| Park named in honor of pioneering local doctor |
2020-05-28 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 28, 2020, p. 12 |
Hanson-Putziger, Amanda,
Skokie Park District,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Skokie Historical Society,
Klehm, Dr. A Louise,
Witry, Richard,
Parks,
Dr. A. Louise Klehm Park |
| Skokie district to demolish Lincoln Junior High |
2019-11-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 21, 2019, p. 4 |
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Clauson, Margaret,
Skokie Historical Society,
Lawrence, Nathaniel,
Lincoln Junior High School,
Public School District 69 - Budget and expenditures,
Public School District 69 - Buildings |
| Lighthearted take on a classic tale |
2019-09-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 05, 2019, p. B12 |
Oliver McCracken Middle School,
Frey, Will,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Russell, Olivia,
Niles North High School,
Sliwinski, Kasey,
'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer',
Devonshire Family Theatre,
Ruffner, Isabella,
Plays |
| Fourth-generation Skokie Firefighter retires |
2016-11-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 10, 2016, p. 8 |
Nellessen, David,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Skokie Fire Department,
Retirement |
| Jim Duesenberg, 'Our Town' actor |
2016-09-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September, 15, 2016, p. 4 |
'Our Town',
Duesenberg, Jim,
Skokie Heritage Museum |
| Village Inn displays historic Skokie photos |
2016-01-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 7, 2016, p. 12 |
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Village Inn,
Miles, Randy |
| Holiday bash serves up sweet new features |
2014-12-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 11, 2014, p.6 |
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Independent Merchants of Downtown Skokie |
| Downtown Skokie adds to Halloween celebrations |
2012-10-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 25, 2012 , p. 7 |
Skokie Consumer Affairs Commission,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Crafty Beaver,
Holidays and celebrations - Halloween,
Independent Merchants of Downtown Skokie,
Holtz, Scott |
| New picture book tells Skokie's history |
2010-08-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 12, 2010 , p. 7 |
Skokie - History,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Witry, Richard (Dick) J.,
Hanson, Amanda |
| History, photo project, fitness highlight event |
2010-05-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 20, 2010 , p. 7 |
Kring, Karen,
Fairs and festivals,
Skokie Festival of Cultures,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Tuft, Michelle,
Witry, Richard (Dick) J.,
Hanson, Amanda |
| Visit Heritage Museum during Backlot Bash |
2009-08-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 20, 2009, p. 16 |
Smith, Ron,
Novello, William,
Schwander, Carol,
Fairs and festivals,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Witry, Pat,
Backlot Bash,
Witry, Richard (Dick) J.,
Hanson, Amanda |
| First fire engine restored through meticulous work |
2009-01-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 15, 2009, p. 3 |
Antiques,
Smith, Ron,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Skokie Fire Department |
| Skokie acquires original 1865 fire engine pumper |
2009-01-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 15, 2009, p. 3 |
Antiques,
Smith, Ron,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Skokie Fire Department |
| Village trying to preserve section of Skokie Lanes |
2008-07-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 24, 2008, p. 5 |
Lockerby, John,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Keller, Peggy,
Skokie Lanes,
Historic buildings |
| History books paint Skokie's past |
2008-01-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 17, 2008, p. 7 |
Skokie - History,
Great Fire of 1910, The,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Van Dusen, Susan,
Bates, Suzan,
Public School District 73 - Curriculum,
Skokie Fire Department,
Books,
East Prairie School |
| Fire department exhibit opens Sunday |
2006-10-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 19, 2006, p. 9 |
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Skokie Fire Department,
Hanson, Amanda |
| Celebrated Skokie fire department honors 125 years |
2006-10-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 19, 2006, p. 8 |
Smith, Ronald,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Anniversaries and birthdays,
Skokie Fire Department |
| Open house will honor firefighters |
2006-10-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 5, 2006, p. 5 |
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Anniversaries and birthdays,
Skokie Fire Department |
| Heirlooms of our historical societies |
2006-04-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 27, 2006, p. 71 |
Museums,
DeVore, Sheryl,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Skokie Historical Society,
Holocaust Memorial Museum |
| Roof repairs keep parks budget from balancing |
2006-04-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 6, 2006, p. 16 |
Renovation and repair,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Devonshire Cultural Center,
Skokie Park District - Budget and expenditures |
| Past is present for historical societies |
2005-03-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 17, 2005, p. 123 |
Museums,
Smith, Ronald,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Skokie Historical Society,
Witry, Pat,
History,
Witry, Richard (Dick) J.,
Hanson, Amanda |
| East Prairie School students display history of Skokie |
2004-05-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 13, 2004, p. 3 |
Public School District 73 - Student activities,
Museums,
Teoreg, Ginisha,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
deBettencourt, Sandra,
Lawando, Cindy,
East Prairie School |
| Korean arts society works to bridge culture gaps |
2002-08-08 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 8, 2002, Special section, p. 10 |
Art,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Lee, Jin,
Organizations and societies,
Rhee, Hyeri,
Miller, Michael S.,
Keumsil Cultural Society |
| Toy exhibit evokes nostalgia |
2001-05-17 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 17, 2001, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Museums,
Antiques,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Robinson, Jay,
Delor, Dennis |
| Exhibition highlights Korean arts and culture |
2001-01-18 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 18, 2001, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Park, Ransil,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Lee, Jin,
Stanfield, Cha-hee Lee,
Kwon, Ho-Koun,
Keumsil Cultural Society,
Art exhibitions |
| Little museums : Intimate looks at history, culture |
2000-08-17 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 17, 2000, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Museums,
Gerstner, Lillian,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Holocaust Memorial Museum,
Delor, Dennis,
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois |
| Telling stories in three dimensions : Curators use many methods, ideas to bring vitality to museum exhibits |
2000-02-24 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 24, 2000, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Museums,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Christie, Kristina |
| Create your own 'Beanie Baby' at the Skokie Heritage Museum |
1998-04-02 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 2, 1998, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Museums,
Morgenstern, Kristin,
Skokie Heritage Museum |
| Collectors call up old sound equipment for exhibit |
1997-02-06 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 6, 1997, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Museums,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Radio and radio broadcasting,
Bart, David,
Bart, Julia |
| Raised on radio : Vintage sounds now playing at the Skokie Heritage Museum |
1996-12-12 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 12, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 10 |
Museums,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Radio and radio broadcasting,
Mytnick, Doug,
Bart, David,
Bart, Julia |
| On the paths of pioneers : Cemetery walks show's Skokie's first settlers were nobody's ghoul |
1996-10-10 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 10, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 7 |
Cemeteries,
Cemetery Walk,
Nees, Michael,
St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Skokie Historical Society,
Mytnick, Doug,
O'Toole, Elizabeth |
| Skokie draws on itself for war exhibit |
1996-08-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 1, 1996, p. B2 |
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Skokie Historical Society,
Witry, Pat,
Bratsakis, George,
Christie, Kristina,
Bart, David,
Humphrey, Barry,
O'Toole, Elizabeth,
War,
Bart, Julia,
Art exhibitions |
| Recycled-rug artistry on display at museum |
1996-01-04 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 4, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 4 |
Museums,
Rags to Riches : Recycled Rugs,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
O'Toole, Elizabeth,
Art exhibitions |
| Ghosts from Skokie's past haunt cemetery walk |
1995-07-13 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 13, 1995, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Cemeteries,
Cheetham, Elizabeth,
Cemetery Walk,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery,
Skokie Historical Society,
Haben, John |
| An ancient art : Researching and appraising antiques |
1995-05-04 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 4, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 8 |
Antiques,
Weinzimmer, Leonard,
Skokie Heritage Museum |
| Back to their roots : Genealogist shares craft of tracing ancestors |
1995-04-13 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 13, 1995, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Abbink, Marilyn,
History,
Family |
| Library exhibit reflects on W.W.I |
1995-04-06 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 6, 1995, Sec. 2, p. 9 |
Minnesota Historical Society,
War - World War I (WWI),
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Keep the Home Fires Burning,
Skokie Public Library - Activities, programs and exhibits |
| Back in time : Skokie exhibit proudly displays pioneer spirit |
1995-01-12 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 12, 1995, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Museums,
Wightham, Betty,
Cheetham, Elizabeth,
Skokie Heritage Museum |
| Shooting the past |
1994-11-10 |
The Skokie Heritage Museum and the Skokie Historical Society jointly manage the photo archive. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 10, 1994, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Museums,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Skokie Historical Society,
Organizations and societies,
Photography |
| Something old, something new |
1994-07-28 |
The Skokie Heritage Museum is currently featuring an exhibit of wedding dresses. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 28, 1994, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Museums,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Weddings |
| Heritage Museum fashions a special exhibit |
1994-07-21 |
The Skokie Heritage Museum is featuring an exhibit of wedding dresses. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 21, 1994, p. B4 |
Museums,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Weddings |
| Museum has something special in store |
1994-03-03 |
Diane Namen and Peter Nibble have recreated their father's grocery store in miniature and will display it at the Skokie Heritage Museum. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 3, 1994, p. B2 |
Museums,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Namen, Diane,
Nibble, Peter |
| Healpern's photos exhibit beauty of national parks |
1993-11-11 |
By a Clear Light" is a new exhibit at the Skokie Heritage Museum which commemorates the National Park Service. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 11, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
National Park Service,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
History,
Parks |
| Actress pursues a pioneering effort |
1993-08-12 |
Rebecca Bloomfield, an actress, is portraying Elizabeth Meyer, a pioneer woman, at the Skokie Heritage Museum. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 12, 1993, p. B4 |
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Bloomfield, Rebecca,
History |
