
Welcome to Winnetka Treasures: 15 Decades, 15 Object‘s Online Catalog. Visit the exhibit in person at the Winnetka Historical Society.
Here you can learn more about Winnetka Treasures, a celebration of 150 years of Winnetka’s history.
One artifact represents each of the 15 decades from Winnetka’s founding in 1869 to the present day. To find out more, find on the image of the artifact.
You can also visit our PastPerfect Online Collections.
Questions? Contact Us.
This exhibition is generously sponsored by the Kemper Educational and Charitable Fund.
Photographs by Maria Rebelo Photography.
1860s

Lady Elgin door, 1990.2
1870s

Bricks from Academy Hall, 1870. Gift of Frank Pavlik
1880s

1890s

Cape with Detachable Collar, 1893. Gift of Alma Heinig.
1900s

Pen register, c. 1900.
1910s

Adams-Westlake “Non-Sweating” Signal Lamps, Gift of Goff Smith
1920s

Women’s Suffrage Poster, 1920. Gift of Lola Maverick Lloyd Berndt.
1930s

Farrier’s Knife, c. 1936. Gift of Earl Weinstock
1940s

Victory Garden poster, 1941-1945. Gift of the American Legion.
1950s

Rummage Sale Sweater, Gift of Shirley Kostakos
1960s

Poster for “Winnetka Good-Bad-Indifferent?”, 1969. Gift of Barbara Plochman.
1970s

Caro Nan basket, 1978. Courtesy of Helen and Paul Weaver.
1980s

Game of Winnetka, c. 1980
1990s

Mother Goose puppet, c. 1990. Courtesy of North Shore Country Day School.
2000s

Harry Potter books, c. 2000. Courtesy of Deb Emry.