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1. 533 East Prospect - Manse for the Union Church Reverand Hall home 533 East Prospect Avenue

   Slide #369 533 East Prospect

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2. 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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3. Community Thanksgiving Service at Union Church - Program for community Thanksgiving Service on November 27, 1947 at Union Church; Dorothy Ausman organist, Alice Stocklin soloist.

   Union Church Community Thanksgiving Service

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4. Community Thanksgiving Service Booklets - Community Thanksgiving Service Booklets (1) Community Thanksgiving Service Booklet. Service was held at Union Church of Lake Bluff. Includes the service Arrangements and Order of Worship. (2) Community Thanksgiving Service Booklet. Service was held at Union Church of Lake Bluff. Includes the Order of Worship and Arrangements.

   Doc 2659

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Daniel McMaster - Black and white photograph of Daniel Riley McMaster, who was the lead force for the incorporation of Union Church.

   Daniel McMaster

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6. Daniel McMaster - Color photograph of Daniel Riley McMaster, who was the lead force for the incorporation of Union Church.

   Daniel McMaster

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7. Daniel McMaster - Original resolution from the Board of Trustees of the Union Church thanking Daniel McMaster for his dedication and service to the Church. Daniel McMaster's original Illinois State Bar Association certificate. Dated July 1st, 1957.

   Daniel McMaster

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8. Ida Cardy and Family - Ida, daughter of William and Abby Farnham, married Arthur Cardy and lived on 626 E Scranton Ave. They had six children together: Ethel, Gladys, Earl, George, Charles, and Abbie. Involved with many community activities, Ida Cardy was a member of Union Church, the Lake Bluff Womens Club, and the Lake Bluff Country Club. She also acted as the treasurer of the Guild of Union Church, the president of the Lake Bluff Womens Club, and an honorary chairman at the library. Copy of Ida Cardys obituary published in a newspaper. Photo copies of Ida Cardy, her children, and their home. 1914 copy of the Lake bluff Chat featuring Abbie Cardys marriage announcement 1913 copy of the Lake Bluff Chat featuring Idas Thanksgiving whereabouts.

   Ida Cardy and Family

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9. Lake Forest News - Lake Forest News - $6,000 LAND GIFT GIVEN TO GRACE CHURCH. Mr. and Mrs, James Stiles, Jr. donated three lots facing Scranton Avenue each 50 feet wide and 150 feet deep and adjoins the property on which the church building now stands. Mrs. Joseph Bubb of 150 East North Avenue held a luncheon for the Womans Association of Grace church.

   Lake Forest News

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10. Lake Forest News - Lake Forest News - PURCHASE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. The land was purchased from Mrs. Fred Hayner and will be used for future growth of the Lake Forest high school system. The property is located on Sheridan Road near Spruce Avenue

    Lake Forest News

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11. Lake Forest News - Lake Forest News - PURCHASE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. The land was purchased from Mrs. Fred Hayner and will be used for future growth of the Lake Forest high school system. The property is located on Sheridan Road near Spruce Avenue

    Lake Forest News

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12. Lake Forest News - Lake Forest News - Social events and little else Lake Bluff news.

    Lake Forest News

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13. Mary Dangremond's Obituary. - Obituary for Mary Dangremond, sister to Herbert Dangremond, published in the Pioneer Press in 1996. Before moving to Tucson, Arizona, Mary was a member at Union Church and served as secretary of the Lake Bluff School board after working as a nutritional chemist at Abbott Labs.

    Mary Dangremond's Obituary

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14. Obituary for Lynn DeWulf - Obituary for Lynn DeWulf who resided in Lake Bluff her whole life. She was an active member in The Union Chuch.

    Obituary for Lynn DeWulf

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15. Obituary for Magda Moe - A Xerox copy of a Chicago Tribune obituary for Magda Moe. Moe taught 3rd grade at Lake Bluff East School for more than twenty years, retiring in 1972. She also taught Sunday school at Union Church of Lake Bluff.

    Record Type: Archive

    
16. Old Union Church, June 1964 - Black and white photo of the old Union Church being demolished, June 1964.

    Old Union Church, June 1964

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17. Robert Emery's Obituary - Obituary for Robert Emery, Union Church pastor, printed in a 1974 Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Mail-Advertiser newspaper. After achieving high-level academic degrees at notable universities around the world and spending time as chairman of the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Morris Harvey College, Emery came to Lake Bluff in 1967 taking on the role of pastor at Union Church. He passed away on February 14th, 1974 at his 531 East Prospect home.

    Robert Emery

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18. The Lake Forester - The Lake Forester - In a section called WAY BACK WHEN FORTY YEARS AGO : 1899 At a meeting of the Lake Bluff village board Tuesday evening, bids were opened for the construction of 1,000 feet of Sheridan Drive through the Close [Cloes] property. The contract was awarded to William Hoffman for $425. Work will begin at once and another section of the great highway which is to connect Chicago and Milwaukee will be completed within a couple of months. William Henderson was awarded the contract for the construction of Sheridan Road through the Ferry property. Mr. Ballard of Libertyville has the contract for building the bridge over the ravine. Elizabeth Bibb / Bubb is taking part in the Ferry Hall Pageant. Henry Weber of Lake Bluff, WGN Mutual musical director and newly appointed director of the Chicago City Opera, is the first American to hold this post with the opera. Mrs. Walter Barnes, 420 Sunrise Avenue, hosted a meeting for Lake Bluff Infant Welfare. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bieger will move from their home on Moffett Road to 206 East Sheridan Place, the house recently vacated by the Chloral Bennet family. Edith Miller Redmond, daughter of Mrs. Mae Miller of Lake Bluff and William Waters, brother of Mrs. Warren Miller, were married in Iowa. They will be at home at 320 East North Avenue.

    The Lake Forester

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19. The Lake Forester - The Lake Forester - In a section called WAY BACK WHEN FORTY YEARS AGO : 1899 At a meeting of the Lake Bluff village board Tuesday evening, bids were opened for the construction of 1,000 feet of Sheridan Drive through the Close [Cloes] property. The contract was awarded to William Hoffman for $425. Work will begin at once and another section of the great highway which is to connect Chicago and Milwaukee will be completed within a couple of months. William Henderson was awarded the contract for the construction of Sheridan Road through the Ferry property. Mr. Ballard of Libertyville has the contract for building the bridge over the ravine. Elizabeth Bibb / Bubb is taking part in the Ferry Hall Pageant. Henry Weber of Lake Bluff, WGN Mutual musical director and newly appointed director of the Chicago City Opera, is the first American to hold this post with the opera. Mrs. Walter Barnes, 420 Sunrise Avenue, hosted a meeting for Lake Bluff Infant Welfare. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bieger will move from their home on Moffett Road to 206 East Sheridan Place, the house recently vacated by the Chloral Bennet family. Edith Miller Redmond, daughter of Mrs. Mae Miller of Lake Bluff and William Waters, brother of Mrs. Warren Miller, were married in Iowa. They will be at home at 320 East North Avenue.

    The Lake Forester

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20. Union Church brochure - Two Union Church brochures that describe the extensive rebuilding in 1964-1965 and lists programs provided by the church.

    Union Church brochure

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21. Union Church of Lake Bluff: A Service Celebration of The Fiftieth Anniversary - Three programs for 50th anniversary celebration of Union Church on November 15, 1970. It contained a reproduction list of charter members from November 28, 1920.

    Union Church 50th Anniversary Program

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22. William Ferry - William Ferry, also known as "Bill," grew up on 538 Ravine Ave before moving to Arizona the summer after 6th grade. Letter correspondence between Bill Ferry and Cliff Stiles recalling Lake Bluff memories and genealogy history. Includes photos and articles of family members. Letter written to Bill from John Kreutzberg enclosing a promotional flyer to help restore the East School mural painted by Marguerite Kreutzberg. Brief biography about Bill copied from his Carleton College 50th anniversary book. Letter written to Kathy O'Hara on his family's importance in Lake Bluff's early town history. Family history book about Bill's wife, Nancy. Including photos. Black and white copies of photos from Bill's youth. Including photos with friends and family. Portfolio of his sister's biography, Carolyn Ferry, also known as "Cay".

    William Ferry

    Record Type: Archive