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Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes June 3, 1935
This document is minutes from the Board of Commissioners meeting on June 3, 1935. Topics discussed were: Treasurer's report; approval of bills for payment; use of the baseball diamond in Sunset Park; use of Lake Ellyn Park; use of the Community…
Memorial Park Name of New Playground (1926)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on June 11, 1926. The article reports that the tract of land recently acquired as a park will be named 'Memorial Park' in honor of the soldiers, and sailors who have…
Navy Gives Gun to be Put in Park (1926)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on July 16,1926. The article reports that the US Navy will give the Park District a gun to be displayed in Memorial Park.
Soldiers' Pathway Feature of New Park (1927)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on March 18, 1927. The article reports on plans by the Park Board to plant a memorial tree and plans by the Woman's Club to plant a double row of flowering crab trees…
Glen Ellyn Verteran's Memorial Lake Ellyn Park Landscape Plan (YYYY-MM-DD)
This document is a landscape plan for the Veteran's Memorial at Lake Ellyn Park.
Lake Ellyn Park Memorial Fountain (1922)
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.
Honor Roll Now in Memorial Park (1928)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on 13 July, 1928. The article reports that the Honor Roll, formerly mounted on a wall of the DuPage Trust Building, was on display in Memorial Park. The Honor Roll…
Memorial Day Crowd Hears Fine Speaker (1934)
This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on June 1, 1934. The article reports on Memorial Day ceremonies one of which was scattering flower petals on Lake Ellyn in memory of sailors lost at sea.
Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes March 6, 1922
This document is the minutes of the Board of Commissioners meeting on March 6, 1922. The minutes record the Treasurer's report; authorization of a bond issue for $5,000; report by Superintendent Woods on the comfort station in Lake Ellyn Park and…
Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes April 3, 1922
This document is minutes from the meeting of the Board of Commissioners on April 3, 1922 including three letters sent to the Board. The minutes record the monthly Treasurer's report; a decision to talk to the Village Board about improvements in the…