Welcome to the Barrington Area Historical Society!
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Christmas Ornaments
Now Available
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Barrington History Museum
Barrington Area
Historical Society
Each ornament is $16.00 each plus tax
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For her "fine personal influence exerted as First Lady of the Land," Grace Coolidge received a gold medal from the National Institute of Social Sciences. In 1931 she was voted one of America's twelve greatest living women. She had grown up in the Green Mountain city of Burlington, Vermont, only child of Andrew and Lemira B. Goodhue, born in 1879. While still a girl she heard of a school for deaf children in Northampton, Massachusetts, and eventually decided to share its challenging work. She graduated from the University of Vermont in 1902 and went to teach at the Clarke School for the Deaf that autumn. Read more . . .
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Our New Location
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In 2000 we have moved to our new location in the "Old Barrington Center" at 212 W. Main Street in Barrington, IL. Our offices are open Monday through Saturday 10am to 4pm. Please call 847.381.1730 for information about our events and tours.
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Now Available At the Barrington Historical Society Exhibit Center BarringtonCourier Review
Join us and enjoy Great Exhibits and a Great Newspaper!
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The Civil War's Morgan's Raiders and Indiana's 110th Minute MenBy Donna Adair On July 8, 1863, Rebel General John Morgan led his 2000 cavalrymen across the Ohio River into southern Indiana. The Great Raid destroyed railroads and private property alike in Morgan's attempt to divert the attention of Union General Burnside away from eastern Tennessee. Indiana's 110th Minute Men answered the call to arms to protect their state.
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Squirrels - The Plague of Southern Ohio in
the Early 1800s
When we think about the dangerous animals faced by our pioneer ancestors, what comes to mind? Probably we would imagine wolves, bears, panthers, and poisonous reptiles. Few would consider the lowly squirrel! But for the early Ohio settlers, the squirrel was the cause of famine and suffering.
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