The Lake Forest Legacy Project
A record of our past for the future
Lake Forest’s Sesquicentennial celebration in 2011 is the perfect time to think
about documenting our community history. The founders of our town and those
who have helped it grow over the past 150 years left us a wealth of information
that teaches us about our past. Now we can take up the mantle and provide a
record of ourselves for future generations of Lake Foresters.
The Lake Forest Sesquicentennial Historical Activities Committee is collecting historical
information about our community to provide a record of our past, focusing especially on the
last 50 years. All Lake Forest institutions, organizations, businesses, clubs and groups are
invited to participate. The documentation collected will be housed in archival files at the Lake
Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society, where it will be preserved and made available to the
public for research. The information will also be utilized for the Timeline of Lake Forest
History, a comprehensive overview of our past which will be available online.
How to Participate in the Lake Forest Legacy Project
1.) Fill out the attached Institutional History Documentation Form to the best of your ability.
Feel free to ask former board members, directors, proprietors or employees for assistance.
Forms need not be fully complete to be submitted – fill out what you can.
2.) Assemble and photocopy any institutional records that document or supplement the
information you provided in the form such as photographs, meeting minutes, organization
newsletters, etc. (a suggested list is attached). The Historical Society is also prepared to
accept original records if your institution would like to donate them.
3.) Bring in or mail your completed form and associated materials to the Lake Forest-Lake
Bluff Historical Society, where it will become part of the Lake Forest Legacy Project
Archives.
4.) If you have questions about the process or would like assistance documenting your institution
or group’s history, contact Laurie Stein, Curator of the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical
Society or Arthur Miller, Archivist and Librarian for Special Collections at Lake Forest
College.
Contacts
Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society
361 East Westminster, Lake Forest
847.234.5253
Laurie Stein, Curator – lstein@lflbhistory.org
Arthur Miller, Archivist and Librarian for
Special Collections, Lake Forest College
Donnelly Library
847.735.5064 – amiller@lakeforest.edu
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Lake Forest Legacy Project
Institutional History Documentation Form
Fill out this form to the best of your ability. Forms need not be fully complete to be submitted.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Full name of business, group, or organization:
Type of business, group, or organization:
Address:
Phone number:
Fax number:
Website:
Email address(es):
Social media (Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc.):
Name(s) of individual(s) filling out form:
ABSTRACT
Please provide a brief synopsis (~100 words) which details your institution’s history and its role
in the community. Include the date of founding. (Attach a separate sheet if necessary).
CURRENT INFORMATION
Attach or enclose documentation or further information if desired.
Current officers/proprietors/leaders (names and offices) – attach list if more space required:
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Mission statement:
Current publications (titles, frequency, publisher):
Membership in any over-organizations (Rotary International, etc.) with dates:
Current visual identity (logos, colors, etc.) – attach images if necessary:
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Attach or enclose documentation or further information if desired.
Founding date:
Founding members (attach list if more space required):
Previous business or organization names, with dates of use:
Previous locations, with addresses and dates:
Previous mission statements, with dates:
List of awards won by the institution (when and from whom):
List of awards given out (attach a chronological list of winners):
List of offices (attach a chronological list of former officers by name and office):
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Former visual identity (logos, colors, etc.) – attach images if necessary:
Former website addresses:
Past publications (title, frequency, who produced, reason discontinued):
Known books, pamphlets, history papers, memoirs, oral histories, videos, image collections,
scrapbooks, etc. that document the history of the institution or group in some way:
ACTIVITY INFORMATION
Attach or enclose documentation or further information if desired
Events/activities currently sponsored (include dates, locations, purpose):
Events/activities hosted in the past but discontinued (include dates, locations, purpose):
Notable guest speakers or performers hosted (include dates, locations, topics):
Trips taken by the organization (include dates, locations):
Local activities in which the institution participates (service projects, parades, etc.):
LIST OF SUGGESTED INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS TO ATTACH
To help create a robust record of our recent past, photocopies of institutional or group records
may be submitted along with this form. They will become part of the Lake Forest Legacy Project
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Archives housed at the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society. If your organization would
like to donate any original documents, please contact Historical Society Curator Laurie Stein.
(The following items are suggestions only, and will not apply to all groups or businesses.)
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Constitution and by-laws
Articles of Incorporation
Newsletters or other publications
Meeting minutes
List of officers
Membership rosters
Organizational histories
Press clippings
Logos
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List of awards received
List of awards given
Publicity materials (posters, ads,
flyers, etc.)
Photographs
Annual reports
Other
OTHER
Please share or attach any additional anecdotes or info about your institution here.
INSTITUTIONAL RECORD-KEEPING
What is done to preserve your institutional records? What documents (meeting minutes,
newsletters, rosters, photographs, etc.) are kept?
Thank you for your participation in the Lake Forest Legacy Project.
Your efforts will ensure that our community’s history is preserved for
generations to come.