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This document is a map from a 1894 real estate brochure showing Lake Ellyn, the Glen Ellyn Hotel and nearby mineral springs, and Stacy Park. The lake was created in 1889 when Thomas E. Hill, L.C. Cooper, and W. H. Luther, who formed the Prospect…

This document is a photograph of a memorial fountain Lake Ellyn Park dedicated in 1922 to the dead of World War I. The fountain was proposed by the Glen Ellyn Women's Club and first mentioned in the Board minutes of April 4, 1921.

This document is a photograph published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on January 6, 1949.  The photograph shows the Ice Queen, crowned at the speed skating meet, and two attendants.  The speed skating meet was held at Lake Ellyn and…

This document is a photograph of skaters on Lake Ellyn.

This document is a brochure produced by the real estate firm of Collins and Gauntlett to sell house lots around Lake Ellyn. The sale of house lots around the lake was one of the factors that encouraged the formation of the Glen Ellyn Park District.

This document is a photograph of swimmers at Lake Ellyn dated to 1906. The Glen Ellyn Historical Society inventory number is 40-09.

This document is a photograph composed of three photographs of beach scenes at Lake Ellyn dated to 1906. The Glen Ellyn Historical Society inventory number is 054F-123.

This document is an article published in Glen Ellyn Suburban Life on April 17, 2014.  The article reports on the Earth Day Festival sponsored by the Park District and held in the Boathouse.

This document is a letter written by W.J. Catlin to the Board of Commissioners on January 21, 1931 in support of the creation of a bird sanctuary. In response to this and other letters, the Board ultimately created the Benjamin T. Gault Bird…

This document is a letter sent by Hannah D. Naguned to the Board of Commissioners on January 22, 1931 in support of the creation of a bird sanctuary. In response to this and other letters, the Board ultimately created the Benjamin T. Gault Bird…