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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.

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. 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

   Record Type: Archive

   
3. Group of young boys - Large group of young boys in front of a white tent. This photo-postcard is 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 young boys

   Record Type: Photo