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New donations accepted to the Bess Bower Dunn Museum collections The Operations Committee of the Lake County Forest Preserves authorized 19 new donations to the Bess Bower Dunn Museum’s collections. The donations range from a 1927 plaster architectural remnant from the balcony of the Genesee Theater in Waukegan, to watercolor paintings depicting everyday scenes in Libertyville and Lake Forest in the 1980s. The Dunn Museum, operated by the Lake County Forest Preserves, is frequently contacted by people and organizations with items they wish to donate to the museum. “When someone offers to donate an item to our collections, it goes through a thoughtful review process before a decision is made,” said Dunn Museum Curator Diana Dretske. Curators and other Museum staff review the item to gauge how well it represents the people, places, and events of Lake County, and if it enhances the Museum’s ability to tell the county’s history. “Every item in collections tells a story. As humans, we love stories,” Dretske said. In the Museum’s exhibit galleries, 1899 W. Winchester Road, objects from the collections are rotated on and off display to share new stories and care for the collection. The collections comprise nearly 20,000 artifacts and 1,000 linear feet of archival materials housed in a modern, environmentally controlled care and storage facility. “The storage facility is an excellent environment for the preservation of the collections the Dunn Museum holds in the public trust,” Dretske said. “The collections and the process through which we accept donations, are two reasons the Dunn Museum is among only 3% of museums nationally to have earned accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums, an industry mark of distinction,” said Angelo Kyle, president of the Lake County Forest Preserves. Highlights recently acquired into the muse-
um inventory include: • Shirt worn by James Hugh Bonner, circa 1881. The Museum has only two examples of men’s clothing (with history of ownership) dating to the 19th century. A shirt belonging to Bonner (1850–1928) is now the third item. In 1850, James and Margaret Bonner came to America with their children, including their newborn son, James Hugh. They briefly lived with his paternal uncle, William Bonner, at what is now Bonner Heritage Farm in Lindenhurst. James Hugh’s father purchased land near the Bonner Farm, and named it Bonnie Brae Farm. The Museum of the Grand Prairie in Mahomet, Illinois, donated the item. • Milk can for Hawthorn Farms Dairy, circa 1930s–1940s. “This is a rare example of early 20th century dairy industry milk cans,” Osborne said. The milk can was used by Leslie S. Bonner (1887–1968), son of James H. Bonner. Leslie Bonner farmed Bonnie Brae Farm located on the west side of Route 45, just south of Sand Lake Road. The milk can’s lid is for “Bowman Chicago” and the base for “Hawthorn Farms.” Dairy names on lids and the base did not always match, Osborne said. Julie Vollbrecht is the donor. • Five watercolor paintings by Debra Fitzsimmons, 1980. Fitzsimmons attended Southern Illinois University before moving to Mundelein with her husband. She taught visual art at Mundelein High School for more than 20 years and then was an adjunct faculty member at Lake Forest College. She received a Master of Education from Carthage College and a Master of Fine Art and doctorate in educational leadership from Northern Illinois University. She donated five paintings from field trips she would take her children on in the 1980s. The Lake Forest Library used book
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Above: Several watercolor paintings by Debra Fitzsimmons were donated to the collections of the Dunn Museum. This painting shows the Lake Forest Library used book sale in the 1980s. Left: A 4-by-5foot architectural remnant from the Genesee Theater, which opened in 1927 was among the recent items donated to the Dunn Museum. SUBMITTED PHOTOS Hi-Liter
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