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Jacoby, John, The Wilmette Beacon (Northbrook, Illinois), 10 Jan 2019, 16, 21     Describes the history of the 22 acre section of Wilmette that is now home to Plaza del Lago.

Cullotta, Karen Ann, Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 30 Apr 2020, p. 10     Describes the efforts of the Wilmette Historical Museum to assemble coronavirus-related artifacts, including photographs, articles, PPE masks, and children's artwork.

John Jacoby, The Wilmette Beacon (Northbrook, Illinois), 11 Aug 2016     Description of the origins of 5 of the oldest businesses in Wilmette

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 18 Sep 1947, 1, 114     75th Anniversary supplement to the Wilmette Life

Jacoby, John, The Wilmette Beacon (Northbrook, Illinois), 17 Jan 2019, 20, 25     Describes the creation and demolition of the Vista Del Lago Club in No Man's Land, Wilmette. The Club was to offer year round sports and arts activities to families.

Grossman, Ron, Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 30 Apr 2020, 14, 15     Describes the history of No Man's Land.

Jacoby, John, The Wilmette Beacon (Northbrook, Illinois), 12 Sep 2019, p. 22     Describes the work of several members of the Wilmette Human Relations Committee in the 1960's

Anderson, Hilary, The Wilmette Beacon (Northbrook, Illinois), 3 Oct 2019, p. 14     Mary Ann Connell Ford was one of the first female life guards at Wilmette's Washington Park (Gillson Park) Beach in 1944. She is celebrating her 95th birthday.

Jacoby, John, The Wilmette Beacon (Northbrook, Illinois), 31 Oct 2019, p. 16     Describes the real estate and fake mortgage security scheme that John Naghten and Hilda Schroeder ran in the Wilmette area in the 1920's. They were arrested in 1930 and charged with embezzlement.

Jacoby, John, The Wilmette Beacon (Northbrook, Illinois), 12 Dec 2019, p. 24     Adam Int-Hout designed two affordable homes for his family - one in Evanston and one in Wilmette. He was praised as an innovator in "Popular Mechanics" magazine, but Wilmette neighbors didn't want an

Luc, Karie, Wilmette Life, 10 Nov 2022, p. 10     A plaque was dedicated to the Ouilmette family to close Wilmette's Sesquicentennial year. Descendants of the Ouilmette family conducted a Four Directions ceremony for the ancestors.

The Wilmette Beacon (Northbrook, Illinois), 26 May 2016, p. 4     In honor of Memorial Day, the Wilmette Beacon lists all those who were killed in service to the country.

Jacoby, John, The Wilmette Beacon (Northbrook, Illinois), 10 Oct 2019, p. 28     Article describes the connection between the Wilmette Catholic Churches of St. Francis Xavier and St. Joseph and Cardinal Mundelein and his family.

Henry, Alan P., The Wilmette Beacon (Northbrook, Illinois), 6 Feb 2020, Cover photo, pgs 4,6     Article covering the career and influence of retiring Curator Patrick Leary of the Wilmette Historical Museum.

    Includes general Wilmette information. Includes articles about the community, activities, and best parts of Wilmette.

    Vertical file containing articles about Gross Point. Includes articles and Gross Point and ordinances from Gross Point. Also there are letters called The Hoffmann Letters.

    Vertical file containing articles Native Americans. Includes articles and booklets about the history of the Native Americans that lived in Wilmette.

    Vertical file containing articles about the Wilmette Historical Museum. Includes booklets with historical walks and maps of downtown Wilmette.

    Vertical file containing articles about the Wilmette Historical Preservation Board. Includes Wilmette's Historical Lakefront maps, newspaper articles and clippings.

Jacoby, John, The Wilmette Beacon (Northbrook, Illinois), 19 Mar 2020, p. 18     Mentions the film 'Contagion' that was filmed in Wilmette in 2019, and describes the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918-1919 and its impact on the local area.