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During a previous #ArchivesHashtagParty, many of you LOVED the WPA horse librarians. Well good news: we're bringing them back in Tuesday's newsletter! Learn about the CCC and WPA with us in the #ArchivesExperience: bit.ly/nafsubscribe

Bess Bower Dunn, the Dunn Museum’s namesake, was born on August 23 in 1877. 🎂 Join us tomorrow at the Dunn Museum in Libertyville to celebrate with FREE admission from 10 am–4:30 pm! Bess was a founding member of the Lake County Historical Society. ➡️: LCFPD.org/calendar/bess-…

Admission is free the last Friday of every month! Come explore our special exhibition, "Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II" on Friday to see how this top-secret unit used inflatable tanks, sound effects, and more to fool German forces. ihm.ec/freeday2022

On Thursday, August 25, National Park Service will commemorate 106 years of service! 🎂 Learn more at: nps.gov/subjects/npsce… #NPSBirthday 🦬

How many trees are enough to combat one of the largest man-made environmental disasters in history: the Dust Bowl? Find out in today's #ArchivesExperience newsletter...make sure you're signed up: bit.ly/nafsubscribe

Have you been here or a place like it? Cool old pics of days gone by. Daily Herald @lcfpd Visit Lake County bit.ly/3cDpgLT

#AbrahamLincoln #AbeSays #Positivity Source: ow.ly/nvc550KAATH

#OTD 160 yrs ago, five immigrant men, neighbors in rural Lake County, IL, began their journey as American soldiers, drilling with 96th IL in Waukegan. #civilwar #illinoishistory

Check out my colleague Heather Johnson's easy tips for preserving your historic or heirloom papers.

Grayslake IL sailor killed at Pearl Harbor remains identified. Herbert "Bert" Jacobson to be laid to rest at Arlington Nat'l Cemetery. bit.ly/3U6L3MP #illinoishistory #pearlharbor

New post on my Lake County IL history blog on dark souvenirs of the Civil War, including battlefield relics, and textile remnants from Pres Lincoln's catafalque. bit.ly/3FyoCvm #civilwar #illinoishistory #presidentlincoln

Presenting at Wauconda Public Library, Sat Nov 5 @ 1 pm. bit.ly/3DtkKc7 Sharing my research to identify Union soldiers in portrait and service of immigrant soldiers and 96th IL Infantry. #civilwar #96thIllinois #illinoishistory #siupress

This year's theme is especially fun! Proposals are due Nov 7. Your presentation doesn't need to be ready until the event in January.

🎖 Tomorrow, to honor #VeteransDay, the Dunn Museum in Libertyville will be open with special hours from 10 am–4:30 pm. Plan your visit at LCFPD.org/PlanYourVisit.

You don't want to miss this one on Monday, Nov. 28 at 7 pm at Bliss Wine & Gifts. Our own local historian Neville Carr will be the featured guest! #wauconda #localhistory

Been to Bonner Farm in Lindenhurst? 🤔 The Bonner family donated an 8-acre cluster of farm buildings to the Forest Preserves in 1995. In this DunnTV episode, John Bonner takes us through the buildings & talks about his family that moved here in 1842! ow.ly/jaa150NKTiE

Congratulations and welcome to our new Archivist of the United States!

🤔 Did you know the 18.5–mile Des Plaines River Canoe and Kayak Marathon is the second-oldest canoe race in the U.S.? Thx, Daily Herald for running this about the 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺, 𝘚𝘦𝘵, 𝘎𝘰! 𝘓𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺'𝘴 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 exhibit. ow.ly/mBsH50P5gMn

From thrilling coasters to splashtastic encounters - from scenic nature expeditions to beach lounging along one of 75 lakes - from strolling on a quaint main street, to busting a movie at a festival, to delectable eats and then some, #LetsGoLakeCounty is your next destination.

Did you know that #MeisterBrau's famous Westphalian stallions were stabled in Lake County IL? Read the story on History Blog shorturl.at/yCP14