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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Streamwood
4Park District on the occasion of the addition of the Hoosier
5Grove Schoolhouse Museum to the Country School Association of
6America's national historic register; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The rich history of the Hoosier Grove Schoolhouse
8Museum began in 1904, when local farmers in the Hanover
9Township area got together with a carpenter from Bartlett to
10build a one-room schoolhouse for their children; thanks in part
11to the donation of an acre of land from a local farmer, the
12schoolhouse was completed in the summer of 1904; due to the
13school's location between Hanover and Schaumburg Townships,
14the school was deemed to be in School District 43 1/2; about 20
15kids attended school there every year from grades 1 through 8
16between 1904 and 1954, when the school closed; the school moved
17to its present location at 700 West Irving Park Road in
18Streamwood in 1988; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Thanks to the diligent efforts of Rich Janiec,
20Paula Lambertz, and numerous other members of the Streamwood
21Historical Society, the Hoosier Grove Schoolhouse Museum was
22one of only 8 schools in the nation to be added to the Country
23School Association of America's national historic register

 

 

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1this year and one of only 18 total schools on the list; and
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Streamwood Historical Society
3serve as models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the
4people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7to congratulate the Streamwood Historical Society on the
8occasion of the addition of the Hoosier Grove Schoolhouse
9Museum to the Country School Association of America's national
10historic register and wish them continued success and happiness
11in the future; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
13presented to Rich Janiec and Paula Lambertz as a symbol of our
14esteem and respect.