Related Records

1. Advertisements for various events happening at the Tabernacle Grounds (1) "Ye Olde Folkes Concerte" presented by the Ladies Aid Society. (2) Baby Show

   Doc 361

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. An audio tape interview with Kenneth Masonick - In 1983 Catherine Shively interviewed several longtime Lake Bluff residents using an audio tape recorder. This interview is with Kenneth Masonick

   Record Type: Archive

   
3. Baby Show - Hand painted ad for a baby show, August 27, 1910. Artist B. L. Corbett.

   Baby Show

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Copy of Map of Lake Bluff - Map of Lake Bluff, similar copy as Photo 2035. Map was made by Hiram Miller and F.W. Cornish Important map markings include: - Lake Michigan - Tabernacle - Hotels - Prospect Ave - Centre Ave - Scranton Ave - Artesian Lake

   Doc 384

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Drawings of Tabernacle Out House - Drawings of tabernacle out house by Elmer Vliet with women on the top floor and men on the bottom floor. Consists of two original drawings and 1 photo of drawing.

   Doc 360

   Record Type: Archive

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

   Doc 2039

   Record Type: Archive

   
7. Intermediate Sunday School Lessons - Intermediate Sunday School Lesson Paper from the American Series

   Doc 363

   Record Type: Archive

   
8. Jervis Evans - Dr. Jervis Evans was an important and lively Lake Bluff community member during the Tabernacle Days of the old Lake Bluff Camp Meeting Association. Dr. Evans preached sermons, ordained couples, and overlooked the seasonal programs of the LBCMA. He dedicated himself to Temperance Movement, serving as president of the Central Illinois Conference Temperance Society. Copy of the October 29, 1910 Lake Bluff Chat. Page torn out of an unknown book with an engraving of Bishop Hedding's monument - Dr. Evans was the president of Hedding College for 15 years.

   Dr. Jervis Evans Obituary

   Record Type: Archive

   
9. Lake Bluff Summer Resort - Photo of a Map of Lake Bluff Summer Resort. Map features highlights of the summer resort such as: - the Tabernacle - Hotel - Stables - the Park - Artesian Lake - Lake Michigan

   Photo 2035

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Lake County Star "A Look at Lake Bluff" - Lake Forest High School Spring Concert Lake Bluff Junior High School An look at early Lake Bluff

    A Look at Lake Bluff

    Record Type: Archive

    
11. Methodist Tabernacle - The large Methodist Tabernacle in Lake Bluff, which seated 2500 people, erected in the year 1874. It was located in the block bounded by Moffett, Simpson, Prospect and Ravine Avenues. (New Tabernacle).

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Msc. Articles From Newspapers.com and Chicago Daily Tribune Online - Msc. Articles from Newspapers.com Topics Include: - Sunday School Abandonment of 1875 - Dedication of the Methodist Episcopal Church on the Camp Grounds - Sunday School Assembly of 1876 - Centennial Celebration of Lake Bluff - Camp Meeting Preparations - The Building of the Tabernacle - The World's Fair Bringing People to Lake Bluff - 50 Lots for Sale - Guests From Chicago Enjoy Lake Bluff - Summer Season Events at Lake Bluff - Bluff Lodge Hotel Fire Msc Articles from Chicago Daily Tribune Online Topics Include: - Camp Meeting Preparations - Theft on the Camp Grounds - Sunday School Assembly - Camp Meeting Grounds for Sale

    Doc 2013

    Record Type: Archive

    
13. Msc Notes and Letters - Msc Notes and Letters (1) Notes on Summer Sundays, Hotel Irving, Bluff Lodge Hotel, and Artesian Lake (2) Notes on Tabernacle enlargement, Camp Meeting opening, and the Hotel Irving (3) Elmer Vliet notes on Lake Bluff Camp Meeting Association, consists of list of names and dates. (4) Letter from Jennifer Kenny to Janet Nelson about finding a citation in the Economist that said "The Epworth League National Summer Assembly at Lake Bluff Bought Hotel Irving and Lake Bluff House" (5) Letter from Janice C. Hack to Janet Nelson thanking her for the materials on the Lake Bluff Camp Meeting Association and the Chautauqua movement.

    Doc 2021

    Record Type: Archive

    
14. Notes from the Annual in the Chicago Historical Society Files - Notes from the Annual in the Chicago Historical Society Files Topics Include: - Sunday School Assemblies - Temperance Conventions - Camp Meetings - The Tabernacle - Expenses

    Doc 2022

    Record Type: Archive

    
15. Pages from the Lake Bluff Herald - Xeroxed pages 2, 6, and 7 from the Lake Bluff Herald. Some topics of the Herald include: - History, Objects, and Prospects - The Summer Assembly - The Tabernacle - Temperance Convocation

    Doc 2014

    Record Type: Archive

    
16. Tabernacle - A group at one corner of the original Lake BLuff Camp Meeting Tabernacle taken before it was enlarged and enclosed in 1885.

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. Tabernacle - One of a series of six note cards drawn and printed by Howard Moran. The image depicted in this card is of the Tabernacle. This wood structure replaced an earlier tented version, and was used to house religious meetings held by the Lake Bluff Camp Meeting Association. The Tabernacle was located on Prospect Avenue where Maple Avenue ends. J. Howard Moran had a greeting card business from 1958 to 1976 called Designers Editions, in which he designed 25 Christmas card every year, as well created a set of note cards depicting 6 scenes of Lake Bluff. Moran later engaged in freelance artwork. He created a 14 panel, 6.5' by 30 feet mural which he created and painted. The mural depicted the history of Lake Bluff and hung in the then First National Bank of Lake Bluff.

    Tabernacle

    Record Type: Archive

    
18. Tabernacle Camp Grounds - Photo of the Tabernacle Camp Grounds before it was torn down, x4 images

    Photo 2034

    Record Type: Photo