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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

The Faces of Downtown Exhibit

When:
March 9, 2019@11:00 am – May 30, 2019@10:00 am
2019-03-09T11:00:00-06:00
2019-05-30T10:00:00-05:00
Where:
Colonel Palmer House
660 E. Terra Cotta Ave
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Ashley Palazzo
815-477-5873

Exhibit Hours:

Thursdays and Friday 11 AM – 5 PM

Saturdays 10 AM – 4 PM

Take a stroll through the history of downtown Crystal Lake.  Meet the “Movers and Shakers” who have lived and worked here.  See the legacy of these creative and dedicated individuals.  Learn more about Crystal Lake Theaters, Rosenthal Lumber, Raue Jewelry and Hardware, Train and Depot History and much more.  Be surrounded by the familiar FACES OF DOWNTOWN!