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• “Big Noise from Winnetka”: The Biography of a Great American Tune

  Appeared in the Gazette, Spring 2019 By Duff Peterson One Sunday afternoon in 1938, a group of New Trier students ...

  

  Executive Director Appointed

  The Board of Directors of the Winnetka Historical Society is pleased to announce the appointment Mary Trieschmann as its new ...

  House of the Season: 990 Sheridan Road

  Appeared in the Gazette, Spring 2019 By Laurie Peterson Suburban life isn’t for everyone, and it apparently didn’t suit John ...

• Managing Our Village Over 100 Years: Winnetka’s Council-Manager Government

  By Holly Marihugh Appeared in the Gazette: Spring, 2019 Only seven people have filled the shoes since 1915. Those who ...

  

  2005: Winnetka Historical Society Finally Has Permanent Home

  In October 2005, the Winnetka Historical Society at long last moved into its new headquarters at 411 Linden Street. The ...

  

  Their Own “Caddy Shack”: Pfaff Brothers Remember 50 Years Ago to the Grounds Crew at Indian Hill Country Club

  By Holly Marihugh It’s summertime in Kenilworth Gardens, 50 years ago. At 5:30 a.m., teenage brothers Chris and Jamie Pfaff ...