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HERE, CHILDREN OF ALL AGES ARE TAUGHT IN THE SAME ROOM. NEARBY ARE THESE PLASTER STUDIES
TAUGHT IN THE SAME ROOM. NEARBY ARE THESE PLASTER STUDIES INSPIRED BY BOTH THE BEAUTIFUL
NEARBY ARE THESE PLASTER STUDIES INSPIRED BY BOTH THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE HORRIBLE.
INSPIRED BY BOTH THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE HORRIBLE. AND THIS WAS THE HOME OF A LOCAL
AND THE HORRIBLE. AND THIS WAS THE HOME OF A LOCAL PHYSICIAN WHOSE SON REACHED THE
AND THIS WAS THE HOME OF A LOCAL PHYSICIAN WHOSE SON REACHED THE HIGHEST OFFICE OF THE STATE.
PHYSICIAN WHOSE SON REACHED THE HIGHEST OFFICE OF THE STATE. HI, I AM JIM WILHELM.
HIGHEST OFFICE OF THE STATE. HI, I AM JIM WILHELM. BEHIND ME ARE THE BUILDINGS
HI, I AM JIM WILHELM. BEHIND ME ARE THE BUILDINGS WHICH MAKE UP AND HOUSE THE
BEHIND ME ARE THE BUILDINGS WHICH MAKE UP AND HOUSE THE COLLECTION OF KANKAKEE COUNTY
WHICH MAKE UP AND HOUSE THE COLLECTION OF KANKAKEE COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM.
COLLECTION OF KANKAKEE COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM. IT IS A COLLECTION OF THAT
HISTORICAL MUSEUM. IT IS A COLLECTION OF THAT REMINDS PEOPLE OF THIS AREA'S
IT IS A COLLECTION OF THAT REMINDS PEOPLE OF THIS AREA'S PAST WHICH HAS TIES TO TWO
REMINDS PEOPLE OF THIS AREA'S PAST WHICH HAS TIES TO TWO COUNTRIES.
PAST WHICH HAS TIES TO TWO COUNTRIES. ON DISPLAY ARE THESE ITEMS, ONCE
COUNTRIES. ON DISPLAY ARE THESE ITEMS, ONCE USED BY THE FIRST PEOPLE WHO
ON DISPLAY ARE THESE ITEMS, ONCE USED BY THE FIRST PEOPLE WHO INHABITED THE AREA.
USED BY THE FIRST PEOPLE WHO INHABITED THE AREA. THEY HAD BEEN A TRAKTDED BY THE
INHABITED THE AREA. THEY HAD BEEN A TRAKTDED BY THE RICH RIVER VALUE ICE AS WERE THE
THEY HAD BEEN A TRAKTDED BY THE RICH RIVER VALUE ICE AS WERE THE EUROPEANS LATER.
RICH RIVER VALUE ICE AS WERE THE EUROPEANS LATER. THESE ARTIFACTS WERE DISCOVERED
EUROPEANS LATER. THESE ARTIFACTS WERE DISCOVERED AT THE FIRST PERMANENT
THESE ARTIFACTS WERE DISCOVERED AT THE FIRST PERMANENT SETTLEMENT WHICH BECAME
AT THE FIRST PERMANENT SETTLEMENT WHICH BECAME KANKAKEE.
SETTLEMENT WHICH BECAME KANKAKEE. IT WAS A TRADING POST THAT HAD
KANKAKEE. IT WAS A TRADING POST THAT HAD BEEN SFEABED BY FRENCH CANADIAN
IT WAS A TRADING POST THAT HAD BEEN SFEABED BY FRENCH CANADIAN NAMED NOEL LEVASSEY.
BEEN SFEABED BY FRENCH CANADIAN NAMED NOEL LEVASSEY. EVENTUALLY HIS BUSINESS BECAME A
NAMED NOEL LEVASSEY. EVENTUALLY HIS BUSINESS BECAME A DESTINATION POINT FOR OTHER
EVENTUALLY HIS BUSINESS BECAME A DESTINATION POINT FOR OTHER COUNTRY MEN WHO ALSO SETTLED IN
DESTINATION POINT FOR OTHER COUNTRY MEN WHO ALSO SETTLED IN THE AREA. HERE IS NOEL'S
COUNTRY MEN WHO ALSO SETTLED IN THE AREA. HERE IS NOEL'S ACCOUNT BOOK SHOWING HIS SYSTEM
THE AREA. HERE IS NOEL'S ACCOUNT BOOK SHOWING HIS SYSTEM FOR REPORTING HIS FURRED
ACCOUNT BOOK SHOWING HIS SYSTEM FOR REPORTING HIS FURRED TRADINGS WITH THE POTOWAME
FOR REPORTING HIS FURRED TRADINGS WITH THE POTOWAME INDIANS.
TRADINGS WITH THE POTOWAME INDIANS. ALSO FROM NOEL'S TIME IS THIS
INDIANS. ALSO FROM NOEL'S TIME IS THIS HIS WIFE'S SILK GOWN FROM THEIR
ALSO FROM NOEL'S TIME IS THIS HIS WIFE'S SILK GOWN FROM THEIR WEDDING IN 1838.
HIS WIFE'S SILK GOWN FROM THEIR WEDDING IN 1838. HERE IS SOME JEWELRY SHE HAD
WEDDING IN 1838. HERE IS SOME JEWELRY SHE HAD LATER MADE FROM THE HAIR OF
HERE IS SOME JEWELRY SHE HAD LATER MADE FROM THE HAIR OF THEIR CHILDREN.
LATER MADE FROM THE HAIR OF THEIR CHILDREN. BESIDES HIGHLIGHTING EARLY
THEIR CHILDREN. BESIDES HIGHLIGHTING EARLY HISTORY, THE MUSEUM ALSO CRON
BESIDES HIGHLIGHTING EARLY HISTORY, THE MUSEUM ALSO CRON KELS SOME OF THE BUSINESSES ONCE
HISTORY, THE MUSEUM ALSO CRON KELS SOME OF THE BUSINESSES ONCE LOCATED IN THE COUNTY.
KELS SOME OF THE BUSINESSES ONCE LOCATED IN THE COUNTY. DURING THE VICTORIAN ERA, THE
LOCATED IN THE COUNTY. DURING THE VICTORIAN ERA, THE SCENE IC RIVER VALLEY WHICH HAD
DURING THE VICTORIAN ERA, THE SCENE IC RIVER VALLEY WHICH HAD FIRST ATTRACTED NATIVE AMERICANS
SCENE IC RIVER VALLEY WHICH HAD FIRST ATTRACTED NATIVE AMERICANS AND THEN NOEL LEVASSEY BEGIN TO
FIRST ATTRACTED NATIVE AMERICANS AND THEN NOEL LEVASSEY BEGIN TO ATTRACT WEALTHY CLIENTELE FROM
AND THEN NOEL LEVASSEY BEGIN TO ATTRACT WEALTHY CLIENTELE FROM SOUTH CHICAGO.
ATTRACT WEALTHY CLIENTELE FROM SOUTH CHICAGO. ONE POPULAR DESTINATION WAS THE
SOUTH CHICAGO. ONE POPULAR DESTINATION WAS THE RIVER VIEW HOTEL.
ONE POPULAR DESTINATION WAS THE RIVER VIEW HOTEL. BUILT IN 1887, IT OFFERED THE
RIVER VIEW HOTEL. BUILT IN 1887, IT OFFERED THE FINALEST ACCOMMODATIONS FOUND
BUILT IN 1887, IT OFFERED THE FINALEST ACCOMMODATIONS FOUND ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER.
FINALEST ACCOMMODATIONS FOUND ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER. HERE IS SOME SILVERWARE FROM THE
ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER. HERE IS SOME SILVERWARE FROM THE HOTEL, ALONG WITH GLASSWARE FROM
HERE IS SOME SILVERWARE FROM THE HOTEL, ALONG WITH GLASSWARE FROM THE BAR AREA.
HOTEL, ALONG WITH GLASSWARE FROM THE BAR AREA. BUT THIS WASN'T THE ONLY DRAW.
THE BAR AREA. BUT THIS WASN'T THE ONLY DRAW. IN 1883, A LOCAL RIVERBOAT
BUT THIS WASN'T THE ONLY DRAW. IN 1883, A LOCAL RIVERBOAT CAPTAIN NAMED WILLIAM GOUGAR,
IN 1883, A LOCAL RIVERBOAT CAPTAIN NAMED WILLIAM GOUGAR, OPENED TOURIST ATTRACTION,
CAPTAIN NAMED WILLIAM GOUGAR, OPENED TOURIST ATTRACTION, WATERFRONT PARK.
OPENED TOURIST ATTRACTION, WATERFRONT PARK. THE BEST WAY TO TRAVEL TO
WATERFRONT PARK. THE BEST WAY TO TRAVEL TO GOUGAR'S WAS ON ONE OF HIS STOLE
THE BEST WAY TO TRAVEL TO GOUGAR'S WAS ON ONE OF HIS STOLE BOATS.
GOUGAR'S WAS ON ONE OF HIS STOLE BOATS. ONCE THERE, GUESTS WOULD FIND
BOATS. ONCE THERE, GUESTS WOULD FIND PAVILION FOR DANCING TO LIVE
ONCE THERE, GUESTS WOULD FIND PAVILION FOR DANCING TO LIVE BANDS, CLUBHOUSE, AND YOUNGER
PAVILION FOR DANCING TO LIVE BANDS, CLUBHOUSE, AND YOUNGER CROWDS, A SHOOT TO SHOOT RIDE.
BANDS, CLUBHOUSE, AND YOUNGER CROWDS, A SHOOT TO SHOOT RIDE. HERE IS A TICKET FROM 1892 FOR
CROWDS, A SHOOT TO SHOOT RIDE. HERE IS A TICKET FROM 1892 FOR GRAND EXCURSION TO THE GROVE
HERE IS A TICKET FROM 1892 FOR GRAND EXCURSION TO THE GROVE COSTING 75 CENTS.
BUT BOATS WEREN'T THE ONLY WAY TO TRAVEL. AT ONE TYPE, MORE RAILROAD
TO TRAVEL. AT ONE TYPE, MORE RAILROAD COMPANIES HAD THEIR HUB IN
AT ONE TYPE, MORE RAILROAD COMPANIES HAD THEIR HUB IN KANKAKEE THAN ANY OTHER TOWN IN
COMPANIES HAD THEIR HUB IN KANKAKEE THAN ANY OTHER TOWN IN THE STATE.
KANKAKEE THAN ANY OTHER TOWN IN THE STATE. WHEN THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL CAME
THE STATE. WHEN THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL CAME IN, IT FORCED THE TOWN TO CHANGE
WHEN THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL CAME IN, IT FORCED THE TOWN TO CHANGE ITS AXIS FROM RUNNING PARALLEL
IN, IT FORCED THE TOWN TO CHANGE ITS AXIS FROM RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE RIVER TO RUNNING PARALLEL
ITS AXIS FROM RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE RIVER TO RUNNING PARALLEL WITH ITS LINES.
TO THE RIVER TO RUNNING PARALLEL WITH ITS LINES. ON DISPLAY ARE EXAMPLES OF CHINA
WITH ITS LINES. ON DISPLAY ARE EXAMPLES OF CHINA PATTERNS THAT WERE EXCLUSIVE TO
ON DISPLAY ARE EXAMPLES OF CHINA PATTERNS THAT WERE EXCLUSIVE TO CERTAIN LINES.
PATTERNS THAT WERE EXCLUSIVE TO CERTAIN LINES. THIS WILD ROSE MOTIF WAS USED BY
CERTAIN LINES. THIS WILD ROSE MOTIF WAS USED BY THE CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN
THIS WILD ROSE MOTIF WAS USED BY THE CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD.
THE CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD. HERE IS A SCALE MODEL FROM 1880
RAILROAD. HERE IS A SCALE MODEL FROM 1880 THAT WAS USED BY THE
HERE IS A SCALE MODEL FROM 1880 THAT WAS USED BY THE CONSTRUCTION FOR MAN AS A VISUAL
THAT WAS USED BY THE CONSTRUCTION FOR MAN AS A VISUAL AID FOR THE BRIDGEWORKERS.
WELCOME BACK TO THE KANKAKEE HISTORICAL MUSEUM WHOSE DISPLAYS NOT ONLY RECOUNT THE HISTORY,
HISTORICAL MUSEUM WHOSE DISPLAYS NOT ONLY RECOUNT THE HISTORY, BUT INCLUDES ARTI ARTIFACTS FROM
NOT ONLY RECOUNT THE HISTORY, BUT INCLUDES ARTI ARTIFACTS FROM SOME OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ONCE
BUT INCLUDES ARTI ARTIFACTS FROM SOME OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ONCE CALLED THIS HOME, SUCH AS THE FD
SOME OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ONCE CALLED THIS HOME, SUCH AS THE FD RADEKE AGENCY.
CALLED THIS HOME, SUCH AS THE FD RADEKE AGENCY. ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTS WAS
RADEKE AGENCY. ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTS WAS VITAMIN BEER, ALCOHOLIC DRINK
ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTS WAS VITAMIN BEER, ALCOHOLIC DRINK WITH LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA FOR
VITAMIN BEER, ALCOHOLIC DRINK WITH LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA FOR THE BODY.
WITH LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA FOR THE BODY. OVER HERE IS THIS RARE CIGAR
THE BODY. OVER HERE IS THIS RARE CIGAR STORE INDIAN.
OVER HERE IS THIS RARE CIGAR STORE INDIAN. ITS PREDECESSOR ALONG WITH THE
STORE INDIAN. ITS PREDECESSOR ALONG WITH THE TOBACCO COMPANY BUILDING IT
ITS PREDECESSOR ALONG WITH THE TOBACCO COMPANY BUILDING IT STOOD IN FRONT OF WAS LOST IN
TOBACCO COMPANY BUILDING IT STOOD IN FRONT OF WAS LOST IN 1871 IN THE CHICAGO FIRE.
STOOD IN FRONT OF WAS LOST IN 1871 IN THE CHICAGO FIRE. SO THE OWNER MOVED TO KANKAKEE,
1871 IN THE CHICAGO FIRE. SO THE OWNER MOVED TO KANKAKEE, OPENED ANOTHER PLANT, AND
SO THE OWNER MOVED TO KANKAKEE, OPENED ANOTHER PLANT, AND ORDERED ANOTHER CIGAR STORE
OPENED ANOTHER PLANT, AND ORDERED ANOTHER CIGAR STORE INDIAN STATUE.
ORDERED ANOTHER CIGAR STORE INDIAN STATUE. DUE TO HIS CHICAGO EXPERIENCE,
INDIAN STATUE. DUE TO HIS CHICAGO EXPERIENCE, THIS TIME HE DECIDED TO BUY A
DUE TO HIS CHICAGO EXPERIENCE, THIS TIME HE DECIDED TO BUY A CAST METAL FIGURE.
THIS TIME HE DECIDED TO BUY A CAST METAL FIGURE. DUE TO RESTORATION, THE MUSEUM
CAST METAL FIGURE. DUE TO RESTORATION, THE MUSEUM DISCOVERED THIS IS ONE OF ONLY
DUE TO RESTORATION, THE MUSEUM DISCOVERED THIS IS ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN FIGURES PRODUCED IN
DISCOVERED THIS IS ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN FIGURES PRODUCED IN THIS STYLE THAT ARE STILL IN
TWO KNOWN FIGURES PRODUCED IN THIS STYLE THAT ARE STILL IN EXISTENCE.
ONE WING OF THE MUSEUM HOLDS THE PLASTER STUDIES DONE BY THE RENOWNED ARTISTS GEORGE GRAY BAR
PLASTER STUDIES DONE BY THE RENOWNED ARTISTS GEORGE GRAY BAR NARD.
RENOWNED ARTISTS GEORGE GRAY BAR NARD. HE SPENT HIS CHILDHOOD YEARS IN
NARD. HE SPENT HIS CHILDHOOD YEARS IN KANKAKEE AND NEVER FORGOT THE
HE SPENT HIS CHILDHOOD YEARS IN KANKAKEE AND NEVER FORGOT THE TOWN.
KANKAKEE AND NEVER FORGOT THE TOWN. TWO YEARS BEFORE HE DIED, HE
TOWN. TWO YEARS BEFORE HE DIED, HE DONATED ALL OF HIS PLASTER
TWO YEARS BEFORE HE DIED, HE DONATED ALL OF HIS PLASTER MODELS TO HIS OLD HIGH SCHOOL.
DONATED ALL OF HIS PLASTER MODELS TO HIS OLD HIGH SCHOOL. THAT WAS IN 1938 AND THEY WERE
MODELS TO HIS OLD HIGH SCHOOL. THAT WAS IN 1938 AND THEY WERE PUT ON DISPLAY UNTIL MORE
THAT WAS IN 1938 AND THEY WERE PUT ON DISPLAY UNTIL MORE CLASSROOM SPACE WAS NEEDED.
PUT ON DISPLAY UNTIL MORE CLASSROOM SPACE WAS NEEDED. AFTER THAT, THE PIECES WERE
CLASSROOM SPACE WAS NEEDED. AFTER THAT, THE PIECES WERE STORED IN THE BASEMENT WHERE
AFTER THAT, THE PIECES WERE STORED IN THE BASEMENT WHERE SEVERAL WERE LOST OR DAMAGED
STORED IN THE BASEMENT WHERE SEVERAL WERE LOST OR DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR.
SEVERAL WERE LOST OR DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. TODAY, THE SURVIVING PIECES HAVE
BEYOND REPAIR. TODAY, THE SURVIVING PIECES HAVE FOUND A PERMANENT HOME HERE.
TODAY, THE SURVIVING PIECES HAVE FOUND A PERMANENT HOME HERE. ONE OF HIS MOST FAMOUS AND
FOUND A PERMANENT HOME HERE. ONE OF HIS MOST FAMOUS AND CONTROVERSIAL WORKS WAS THIS
ONE OF HIS MOST FAMOUS AND CONTROVERSIAL WORKS WAS THIS BUST OF LINCOLN WHICH WAS
CONTROVERSIAL WORKS WAS THIS BUST OF LINCOLN WHICH WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE TAFT FAMILY.
BUST OF LINCOLN WHICH WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE TAFT FAMILY. BEFORE HE BEGAN THE WORK, GEORGE
COMMISSIONED BY THE TAFT FAMILY. BEFORE HE BEGAN THE WORK, GEORGE SPENT SIX MONTHS STUDYING THE
BEFORE HE BEGAN THE WORK, GEORGE SPENT SIX MONTHS STUDYING THE LIFE MASK AND THE PHOTOS TAKEN
SPENT SIX MONTHS STUDYING THE LIFE MASK AND THE PHOTOS TAKEN OF THE LATE PRESIDENT.
LIFE MASK AND THE PHOTOS TAKEN OF THE LATE PRESIDENT. DETERMINED TO PORTRAY LINCOLN AS
OF THE LATE PRESIDENT. DETERMINED TO PORTRAY LINCOLN AS A REAL MAN OF THE FRONTIER, THE
DETERMINED TO PORTRAY LINCOLN AS A REAL MAN OF THE FRONTIER, THE STATUE'S ROUGH HEWN FEATURES
A REAL MAN OF THE FRONTIER, THE STATUE'S ROUGH HEWN FEATURES WERE TERMED BY SOME CRITICS AS
STATUE'S ROUGH HEWN FEATURES WERE TERMED BY SOME CRITICS AS UGLY AND HAVE DONE IN POOR
WERE TERMED BY SOME CRITICS AS UGLY AND HAVE DONE IN POOR TASTE.
UGLY AND HAVE DONE IN POOR TASTE. TODAY IT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF
TASTE. TODAY IT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST REPRESENTATIONS OF
TODAY IT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST REPRESENTATIONS OF LINCOLN.
THE BEST REPRESENTATIONS OF LINCOLN. HE WAS LIVING IN FRANCE WHEN
LINCOLN. HE WAS LIVING IN FRANCE WHEN WORLD WAR I ERUPTED.
HE WAS LIVING IN FRANCE WHEN WORLD WAR I ERUPTED. AFTERWARDS, HE CREATED AND
WORLD WAR I ERUPTED. AFTERWARDS, HE CREATED AND SUBMITTED SEVERAL DESIGNS FOR
AFTERWARDS, HE CREATED AND SUBMITTED SEVERAL DESIGNS FOR MONUMENTS TO HONOR THE FALLEN.
SUBMITTED SEVERAL DESIGNS FOR MONUMENTS TO HONOR THE FALLEN. THIS IS ONE OF THEM.
MONUMENTS TO HONOR THE FALLEN. THIS IS ONE OF THEM. IT WAS PATTERNED OFF THE STONE
THIS IS ONE OF THEM. IT WAS PATTERNED OFF THE STONE EFFIGIES OF MID EVIL KNIGHTS
IT WAS PATTERNED OFF THE STONE EFFIGIES OF MID EVIL KNIGHTS SEEN IN EUROPEAN CHURCHES.
EFFIGIES OF MID EVIL KNIGHTS SEEN IN EUROPEAN CHURCHES. IT SHOWS A SOLDIER DRAPED IN AN
SEEN IN EUROPEAN CHURCHES. IT SHOWS A SOLDIER DRAPED IN AN AMERICAN FLAG LYING ON TOP OF IS
IT SHOWS A SOLDIER DRAPED IN AN AMERICAN FLAG LYING ON TOP OF IS OVERCOAT AND BEDROLL.
AMERICAN FLAG LYING ON TOP OF IS OVERCOAT AND BEDROLL. HIS BOOTS ARE CAKED WITH THE MUD
OVERCOAT AND BEDROLL. HIS BOOTS ARE CAKED WITH THE MUD THAT WAS SO PREVALENT ON THE
HIS BOOTS ARE CAKED WITH THE MUD THAT WAS SO PREVALENT ON THE FRONT LINES.
THAT WAS SO PREVALENT ON THE FRONT LINES. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS SUBMISSION,
FRONT LINES. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS SUBMISSION, LIKE HIS OTHERS FOR WAR
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS SUBMISSION, LIKE HIS OTHERS FOR WAR MEMORIALS, WAS NOT ACCEPTED.
BEHIND ME IS THE ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE WHICH WAS RELOCATED TO THE MUSEUM GROUNDS.
SCHOOLHOUSE WHICH WAS RELOCATED TO THE MUSEUM GROUNDS. IT WAS BUILT IN 1904, AND IT WAS
TO THE MUSEUM GROUNDS. IT WAS BUILT IN 1904, AND IT WAS THE LAST SCHOOL OF ITS TYPE
IT WAS BUILT IN 1904, AND IT WAS THE LAST SCHOOL OF ITS TYPE CLOSED IN THE COUNTY IN 1954.
THE LAST SCHOOL OF ITS TYPE CLOSED IN THE COUNTY IN 1954. GRADES ONE THROUGH EIGHT WERE
CLOSED IN THE COUNTY IN 1954. GRADES ONE THROUGH EIGHT WERE TAUGHT TOGETHER IN THIS ROOM.
GRADES ONE THROUGH EIGHT WERE TAUGHT TOGETHER IN THIS ROOM. THE MOST STUDENTS EVER ENROLLED
TAUGHT TOGETHER IN THIS ROOM. THE MOST STUDENTS EVER ENROLLED HERE NUMBERED 27 IN 1911.
THE MOST STUDENTS EVER ENROLLED HERE NUMBERED 27 IN 1911. ON THE WALL IS THIS TEACHER'S
HERE NUMBERED 27 IN 1911. ON THE WALL IS THIS TEACHER'S CONTRACT FROM THAT SAME YEAR.
ON THE WALL IS THIS TEACHER'S CONTRACT FROM THAT SAME YEAR. IT OFFERED THE STATELY SUM OF 45
CONTRACT FROM THAT SAME YEAR. IT OFFERED THE STATELY SUM OF 45 DOLLAR PER SCHOOL MONTH.
IT OFFERED THE STATELY SUM OF 45 DOLLAR PER SCHOOL MONTH. BUT THE CONTRACT ALSO STIPULATED
DOLLAR PER SCHOOL MONTH. BUT THE CONTRACT ALSO STIPULATED THAT THE TEACHER WAS RESPONSIBLE
BUT THE CONTRACT ALSO STIPULATED THAT THE TEACHER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE JANITORIAL WORK AS WELL
THAT THE TEACHER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE JANITORIAL WORK AS WELL AS THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE,
FOR THE JANITORIAL WORK AS WELL AS THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE, PLUS IN THE WINTER, THEY WERE
AS THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE, PLUS IN THE WINTER, THEY WERE CHARGED WITH STARTING THE FIRE
PLUS IN THE WINTER, THEY WERE CHARGED WITH STARTING THE FIRE IN PLENTY OF TIME TO WARM THE
CHARGED WITH STARTING THE FIRE IN PLENTY OF TIME TO WARM THE SCHOOL BEFORE THE CHILDREN
IN PLENTY OF TIME TO WARM THE SCHOOL BEFORE THE CHILDREN ARRIVED.
SCHOOL BEFORE THE CHILDREN ARRIVED. NOTICE THAT THE STOVEPIPE
ARRIVED. NOTICE THAT THE STOVEPIPE TRAVERSES THE LENGTH OF THE ROOM
NOTICE THAT THE STOVEPIPE TRAVERSES THE LENGTH OF THE ROOM TO RADIATE AS MUCH HEAT AS
TRAVERSES THE LENGTH OF THE ROOM TO RADIATE AS MUCH HEAT AS POSSIBLE.
TO RADIATE AS MUCH HEAT AS POSSIBLE. AS WAS COMMON IN SUCH ONE ROOM
POSSIBLE. AS WAS COMMON IN SUCH ONE ROOM SCHOOLS, THE DESKS ARE
AS WAS COMMON IN SUCH ONE ROOM SCHOOLS, THE DESKS ARE EXAGGERATED SIZES TO ACCOMMODATE
SCHOOLS, THE DESKS ARE EXAGGERATED SIZES TO ACCOMMODATE THE SMALLEST FIRST GRADER AND
EXAGGERATED SIZES TO ACCOMMODATE THE SMALLEST FIRST GRADER AND LARGEST 8TH GRADER AND EACH HAD
THE SMALLEST FIRST GRADER AND LARGEST 8TH GRADER AND EACH HAD ITS OWN INK WELL.
LARGEST 8TH GRADER AND EACH HAD ITS OWN INK WELL. NEXT TO THE MUSEUM'S MAIN
ITS OWN INK WELL. NEXT TO THE MUSEUM'S MAIN BUILDING AND THE SCHOOLHOUSE IS
NEXT TO THE MUSEUM'S MAIN BUILDING AND THE SCHOOLHOUSE IS THIS HOME.
BUILDING AND THE SCHOOLHOUSE IS THIS HOME. CONSTRUCTION ON IT BEGAN BEFORE
THIS HOME. CONSTRUCTION ON IT BEGAN BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR, AND THE HOME WAS
CONSTRUCTION ON IT BEGAN BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR, AND THE HOME WAS ADDED ONTO AS THE FAMILY GREW.
THE CIVIL WAR, AND THE HOME WAS ADDED ONTO AS THE FAMILY GREW. HOME TO A LOCAL DOCTOR, IT WAS
ADDED ONTO AS THE FAMILY GREW. HOME TO A LOCAL DOCTOR, IT WAS SAVED BECAUSE OF ONE OF HIS
HOME TO A LOCAL DOCTOR, IT WAS SAVED BECAUSE OF ONE OF HIS CHILDREN.
SAVED BECAUSE OF ONE OF HIS CHILDREN. ORIGINALLY, THE EXTERIOR WALLS
CHILDREN. ORIGINALLY, THE EXTERIOR WALLS WERE LIMESTONE LIKE THOSE OF THE
ORIGINALLY, THE EXTERIOR WALLS WERE LIMESTONE LIKE THOSE OF THE MILK HOUSE OR ROOT SEL LARS
WERE LIMESTONE LIKE THOSE OF THE MILK HOUSE OR ROOT SEL LARS WHICH STANDS IN BACK.
MILK HOUSE OR ROOT SEL LARS WHICH STANDS IN BACK. IN 1890 TO CREATE MORE FORMAL
WHICH STANDS IN BACK. IN 1890 TO CREATE MORE FORMAL APPEARANCE, DR. SMALL HAD THIS
IN 1890 TO CREATE MORE FORMAL APPEARANCE, DR. SMALL HAD THIS CONCRETE STUCCO PUT ON AND
APPEARANCE, DR. SMALL HAD THIS CONCRETE STUCCO PUT ON AND SCORED.
CONCRETE STUCCO PUT ON AND SCORED. ORIGINALLY THE HOME HAD FOUR
SCORED. ORIGINALLY THE HOME HAD FOUR ROOMS, TWO ABOVE AND TWO BELOW.
ORIGINALLY THE HOME HAD FOUR ROOMS, TWO ABOVE AND TWO BELOW. EVENTUALLY THE FAMILY WOULD HAVE
ROOMS, TWO ABOVE AND TWO BELOW. EVENTUALLY THE FAMILY WOULD HAVE SIX CHILDREN.
EVENTUALLY THE FAMILY WOULD HAVE SIX CHILDREN. SO THE DOCTOR KEPT ADDING TO THE
SIX CHILDREN. SO THE DOCTOR KEPT ADDING TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
SO THE DOCTOR KEPT ADDING TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. THIS WAS THE FIRST SITTING ROOM
FRONT OF THE HOUSE. THIS WAS THE FIRST SITTING ROOM WHICH BECAME A DINING ROOM.
THIS WAS THE FIRST SITTING ROOM WHICH BECAME A DINING ROOM. NOTICE THE BUILT-IN SHELVES
WHICH BECAME A DINING ROOM. NOTICE THE BUILT-IN SHELVES SURROUNDING THE ROOMS.
NOTICE THE BUILT-IN SHELVES SURROUNDING THE ROOMS. VERY HANDY IN A HOME WITH ALMOST
SURROUNDING THE ROOMS. VERY HANDY IN A HOME WITH ALMOST NO CLOSET SPACE.
VERY HANDY IN A HOME WITH ALMOST NO CLOSET SPACE. AND THIS IS THE NEW SITTING ROOM
NO CLOSET SPACE. AND THIS IS THE NEW SITTING ROOM ADDED IN 1870.
AND THIS IS THE NEW SITTING ROOM ADDED IN 1870. IN A CORNER IS THIS UNIQUE MUSIC
ADDED IN 1870. IN A CORNER IS THIS UNIQUE MUSIC BOX WHICH PLAYS METAL CYLINDERS
IN A CORNER IS THIS UNIQUE MUSIC BOX WHICH PLAYS METAL CYLINDERS SEVERAL OF WHICH ARE STORED
BOX WHICH PLAYS METAL CYLINDERS SEVERAL OF WHICH ARE STORED UNDERNEATH.
SEVERAL OF WHICH ARE STORED UNDERNEATH. THIS IS THE GATHERING SPOT FOR
UNDERNEATH. THIS IS THE GATHERING SPOT FOR THE FAMILY DURING THE EVENING
THIS IS THE GATHERING SPOT FOR THE FAMILY DURING THE EVENING HOURS.
THE FAMILY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. BUT FOR A TIME, IT SERVED A DUAL
HOURS. BUT FOR A TIME, IT SERVED A DUAL PURPOSE.
BUT FOR A TIME, IT SERVED A DUAL PURPOSE. BECAUSE IT WAS THE ARTIST STUDIO
PURPOSE. BECAUSE IT WAS THE ARTIST STUDIO FOR SUSANNE SMALL, THE SECOND
BECAUSE IT WAS THE ARTIST STUDIO FOR SUSANNE SMALL, THE SECOND OLDEST CHILD WHO WAS ALSO AN
FOR SUSANNE SMALL, THE SECOND OLDEST CHILD WHO WAS ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST.
OLDEST CHILD WHO WAS ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST. HERE IS A SELF PORTRAIT SHE DREW
ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST. HERE IS A SELF PORTRAIT SHE DREW AT THE AGE OF 15.
HERE IS A SELF PORTRAIT SHE DREW AT THE AGE OF 15. LATER SUSANNE WAS SENT TO EUROPE
AT THE AGE OF 15. LATER SUSANNE WAS SENT TO EUROPE TO STUDY ART, AND IT WAS THERE
LATER SUSANNE WAS SENT TO EUROPE TO STUDY ART, AND IT WAS THERE SHE BECAME INFLUENCED BY MONET
TO STUDY ART, AND IT WAS THERE SHE BECAME INFLUENCED BY MONET AS EVIDENCED BY HER LANDSCAPES,
SHE BECAME INFLUENCED BY MONET AS EVIDENCED BY HER LANDSCAPES, BUT SHE IS NOT THE REASON THE
AS EVIDENCED BY HER LANDSCAPES, BUT SHE IS NOT THE REASON THE HOUSE HAS BEEN PRESERVED.
RIGHT NOW HERE IN THE HOME OF DR. ABRAHAM SMALL WHO CONTINUED HIS BRA HERE AFTER HE CLOSED HIS
DR. ABRAHAM SMALL WHO CONTINUED HIS BRA HERE AFTER HE CLOSED HIS DOWNTOWN OFFICE.
HIS BRA HERE AFTER HE CLOSED HIS DOWNTOWN OFFICE. THIS PARLOR WHICH HAS ITS OWN
DOWNTOWN OFFICE. THIS PARLOR WHICH HAS ITS OWN OUTSIDE DOOR BECAME AWAITING
THIS PARLOR WHICH HAS ITS OWN OUTSIDE DOOR BECAME AWAITING ROOM DURING THE DAY.
OUTSIDE DOOR BECAME AWAITING ROOM DURING THE DAY. ON THE OTHER SIDE, IS THE
ROOM DURING THE DAY. ON THE OTHER SIDE, IS THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND EXAMINATION
ON THE OTHER SIDE, IS THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND EXAMINATION ROOM.
DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND EXAMINATION ROOM. BUT TODAY, THE HOME IS KNOWN FOR
ROOM. BUT TODAY, THE HOME IS KNOWN FOR MORE ONE OF HIS SONS THAN FOR
BUT TODAY, THE HOME IS KNOWN FOR MORE ONE OF HIS SONS THAN FOR DR. SMALL.
THIS WAS THE BIRTHPLACE OF LENNINGTON SMALL WHO RAN FOR GOVERNOR A RECORD SETTING SIX
LENNINGTON SMALL WHO RAN FOR GOVERNOR A RECORD SETTING SIX TIMES.
GOVERNOR A RECORD SETTING SIX TIMES. IN 1921, HE WAS ELECTED
TIMES. IN 1921, HE WAS ELECTED ILLINOIS' 26TH GOVERNOR, AND HE
IN 1921, HE WAS ELECTED ILLINOIS' 26TH GOVERNOR, AND HE SERVED FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE
ILLINOIS' 26TH GOVERNOR, AND HE SERVED FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS.
SERVED FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, HE IS
TERMS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS HARD ROADS.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS HARD ROADS. ON DISPLAY IS THE DESK HE USED
KNOWN FOR HIS HARD ROADS. ON DISPLAY IS THE DESK HE USED WHILE IN OFFICE.
ON DISPLAY IS THE DESK HE USED WHILE IN OFFICE. LEN SMALL BECAME KNOWN AS THE
WHILE IN OFFICE. LEN SMALL BECAME KNOWN AS THE GOOD ROADS COMPANY.
LEN SMALL BECAME KNOWN AS THE GOOD ROADS COMPANY. DURING HIS ADMINISTRATION, MORE
GOOD ROADS COMPANY. DURING HIS ADMINISTRATION, MORE ROADS WERE PAVED IN ILLINOIS
DURING HIS ADMINISTRATION, MORE ROADS WERE PAVED IN ILLINOIS THAN IN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE
ROADS WERE PAVED IN ILLINOIS THAN IN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE UNION, ABOUT 7,000 MILES IN
THAN IN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE UNION, ABOUT 7,000 MILES IN EIGHT YEARS.
UNION, ABOUT 7,000 MILES IN EIGHT YEARS. IN ADDITION TO THE ROADS, AND
EIGHT YEARS. IN ADDITION TO THE ROADS, AND THE PRACTICE OF LAW, THE SMALL
IN ADDITION TO THE ROADS, AND THE PRACTICE OF LAW, THE SMALL FAMILY NAME WAS WELL-KNOWN IN
THE PRACTICE OF LAW, THE SMALL FAMILY NAME WAS WELL-KNOWN IN THE RHUBARB WORLD.
FAMILY NAME WAS WELL-KNOWN IN THE RHUBARB WORLD. DR. SMALL WAS AMATEUR
THE RHUBARB WORLD. DR. SMALL WAS AMATEUR HORTICULTURIST.
DR. SMALL WAS AMATEUR HORTICULTURIST. HE DEVELOPED METHODS FOR GROWING
HORTICULTURIST. HE DEVELOPED METHODS FOR GROWING THAT PLANT DURING WINTER MONTHS.
HE DEVELOPED METHODS FOR GROWING THAT PLANT DURING WINTER MONTHS. TODAY, THE NURSERY THAT ONCE
THAT PLANT DURING WINTER MONTHS. TODAY, THE NURSERY THAT ONCE SURROUNDED THE HOME HAS BECOME A
TODAY, THE NURSERY THAT ONCE SURROUNDED THE HOME HAS BECOME A CITY PARK.
SURROUNDED THE HOME HAS BECOME A CITY PARK. HOME ITSELF IS PART OF A MUSEUM
CITY PARK. HOME ITSELF IS PART OF A MUSEUM COMPLEX THAT REMINDS VISITORS OF
HOME ITSELF IS PART OF A MUSEUM COMPLEX THAT REMINDS VISITORS OF THE RICH HISTORY OF THIS AREA.
COMPLEX THAT REMINDS VISITORS OF THE RICH HISTORY OF THIS AREA. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR
THE RICH HISTORY OF THIS AREA. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR DIRECTIONS TO THE KANKAKEE
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR DIRECTIONS TO THE KANKAKEE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND
DIRECTIONS TO THE KANKAKEE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM CALL (815)932-5279.