Sunday, May 6, 2012
The Robert Hawley Milne Collection is part of a regional history collection at the Romeoville university.
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
Editor's note: The following is a press release issued by Lewis University. More I &M Canal history now can be accessed through key strokes and the Internet. The Robert Hawley Milne Collection, which is a part of the Howard and Lois Adelmann Regional History Collection at Lewis University in Romeoville, is online. Visit http://bit.ly/MilneCollection to view the Milne Collection and http://bit.ly/Milnebooks to view the book collection. The websites are being updated on a frequent basis so visitors can enjoy a unique experience each time. "This collection provides insight into the agrarian past of Lockport, in particular, and the greater Chicago area as a whole," said Dennis Crimin, diector of the Lewis University History Center and …
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Fitzpatrick House now home to history center, Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Situated across from Lewis University’s main campus on Route 53 in Romeoville, the attractive limestone building has been a landmark for more than a century and a half. Built in the 1840s, the Fitzpatrick House, 15701 Independence Blvd., has ties to the history of the university and the Heritage Corridor, or the towns along the I&M Canal. Now, after being rechristened in November as the Lewis University History Center/Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), the building is providing a link to the past. Guests to the history center can travel back through time, revisiting the history of the communities along the canal. Dennis Cremin, associate professor of history at Lewis and director of the history center, said the building …
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
Lewis University History Center, Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitors Bureau unveiled at Nov. 16 event.
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
Lewis University’s History Center and the Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) took place Nov. 16 at the historic Fitzpatrick House, located across from the university’s main campus in Romeoville on Route 53. The event celebrated the Fitzpatrick House as the new site for the Lewis University History Center and the Heritage Corridor CVB. More than 100 people attended the event, including numerous political officials and dignitaries from the area; the mayors of canal towns Romeoville, Lockport, and Morris; Illinois State Representative Emily McCasey (D-85th District); Will County Board Member Jackie Traynere; and representatives of the Donnelley Foundation. Dr. Dennis Cremin, director of the Lewis University History Center …
stephanie
10:28 am on Thursday, December 29, 2011
Thank you so much for sharing the hours of operations! I've wanted to stopy by so many times and it never seemed open. Thanks Again for this article! It might be a perfect girl scout trip! more ›