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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Des Plaines Historical Society was |
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| established in 1967 to preserve the community's history; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1968, the Society received its Charter and |
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| opened the first Museum at the Kinder House; and
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| WHEREAS, By 1969, the first newsletter named the "COBWEB" |
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| was issued; the newsletter continues today with six issues per |
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| year; and
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| WHEREAS, The Museum hired its first director in 1970; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1985, the Historical Society entered into an |
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| interlocal agreement with the City of Des Plaines and the Park |
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| District; and
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| WHEREAS, The Museum, now known as the Des Plaines History |
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| Center, has three locations throughout the city of Des Plaines |
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| to better serve the community; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2004, The Des Plaines History Center was named |
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| Mid-Sized Institution of the Year by the Illinois Association |
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| of Museums; and
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| WHEREAS, The Des Plaines History Center plays a large role |
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| as memory for a rapidly developing and changing community; it |
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| does an outstanding job of integrating community and private |
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| resources to better serve its constituents, and it has evolved |
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| into a professional organization that bridges the generations |
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| of yesterday, today, and tomorrow; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate the Des Plaines History Center on the occasion of |