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1. A Xerox article dated July 27, 1950 from the Lake Forester : Arden Shore Alumni Never Forget School, provides a history of the institution and some of it's members including Mrs. Benjamin Waldie of Ravine Forest Drive. Formerly known as Gad's Hill, Arden Shore was originally a summer place for women and children to visit during the summer months, and later became a home for gifted and troubled boys.

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2. About People from the News-Sun July 22, 1977 - This newspaper clipping is a single, folded page of the News-Sun dated Friday, July 22, 1977. It contains an article and several photographs about the Arden Shore Home for Boys, a center for troubled boys between Shore Acres and the Armour mansion. The article covers daily life in the center, as well as the philosophy of the staff and quotes from a number of the boys. The article ran after a few of the boys had run away. The back of the page includes obituaries, a few short articles, and advertisements.

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3. A general appeal letter from the co-chairs of Lake Forest Arden Shore Drive - A general appeal letter from the co-chairs of Lake Forest Arden Shore Drive, Virginia Dunham and Isabel Revell, soliciting funds for Arden Shore. A hand written note to John Griffith from Dunham is at the top.

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4. An audio tape interview with Floyd Weshinskey - In 1983 Catherine Shively interviewed several longtime Lake Bluff residents using an audio tape recorder. This interview is with Floyd Weshinskey

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5. An audio tape interview with Henry Spruth - In 1983 Catherine Shively interviewed several longtime Lake Bluff residents using an audio tape recorder. This interview is with Henry Spruth

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6. An audio tape interview with Katherine Kuhlman - In 1983 Catherine Shively interviewed several longtime Lake Bluff residents using an audio tape recorder. This interview is with Katherine Kuhlman who came to Lake Bluff in 1941 and first lived at 544 Ravine Avenue.

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7. Arden Shore - Bathers at Arden Shore

   Post 298

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8. Arden Shore - Group of campers at Arden Shore A series of ten postcards attached and enclosed in a cover.

   Group of campers at Arden Shore

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9. Arden Shore - Group of children at Arden Shore A series of ten postcards attached and enclosed in a cover.

   Group of children at Arden Shore on steps

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10. Arden Shore boy - Boy camping at Arden Shore A series of ten postcards attached and enclosed in a cover.

    Arden Shore boy near a fence

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11. Arden Shore boys - Group of boys at Arden Shore pushing a wheel barrow A series of ten postcards attached and enclosed in a cover.

    Arden Shore boys

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12. Arden Shore Camp: Early History - A typed summary of dated November 1938 Arden Shore Camp: Early history from establishment in Lake Bluff in 1906 to 1937. At that time the institution was run by Miss A. Ferrier, Superintendent and Miss Jessie Elliott, assistant. The ground covered 23 acres and had been a "continual haven in the summer for 500 mothers and children who come for two week periods ... with a total enrollment of 2000 every summer." Mrs. John Walbridge was local chairman of the annual "Drives". Formerly known as Gad's Hill, Arden Shore was originally a summer place for women and children to visit during the summer months, and later became a home for gifted and troubled boys.

    Arden Shore Camp: Early History

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13. Arden Shore Camp Poster

    Poster Advertising Arden Shore Camp in Lake Bluff Illlinois. Depicts children playing in the camp

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14. Arden Shore children - Children playing at Arden Shore A series of ten postcards attached and enclosed in a cover.

    Children playing at Arden Shore

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15. Arden Shore families - Children, mothers, and grandmothers at Arden Shore Part of a series of ten postcards attached and enclosed in a cover.

    Children, mothers, and grandmothers at Arden Shore

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16. Arden Shore, Lake Bluff, IL - A color postcard of the beach and bathers at Arden Shore dated July 1, 1930.

    Arden Shore, Lake Bluff, IL

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17. Arden Shore library - Library at Arden Shore A series of ten postcards attached and enclosed in a cover.

    Arden Shore library

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18. Arden Shore meals - Campers eating at Arden Shore A series of ten postcards attached and enclosed in a cover.

    Arden Shore Campers eating in the mess hall

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19. Arden Shore playground - Playground at Arden Shore A series of ten postcards attached and enclosed in a cover.

    Arden Shore playground

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20. Arden Shore road - Campers walking at Arden Shore with a cabin in the background. A series of ten postcards attached and enclosed in a cover.

    Post 299 Cover

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21. Dining Room - The dining room. This photo-postcard was part of an album of Arden Shore. Formerly Gads Hill, Arden Shore was originally a summer place for women and children to visit during the summer months, and later became a home for gifted and troubled boys.

    Dining Room

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22. Drive leading to Arden Shore - Drive leading to Arden Shore. This photo-postcard was part of an album of Arden Shore. Formerly Gads Hill, Arden Shore was originally a summer place for women and children to visit during the summer months, and later became a home for gifted and troubled boys.

    Drive leading to Arden shore

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23. Four men in a tent - Four men sitting in an open tent. This photo-postcard was part of an album of Arden Shore. Formerly Gads Hill, Arden Shore was originally a summer place for women and children to visit during the summer months, and later became a home for gifted and troubled boys.

    Four men in a tent

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24. Gads Hill Lake Bluff, ILL - Black & white double size photograph of Gads Hill camp. Postmarked Lake Bluff, 1908. Message on back from Daisy.

    Post 253 Gads Hill Lake Bluff ILL

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25. Group of boys with American flag - Group of boys with American flag and baseball bats. This photo-postcard was part of an album of Arden Shore. Formerly Gads Hill, Arden Shore was originally a summer place for women and children to visit during the summer months, and later became a home for gifted and troubled boys.

    Group of boys with American flag

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26. Groups of boys - Group of boys outside a tent. This photo-postcard was part of an album of Arden Shore. Formerly Gads Hill, Arden Shore was originally a summer place for women and children to visit during the summer months, and later became a home for gifted and troubled boys.

    Group of boys

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27. "Hospital" - The hospital. This photo-postcard was part of an album of Arden Shore. Formerly Gads Hill, Arden Shore was originally a summer place for women and children to visit during the summer months, and later became a home for gifted and troubled boys.

    Arden Shore "Hospital"

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28. Lake Forest News - Lake Forest News - ARDEN SHORE YOUTHS ENJOY BOWLING PARTY - lists member of the Lake Forest Arden Shore committee. Mrs. Howard Bushee of 235 East Prospect Avenue, Mrs. Harmon Woodworth of 126 Ravine Forest Drive, Mrs, Eugene Binder of 315 East Woodland Road, Mrs. H. Beyer of 515 East Scranton Avenue, Mrs. Walter Hall of 503 Simpson Avenue, Mrs. R. Munkers of 121 East Witchwood Lane, and Mrs. Frank Link of 622 Ravine Avenue all held a party for the Parent Teacher Association. Mrs. Link later gave a review of the life of Frances Willard.

    Lake Forest News

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29. Lake Forest News - Lake Forest News - At the village board meeting, trustee Henry Spruth, Fire Committee Chairman called attention to the serious situation caused by thoughtless autoists when the Fire Department responds to an alarm. Mrs. Josephine Clow was granted a divorce from Harry B. Clow Jr. Mrs. Clow is living temporarily with her father at 1500 Lake Shore Drive Arden Shore Reopens Soon - Winter camp for boys to start first of November and continue for five and a half months, for 40 undernourished boys. Arden Shore Summer Camp for Mothers and Children ran at capacity this year, taking care of 1,365 people.

    Lake Forest News

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30. Library Tax Levy Unnecessary - Opinion piece from the Pioneer Press detailing if the Lake Bluff Village Board will decide to levy a tax on the residents of Knollwood.

    Doc 309

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31. The Lake Forester - The Lake Forester - Lake Bluff News : Tennis Tournament, Garden Club events, church events. Mrs. George Tucker of 228 East Center Avenue hosted a meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society at her home. Margaret Hornel will conduct a pre-Kindergarten school at her home 516 East Center Avenue Walter Nisbet marries

    The Lake Forester

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32. The Lake Forester - The Lake Forester - LAKE BLUFF SCOUTS HOLD HONOR COURT; ROBERT MCCLORY PRESIDES Mrs. Maurice Mandeville, 600 East Scranton Avenue, held a meeting for the Garden Club. LAKE BLUFF PUBLIC LIBRARY - a lovely snow scene taken at the Moffett Road bridge has been framed and donated to the library by Alfred Bowman. Pasteur preventative treatment against rabies is being given to Northa Vliet, five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Vliet, as a result of being bitten on the cheek by a stray cat she was petting. KEN HARLAN IS PLEDGE TO COLLEGE GARRICK CLUB - Kenney Harlan, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Harlan, 626 East Scranton Avenue, was pledged to the Garrick Club, dramatics organization at Lake Forest College.

    The Lake Forester

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33. The Lake Forester - The Lake Forester - LAKE BLUFF SCOUTS HOLD HONOR COURT; ROBERT MCCLORY PRESIDES Mrs. Maurice Mandeville, 600 East Scranton Avenue, held a meeting for the Garden Club. LAKE BLUFF PUBLIC LIBRARY - a lovely snow scene taken at the Moffett Road bridge has been framed and donated to the library by Alfred Bowman. Pasteur preventative treatment against rabies is being given to Northa Vliet, five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Vliet, as a result of being bitten on the cheek by a stray cat she was petting. KEN HARLAN IS PLEDGE TO COLLEGE GARRICK CLUB - Kenney Harlan, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Harlan, 626 East Scranton Avenue, was pledged to the Garrick Club, dramatics organization at Lake Forest College.

    The Lake Forester

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34. The Lake Forester - The Lake Forester - The Lake Bluff post of the American Legion is preparing an Independence Day celebration, with a baseball game between Lake Bluff and Lake Forest. Mrs. John McCormick was involved in a car accident when her car landed in a ditch on Sheridan Road near Fort Sheridan. She received medical attention at the Fort hospital. Mrs. Harry McIntosh of 1130 North Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, is opening her gardens for the benefit of the Lake Bluff Orphanage. GIVES BUILDING TO ARDEN SHORE CAMP - Mrs, James Douglas of Lake Forest (Lake Bluff?) gives the gift of a building for nature study at Arden Shore. Mentions Miss Norma Watrous visiting her father in Lake Buff at the Manor house.

    The Lake Forester

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35. The Lake Forester and Lake Forest News - The Lake Forester and Lake Forest News - BOYS AT ARDEN SHORE CELEBRATE HOLIDAYS AND ATTEND ICE REVUE Twelfth Night will mark another occasion for a party at Arden Shore. HOLD LAST RITES FRIDAY FOR MRS. W. A. SOMERS, EARLY LAKE BLUFF RESIDENT - Mrs. Somers and her husband were summer residents of Lake Bluff for 50 years on Ravine Avenue in the house now owned by Eugene Leherissey. The house, since remodeled, was known in the early days as the old spring house since there was a spring on that property which supplied the surround neighbors with drinking water. SERVICES HELD TUESDAY AT FORT SHERIDAN FOR MRS. RAYMOND HACK, who died in her home on Prospect Avenue. HOLD SERVICES SATURDAY FOR MRS. KATHERINE HOLVAY IN ST. MARY'S CHURCH. She lived on North Avenue SERVICES ARE HELD SATURDAY MORNING FOR ROBERT DOUGLAS, 83 of Moffett Road.

    The Lake Forester and Lake Forest News

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36. "The Sewing Room" - "The Sewing Room". This photo-postcard was part of an album of Arden Shore. Formerly Gads Hill, Arden Shore was originally a summer place for women and children to visit during the summer months, and later became a home for gifted and troubled boys.

    "The Sewing Room"

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37. Three men in a tent - Photo of three men sitting in a canvas tent. This photo-postcard was part of an album of Arden Shore. Formerly Gads Hill, Arden Shore was originally a summer place for women and children to visit during the summer months, and later became a home for gifted and troubled boys.

    Three men in a tent

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38. Two men and three children - Two men and three children holding hands. This photo-postcard was part of an album of Arden Shore. Formerly Gads Hill, Arden Shore was originally a summer place for women and children to visit during the summer months, and later became a home for gifted and troubled boys.

    Two men and three children

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