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2024
all-day A Century of Education: Crystal... @ Colonel Palmer House
A Century of Education: Crystal... @ Colonel Palmer House
all-day
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

Doors Open Illinois

When:
August 25, 2018@9:00 am – 4:00 pm
2018-08-25T09:00:00-05:00
2018-08-25T16:00:00-05:00
Where:
Colonel Palmer House
660 E Terra Cotta Road
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Ashley Palazzo
815-477-5873

The Colonel Palmer House will participate in the Illinois Bicentennial Celebration called “Doors Open Illinois” on the weekend of August 25-26.  Museums throughout Illinois will be open free of charge on Saturday, August 25 from 9 AM – 4 PM and Sunday, August 26 from 11 Am – 2 PM.  Stop by for a look into the history of Crystal Lake, our people and our legacy.