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Warrenville Historical Museum

Warrenville, Illinois

Art, Children's, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Military, Specialized

The purpose of the Warrenville Historical Society is to bring together those interested in Warrenville's history, and to collect, preserve and display objects and documents that illustrate that history. The Historical Society is a self-supporting not-for-profit organization.The Warrenville Historical Society was organized in 1980 and the Society opened the Warrenville Historical Museum in 1984. Space was provided for the Museum in one room of the Greek Revival Style Albright Building through the generosity of the City of Warrenville, interest groups, businesses and individuals. The museum now encompasses the entire building.

Winnebago & Boone Counties Genealogical Society

Rockford, Illinois

Culture, History, Specialized

Because we are a 'society' rather than a bricks-and-mortar museum, we don't actually have a street address and phone number. Most of our meetings do take place at 4500 Spring Creek Road at the Spring Creek United Church of Christ in Rockford.

White County Historical Society

Carmi, Illinois

Cemetery, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Specialized

General membership meetings are held in the spring and fall, with the latter featuring the annual Heritage House Award presentation. The background of this page is the Heritage House Plaque, and I have added a listing of all 32 houses honored since 1971, called heritagehouses.html.

Wood Library Museum of Anesthesiology

Schaumburg, Illinois

History, Library, Science, Specialized

The Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology (WLM) ranks among the world's most extensive, premier collections devoted to history of anesthesia and the profession of anesthesiology. Housed in the headquarters building of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), the WLM also serves as an active, specialized medical library.