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all-day A Century of Education: Crystal... @ Colonel Palmer House
A Century of Education: Crystal... @ Colonel Palmer House
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A Century of Education:  Crystal Lake Community High School @ Colonel Palmer House
What we know today as Crystal Lake Central High School is 100 years old!  This exhibit covers the history of the building, student life, sports, arts, and much more.  The Senior Class of 1924 is … Continued
all-day Our Miss Knox Exhibit @ Colonel Palmer House
Our Miss Knox Exhibit @ Colonel Palmer House
all-day
Our Miss Knox Exhibit @ Colonel Palmer House
Florence Knox was an elementary school teacher in Crystal Lake for more than fifty years.  Beginning her career in rural one-room schoolhouses, then transitioning to School District 47, Miss Knox taught fourth grade to hundreds … Continued

Past Events

Cemetery Road Trip Online Presentation

When:
August 15, 2021@2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
2021-08-15T14:00:00-05:00
2021-08-15T15:00:00-05:00
Cost:
Free

 

 

Join our virtual gathering via Zoom and enjoy CLHS member Laurel Mellien as she presents “Cemetery Road Trip.”  Laurel is an author, speaker and avid cemetery visitor.  In the last decade she has visited more than 1,000 cemeteries and burial sites across the Midwest.  This program presents her “best” finds.  The audience will visit the burial locations of U.S. Presidents and Native American Chiefs.  Special cemeteries such as Showman’s Rest in Forest Park and the National Hobo Cemetery in Iowa are included.

Sunday, August 15 at 2PM.

CLHS members receive first priority for registration.  Please RSVP by sending an email to info@cl-hs.org to register for the event.