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  One of Winnetka’s earliest businesses – the Max Meyer Store

  One of the early business establishments in Winnetka was the Max Meyer general store, located on the northwest corner of ...

  

  John Nash Ott Digitization

    What do Walt Disney and Winnetka have in common? John Nash Ott! Dr. Ott, who was a native Winnetkan ...

  

  Lakeside Firemen – Hose Company c. 1900

  The Lakeside Fire Department practicing pulling the fire hose. The first paid fireman in Winnetka was Fred W. Schwall, hired ...

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  Gala 2018 Sponsors

  Thank you to our wonderful sponsors, who made “A Night at the Follies” a great success. We couldn’t do it ...

  

  House of the Season: 635 Maple

  Appeared in the Gazette, Spring 2018 By Layla Danley In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Charles H. Thorne’s family ...

  The Influenza Epidemic of 1918

  Appeared in the Gazette, Spring 2018 By Helen Weaver This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 1918 influenza pandemic, ...