BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250427T190000Z DTEND:20250427T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Homes for Children: Story of the Lake Bluff Orphanage DESCRIPTION:Thousands of babies and children passed through the Lake Bluff Orphanage in Lake Bluff during the first half of the twentieth century. For many years orphanage residents outnumbered school-age children who lived with their families in village. Who were these youngsters\, where did they come from\, and where did they wind up? What was the home like as a place to live\, who paid the bills and why was it located in Lake Bluff?\n\n\n\nFor answers to these questions and a lot more intel\, please come to Lake Bluff History Museum's special presentation "Homes for Children: The Story of the Lake Bluff Orphanage." It takes place on April 27 from 2 to 4 pm in the community room of Grace United Methodist Church\, 224 E. Center Avenue\, Lake Bluff.\n\n\n\nMuseum board member Steve Kraus has done a deep dive into the history of the institution\, which took up an entire block in the middle of east Lake Bluff for nearly 100 years. He'll be accompanied by a former resident of the home\, Wally Spitzer\, who will share his memories of growing up in the home. \n\nFor tickets\, please click on this link. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Thousands of babies and children passed through the Lake Bluff Orphanage in Lake Bluff during the first half of the twentieth century. For many years orphanage residents outnumbered school-age children who lived with their families in village. Who were these youngsters\, where did they come from\, and where did they wind up? What was the home like as a place to live\, who paid the bills &hellip\; and why was it located in Lake Bluff?
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\nFor answers to these questions and a lot more intel\, please come to Lake Bluff History Museum&rsquo\;s special presentation &ldquo\;Homes for Children: The Story of the Lake Bluff Orphanage.&rdquo\; It takes place on April 27 from \; \;2 to 4 pm in the community room of Grace United Methodist Church\, 224 E. Center Avenue\, Lake Bluff.
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\nMuseum board member Steve Kraus has done a deep dive into the history of the institution\, which took up an entire block in the middle of east Lake Bluff for nearly 100 years. He&rsquo\;ll be accompanied by a former resident of the home\, Wally Spitzer\, who will share his memories of growing up in the home. \;
\nFor tickets\, \;please click on this link.
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\n \; LOCATION:Grace United Methodist Church\, 224 E. Center Avenue\, Lake Bluff. UID:e.1126.30400 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260516T114258Z URL:https://business.lflbchamber.com/events/details/homes-for-children-story-of-the-lake-bluff-orphanage-30400 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR