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Map of Glen Ellyn (1894)
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…
Park Board Help Appreciated By D.A.R. (1925)
This document is a letter published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on June 19, 1925. The letter is from the local chapter of the D.A.R. thanking the Park Board for its help in placing a stone marker in Stacy Park.
Go to N. Glen Ellyn to Their Picnic (1926)
This document is an article published by The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on August 27, 1926. The article reports that the picnic of the North Glen Ellyn Improvement Association will take place the next day. The article urges the public to…
Prizes Awarded at N. Glen Ellyn Picnic (1926)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on September 9, 1926. The article reports on the success of the picnic in Stacy Park hosted by the North Glen Ellyn Improvement Association.
Christmas Festivity Up In Stacy Park (1926)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on December 17, 1926. The article reports that the North Glen Ellyn Improvement Association is planning a community Christmas celebration at Stacy Park.
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).
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…
Legion To Sponsor Carnival At Stacy Park, August 21-25 (1946)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on August 15, 1946. The article reports that the American Legion will sponsor a carnival at Stacy Park from August 21-25.
Rides - Games - Fun For All, Legion Carnival Opens (1946)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on August 22, 1946. The article reports on the American Legion Carnival in Stacy Park.
Legion Opens Carnival Here On July 27 (1948)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on July 22, 1948. The article reports on the upcoming carnival sponsored by the American Legion Post 3 in Stacy Park.