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Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes December 4, 1933
This document is minutes of a Board of Commissioners meeting on December 4, 1933. The minutes record: requests for use of the Community House; request to operate the skating house concession; request from the Chamber of Commerce for assistance with…
Flower Festival is Lovely Dance Fete (1934)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on June 22, 1934. The article reports on the Flower Festival at Lake Ellyn Park as part of the Glen Ellyn Centennial celebrations.
Landmarks That Have Served and Vanished (1934)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on June 15, 1934. The article reports on landmarks that have vanished from Glen Ellyn. Among those cited are the Glen Ellyn Hotel, the Five Springs close to the hotel,…
Deneen Speaks at Pioneer Picnic (1934)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on June 15, 1934. The article reports on Pioneer Day, a day of events at Lake Ellyn Park during the Glen Ellyn Centennial celebrations.
Just a Few Figures of Today (1934)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on June 15, 1934. The article recounts the changes over the course of Glen Ellyn's history. In particular, it mentions that the first park, at the Five Corners, was…
Memorials Dedicated Last Tuesday (1934)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on June 15, 1934. The article reports on several dedications of memorials: a boulder dedicated to Civil War veterans and the laying of the cornerstone for a replica of…
Pageant and Parade Yet to Come (1934)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on June 15, 1934. The article reports on the upcoming pageant and parade to celebrate the Centennial. The parade will end in Sunset Park.
Centennial Has Inspiring Opening (1934)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on June 15, 1934. The article reports on the start of the Centennial celebrations on June 10 including a vesper service at Lake Ellyn.
In the Second Act the Village Grows Up (1934)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on June 8, 1934. This article reports on more of the history of Glen Ellyn, including the donation of land for the first park (later Stacy Park).
Centennial Picnic Wednesday, June 13 (1934)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on June 8, 1934. The article reports on the upcoming picnic at Lake Ellyn Park.