ILLINOIS HISTORY
A MAGAZINE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Volume 52 • Number 3 • April 1999

CONTENTS

41    The White County Historical Society Jennifer Dianne Weiss Booth Elementary School, Enfield 43    The Putnam County Historical Society Ellen Vogelgesang Saint Bede Academy, Peru 44    The Rogers Park/West Ridge    Historical Society Theresa Janet Zumba Jamieson School, Chicago 45    Western Illinois Museum of Geology Andrea Willis Macomb Junior High School, Macomb 46    The Cairo Custom House Les Fields Anna-Jonesboro Community High School, Anna 47    Twenty-five Years of Serving History    to the Rockford Area Andrea Guzzo Sonshine Academy Homeschool, Rockford 49    Bureau County Historical Society Museum Nicole Shofner Logan Junior High School, Princeton 50    Macktown: When the West Was Illinois Anna Carlson Heritage School, Rockford 52    Lakeview Planetarium: A Link to the Stars Amelia Clark Washington School, Peoria 53    Pettengill-Morron House Sonya Colletti Washington School, Peoria 55    Williamson County Historical Museum Sarah Hileman Anna-Jonesboro Community High School, Anna On the cover: The historic L. Haas Stare was once a thriving retail shop in Carmi. The building, owned by the White County Historical Society, has been converted into a museum. See story on page 41.

56    The Lansing Historical Museum Britne Amos Brookwood junior High School, Glenwood 57    The Kunz House: A Look at Belleville's Past Matt Simon Belleville West High School, Belleville 58    The Henderson County Historical Society Trade John Union High School, Biggsville 60    Hutsonville Historical Society    and Memorial Village Christy Tolle Hutsonville Grade School, Hutsonville Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Julie Cellini, Trustee, Chair Pamela A. Daniels, Trustee Edward M. Genson, Trustee Samuel Lilly, Trustee Carol Stein, Trustee Warren Swanson, Trustee Susan Mogerman, Director Maynard Crossland, Division Manager      Public Affairs and Development Illinois History Keith A. Sculle, Editor Cynthia A. Fuener, Design Toni dark. Editorial Assistant Illinois History (ISSN 0019-2058) is published three times during the school year, December, February, and April, by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. Articles may be reprinted with credit. Subscription rates: One copy is sent free on request to all schools in Illinois. Additional school-use subscriptions are $1 per volume (three issues). All other subscriptions are $6 per volume. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Illinois History, Old State Capitol, Springfield, Illinois 62701.

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