The Lake Bluff Children’s Home (1894–1969) charts a community-driven response to child abandonment during the 1890s recession, its evolution from an institutional to individualized foster and counseling care, and its enduring impact on local identity and national debates about residential care and foster services. Learn more about the Lake Bluff Children’s Home at Grace United Methodist Church’s…
Join us to honor Robert McClory (1908-1988), longtime U.S. Congressman (1962–1976) who played a key role in the Watergate impeachment proceedings. A Dartmouth graduate (1928) and Chicago–Kent College of Law alumnus (1932), McClory served in the Marine Corps Reserve (1933–1937) and contributed to his community as Lake Bluff’s village attorney and a longtime Boy Scout leader for…
Part of the Lake Bluff History Museum Chautauqua Series in the Grace United Methodist Church basement
Kathy O’Hara of the Lake Bluff History Museum will deliver a lecture honoring 122 years of the Lake Bluff Women’s Club, highlighting its mission to foster civic involvement, enhance quality of life, and strengthen the community through philanthropy. The event features an all-American BBQ luncheon and a festive call to wear red, white, and blue, as attendees…