Kelsey Shipton

November 30, 2025

Life on the prairie, Stories of St. Charles

Primary Sources: The Diaries of Abba and Emma Durant

Kelsey Shipton

November 30, 2025

Life on the prairie, Stories of St. Charles

The diaries of Emma and Abba Durant are now available online at the Illinois Digital Archives.

Kelsey Shipton

May 1, 2025

Historic Preservation

Judge Barry House - A 2025 Most Endangered Historic Site

Kelsey Shipton

May 1, 2025

Historic Preservation

Landmarks Illinois announces the 1844 Judge Barry House as one of the Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois for 2025.

Kelsey Shipton

March 30, 2025

Our History

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Kelsey Shipton

March 30, 2025

Our History

For a non-profit organization to thrive it takes a village… a village of volunteers!

Kelsey Shipton

March 29, 2025

School-How did we learn?

Reconstruction of the "Red School" in Big Rock

Kelsey Shipton

March 29, 2025

School-How did we learn?

One of the last remaining one-room schoolhouses in Kane County might be saved.

Kelsey Shipton

January 5, 2025

Historic Preservation

FOX FLASH

Kelsey Shipton

January 5, 2025

Historic Preservation

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Primary Sources: The Diaries of Abba and Emma Durant

Judge Barry House - A 2025 Most Endangered Historic Site

Thank you volunteers!

Reconstruction of the "Red School" in Big Rock

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