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Winnetkans Stay Connected During Pandemic
These photos originally appeared in the Fall/Winter Gazette, 2020
Curator’s Corner
Originally appeared in the Fall/Winter 2020 Gazette by Meagan McChesney, PhD This year’s successful Virtual Gala featured several of the ...
A Local Physician’s Perspective on the COVID-19 Pandemic
Originally appeared in the Fall/Winter 2020 Gazette by Holly Marihugh Q: How has your practice changed since the influx of ...
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Winnetkans Show Support for Wiping Out Systemic Racism
Originally appeared in the Fall 2020 Gazette by Holly Marihugh Last June 6th on the Village Green in Winnetka, the ...
Pivoting in a Pandemic
Originally appeared in the Fall 2020 Gazette By Executive Director, Mary Trieschmann In the spring of 2020 we experienced historic ...
Hope Amidst Hardship: The Indomitable Character of Anita Willets-Burnham
Originally appeared in the Fall 2020 Gazette, by Ann Thompson Every age is subject to tragedies and challenges and how ...
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Over There: Winnetkans Serving in WWII and Supporting the War Effort at Home
Originally appeared in the Fall 2020 Gazette, by Charles Shabica When Hitler invaded Poland in 1939, war to an American ...
Winnetkans Wade through the Record-Breaking Surprise Snow Storm of 1967
Originally appeared in the Fall 2020 Gazette by Helen Weaver “A city accustomed to snowstorms succumbed to one today,” was ...
The Illinois Lakeshore 2100, Adaptive Shorelines to Cope with Climate Change
Appeared in the Gazette, Fall/Winter 2019 By Charles W. Shabica, Ph.D., P.G. Educated at Brown, Yale, and the University of ...
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The Big Move: When the Log House Made a Landing in Crow Island Woods
By Holly Marihugh Appeared in the Gazette: Fall/Winter 2019 Even though it rained cats and dogs on and off, ...
A Look Back at 1969, Winnetka’s Centennial Year
By Helen Weaver Appeared in the Gazette: Fall/Winter 2019 As we celebrate the sesquicentennial year of our Village’s founding, let’s ...
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