December 15, 2024

Our History

2018: Preservation Partners Begins Operation of Sholes School

December 15, 2024

Our History

The 1872 one-room school house was built on David Sholes farm in Burlington, Illinois and is now located at the LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles, Illinois.

Kelsey Shipton

October 31, 2024

Historic Preservation

Forest Preserve District of Kane County 2024 Referendum

Kelsey Shipton

October 31, 2024

Historic Preservation

What might the District do with additional tax revenue if the November 5 referendum passes?

Kelsey Shipton

October 27, 2024

Our History

1978: Nancy Polivka Becomes President of Preservation Partners

Kelsey Shipton

October 27, 2024

Our History

The longest-serving president of Preservation Partners.

Kelsey Shipton

August 29, 2024

Historic Preservation

Assessing the 1904 Cable Piano Factory Bridge

Kelsey Shipton

August 29, 2024

Historic Preservation

The oldest dedicated pedestrian bridge over the Fox River in Kane County may need significant restoration.

Kelsey Shipton

April 21, 2024

Our History

1983: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant Received for Children's Workshops at the Durant-Peterson House Museum

Kelsey Shipton

April 21, 2024

Our History

"Participation, rather than observation, will be the emphasis," read a description of the history workshops.

2018: Preservation Partners Begins Operation of Sholes School

Forest Preserve District of Kane County 2024 Referendum

1978: Nancy Polivka Becomes President of Preservation Partners

Assessing the 1904 Cable Piano Factory Bridge

1983: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant Received for Children's Workshops at the Durant-Peterson House Museum

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