Winnetka Historical Society: people

"L" is for Lloyd

Gazette Article by: Jan Tubergen
Appeared in the Gazette: Spring 1998

Henry Demarest Lloyd was a well-known writer and reform advocate of the late 19th century whose theories of democratic self-governance and social welfare left a lasting mark on Winnetka’s village structure and civic life.

http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=180 · May 5, 09:32

Training Olympians Since 1920

Gazette Article by: Helen Weaver
Appeared in the Gazette: Fall/Winter 2012

Winnetka’s most recent Olympic hero is Conor Dwyer, who won a gold medal as part of the men’s 4×200 freestyle relay team at the 2012 Olympics in London. How many other Winnetka Olympians can you name? It may surprise you to learn that Winnetka and New Trier High School can lay claim to twenty other Olympic athletes since 1920. Some of these Olympians were New Trier students (including some from our neighboring villages) and others moved to Winnetka after their competitive days were over. Some still live here while others only lived in Winnetka for a few years.

http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=367 · Feb 4, 19:20

Winnetka's Civil War Heroes

Appeared in the Gazette: Fall/Winter 2012

Last summer former Winnetkan John Chimoures stopped by the WHS Museum with a simple question: “Why is there no Civil War star on the cenotaph?” Two Civil War soldiers’ names are called out every year on Memorial Day, but are not listed on the cenotaph.
The cenotaph was created as a monument to the fallen of World War I. After even greater losses were suffered in World War II, those names were added, and the tradition was continued for subsequent conflicts. WHS contacted board member and Vietnam veteran Phil Hoza about the issue of the Civil war soldiers. He then raised $815 in private donations to create a bronze star with the Civil War names on it. The star will be unveiled on Memorial Day, 2013. The two soldiers are:
*Charles Davis, who lived at 677 Willow with his parents Seth (a cooper) and Elizabeth. Records show that Davis enlisted at the beginning of the Civil War, one of three young men from the area to enlist.
*George Willson was the only child of James Willson and his wife. George enlisted at the beginning of the war, but was struck with yellow fever and died in action. The Willson’s house was at the crest of the hill on Cherry, (near the tracks) but was moved later.

http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=370 · Dec 9, 15:58

In Memorium: Tuck Weaver

Gazette Article by: Nan Greenough
Appeared in the Gazette: Fall/Winter 2012

Winnetka recently lost one of its true heroes. Everett P. “Tuck” Weaver died on September 17 at the age of 94.

People lucky enough to know Tuck speak of him with reverence. Tuck was the epitome of the “greatest generation:” a World War II hero, a successful businessman, a committed community volunteer, a generous benefactor.

http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=372 · Dec 9, 15:55

Dorothy and David Dushkin: Pioneers of Winnetka Music Education

Gazette Article by: Kaitlin A. Briggs, Ed. D.
Appeared in the Gazette: Fall/Winter 2012

Kaitlin A. Briggs, Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Southern Maine, spent a week at WHS researching Dorothy Dushkin. Intrigued by Dushkin’s journals, she visited to explore the community that attracted the Dushkins in 1930.

In 1990 a demolition permit was approved for an abandoned building at 555 Glendale Ave. in Winnetka, despite attempts to preserve it as a national historic landmark. Designed by Chicago architect Robert Paul Schweikher and built in 1934, this building had been both the school and home of renowned music educators David and Dorothy Dushkin.

http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=371 · Dec 9, 15:47

House of the Season: Two Faces of An Historic House

Gazette Article by: Joan Peck

Have you ever wondered where Gage Street got its name? It came from one of Winnetka’s first settlers, Jared Gage. He moved from New York State to Chicago, where he operated the first steam flour mill. Later he went into banking with his nephew, John C. Haines, who became mayor of Chicago. Gage bought a tract of land in what is now Hubbard Woods and in 1857 built an Italianate house on the bluff overlooking Lake Michigan.

http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=369 · Nov 19, 11:24

Charles Haag

The Historical Society’s recent acquisition of four works by Winnetka sculptor Charles Haag spurred research into his life and art. Haag’s local legacy includes an enigmatic sculpture on Sheridan Road, an unusual grave marker in Christ Church cemetery, and two intriguing houses.

Charles Haag was born in Sweden in 1867. Before he was twelve, he began work as an apprentice in a pottery factory. He studied sculpture in night school and struggled as an artist in several European countries before coming to New York City in 1903.

http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=364 · Sep 28, 22:04

Growing Up in Winnetka

Gazette Article by: Katrina Wolcott Kelley
Appeared in the Gazette: Autumn/Winter 2001

Winnetka Way articles are written by guest columnists who have been asked to share their memories of an aspect of Winnetka that they remember fondly. Winnetka Way articles debuted in 1994 and continue to the present.

There was a story told at dinner parties in Winnetka about a little boy who was asked by his teacher to write about the Great Depression. So he wrote, “Once upon a time there was a Great Depression. Everybody was poor. The father was poor. The mother was poor. The children were poor. The cook was poor. The maid, chauffeur, gardener and nurse were all poor. It was very sad. It was sad but the servants stayed because unemployment was so high there were no other opportunities available.”

http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=361 · Jul 19, 15:52

Cartoonist Joe Parrish: Observer of Politics and Nature

Gazette Article by: Barbara Joyce
Appeared in the Gazette: Summer 1995

Most people work for a living and, if they’re lucky, pursue hobbies in their free time. Joe Parrish, former political cartoonist and creature of the “Nature Notes” series for the Chicago Tribune, was one of the fortunate few who was able to pursue his hobbies for a living.

http://www.winnetkahistory.org/index.php?id=336 · Mar 8, 16:04