"Y" is for Youth
Gazette Article by: John T. Thomas
Appeared in the Gazette: Summer 2003
For almost 35 years, Winnetka high school teens have asked, “Whassup at the YO?” referring to the Winnetka Youth Organization’s drop-in center. Remaining constant through the years, the YO’s mission is to support our community’s teens as they cope with the complex issues of adolescence.
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=193 · Dec 26, 19:59
"S" is for Scouting
Gazette Article by: Susan Shabica
Appeared in the Gazette: Spring/Summer 2000
They are visible in the Village several times a year—in full uniform for parades on Memorial Day and the Fourth of July…They are the Boy and Girl Scouts, and they have a long, illustrious history in Winnetka.
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=187 · Dec 26, 19:22
"C" is for Community House
Gazette Article by: Trish Early
Appeared in the Gazette: Winter 1995
Although officially known as Winnetka Community House, this institution has been lovingly referred to simply as “Community House” for 84 years. In fact this shortened version was the original name proposed by the Rev. J. W. F. Davies, its founder, a month prior to its dedication on November 17, 1911.
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=171 · Dec 24, 16:41
Winnetka Fox Hunt
Gazette Article by: Bean Carroll
Appeared in the Gazette: Spring 2002
The sport of fox hunting has recently been in the spotlight in the United States and the United Kingdom. But did you know that Winnetkans participated in the sport in the early to mid-1900s? The Longmeadow Hounds, a foxhunt in Northbrook, was originally started in Winnetka in 1923…
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=106 · Dec 15, 14:40
Skokie School Foundation
Gazette Article by: Joan Peck
Appeared in the Gazette: Fall 1998
Naming themselves the Skokie School Foundation, people of all ages—many who had never known each other before—became friends who shared an important mission. They held weekly strategy sessions in members’ houses, discussing income-producing, educational uses for the building, as well as long-range fund raising activities. Within the month the group had raised more than $75,000.
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=104 · Dec 15, 14:28
Winnetka/Northfield Rotary Club
Gazette Article by: Suzanne Timble
Appeared in the Gazette: Fall 2004
The Winnetka Rotary Club is celebrating its 80th anniversary. It held its first meeting on May 24, 1924, at the Winnetka Community House, and to this day, the weekly meetings are held at the same location. In 2002, the name of the Club was changed to the “Winnetka/Northfield Rotary Club.”
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=103 · Dec 15, 14:22
Winnetka Park District
Gazette Article by: Joan Evanich and Elizabeth Carlson
Appeared in the Gazette: Summer 2004
Concerned with public image, the citizens of 1904 were dissatisfied with the first impression of our Village. Passengers disembarking from the train at the Elm Street station were greeted with the sight of debris and discarded buggies from the local livery stable. Then, just as today, a group of concerned citizens organized to solve the problem.
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=102 · Dec 15, 14:15
North Shore Art League
Gazette Article by: Isabel Halm
Appeared in the Gazette: Fall 2005
The North Shore Art League (NSAL) was founded in 1924 by accomplished artisans and community leaders from the North Shore and Chicagoland area. Famous artists such as Franz Schulze and LeRoy Neiman visited its studio and print space in Winnetka. NSAL collaborated with renowned academic institutions such as The Art Institute of Chicago.
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=101 · Dec 15, 14:11
North Shore Art League
Gazette Article by: Cindy Fuller
Appeared in the Gazette: Fall 2000
If a picture is worth 1000 words, then the colorful history of the North Shore Art League would fill volumes. In November 1924, “Chief” J.W.F. Davies (one of the founders of the Winnetka Community House) and Mrs. John Vennema (wife of the Consul General to the Netherlands) invited a few “friends of art”…
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=100 · Dec 15, 14:04
The Music Center of the North Shore
Gazette Article by: Christine Fullerton
Appeared in the Gazette: Summer 1997
The year was 1931. In Winnetka, two musicians opened their home to students who not only enjoyed popular songs, but loved classical music as well. David and Dorothy Dushkin founded a music school there that would one day become The Music Center of the North Shore.
http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=99 · Dec 15, 14:00