsend and the origins of "The Little Brown Church" (3) This issue discusses the centennial year of 1988 and the history of the funding for building the Church (4) Article four details Elmer Vliet's book Lake Bluff: The First 100 Years, important figures in Lake Bluff, and the 50th anniversary of the Orphanage
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The Methodists and Lake Bluff - Experts from an Essay by Dr. Frank Townsend, who was a long time member of Grace Church. The excerpt details that the Methodist presence has been a major influence in creating the uniqueness of Lake Bluff
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