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1. A book break - A photo and caption from the Lake Forester showing a young girl reading next to the card catalog. A party at the Grace United Methodist Church is planned for all youngsters who have completed 15 books during the summer reading program.

   A book break

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2. 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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3. Children Can Build Own Library - Article in the Lake Forester about Lake Bluff Public Library's summer reading program for children entering third to sixth grade. The them is "Build Your Own Library" and those who read fifteen book will receive a reading achievement certificate.

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4. Elmer Bubb - Elmer Bubb worked at Abbott Labs for 44 years, retiring in 1969. He was also a member of Grace United Methodist Church. 2002 Chicago Tribune clipping of Elmer Bubb's obituary. Daniel Bubb's WWII draft registration cards. 1923 middle school diploma and normal school scholarship.

   Elmer Bubb

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5. Grace Church Centennial Speech - Speech written by Nina Cavins to be given at the Grace Church Centennial

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6. Grace Community Church News - Newsletter for the month of June 1948 providing Church times, and announcements for the congregation including: Marriages, Deaths, Births, a public comment sections, and a weather report.

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7. Grace Methodist Church 73rd Anniversary - History of Grace Methodist Church in honor of its 73rd anniversary.

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8. Grace Methodist Church Newsletters - Newsletters from Grace United Methodist Church detailing the various events, programs, and news happening every month.

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9. Grace United Methodist Church Organ - Informational Sheet on the Organ that is used at the Grace United Methodist Church.

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10. Grace United Methodist Church Roll of Ministers - List of Ministers at Grace United Methodist Church from 1887-2012

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11. Grace United Methodist Church stays strong at 125 - A newspaper article titled, "Grace United Methodist Church stays strong at 125." It was published on Thursday, April 19, 2012. The article celebrates the 125th anniversary of the Grace United Methodist Church.

    125 years young

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12. History of Grace Church - Documents giving a comprehensive history of the Grace United Methodist Church, starting in 1887.

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13. Ladies' musical night out; Grace Church will join in campers' reunion; Church to be honored at camp meeting - Three newspaper articles published between 1983 and 1987. All of the articles focus on Grace United Methodist Church.

    Ladies' musical night out

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14. LB History Lesson is Library Fund-Raiser - Article from Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Mail Advertiser that advertises a history talk, put on by the Lake Bluff Public Library, that will also be a fund raiser to attract donations for the libray's new building.

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15. Obituary for Lorna Dill - Obituary for Lorna Dill, who resided at 701 Rockland Ave with her husband, Carl Dill. A life long Lake Bluffer, she was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church and served as treasurer of the Women's Society. She was very active in her childrens lives and became a Cub Scout and Girl Scout Leader. Lorna played on the Lake Bluff Women's Golf League and taught Sunday School at her parish.

    Obituary for Lorna Dill

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16. Protestant Churches of Lake County - List of Protestant Churches in Lake County, providing a brief history of each one, including, the Diamond Lake Church, the Lake Bluff Church, and the Church at Volo.

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17. Puppet Show - Article from the Lake Forester about preschoolers attending library story hour. The particular story hours mentioned were puppet shows

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18. Reflection by Elmer B Vliet - Speech given by Elmer Vliet about how the birth of America "has been richly blessed by the lives and labors of those who loved God and sought to do his will...[and] Our own little community became great and good because many God-loving people came here and blessed it".

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19. 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

    Doc 2048

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20. 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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21. The resort that became a church; Lake Bluff church grew from camp association; Grace Methodist marks full century of service; Lake Forest/Lake Bluff News-Advertiser - Four newspaper articles published between 1972 and 1976. All of the articles focus on Grace United Methodist Church.

    The resort that became a church

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22. United Grace Methodist - Eighteen booklets with dates ranging from 1894 to 1993, regarding Grace Methodist Church.

    United Grace Methodist

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23. Yandell Finds Beauty in Hometown - Brief biography of Reverend William Yandell, how he came to Lake Bluff as minister at Grace United Methodist Church

    Yandell Finds Beauty in Hometown

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