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Article: TAKE A STEP BACK IN TIME AT LAKE COUNTY MUSEUM

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May 28, 1998
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Have you ever wondered what lurks behind a museum's walls? Want to know more about the people, places and things that created Lake County? Get a glimpse of the Lake County Forest Preserves' Lake County Museum's archives at Behind the Scenes on Thursday, June 4. Two tours are available at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. See letters, maps, diaries and photos from the mid-1800s that reveal stories of adventure, growth, change and more.

And, learn about the museum's Curt Teich Postcard Archives.

The Lake County Museum's Lake County History Archives contain more than 15,000 documents and photographs, available to the general public for research.

See items from the Fort Sheridan collection, letters ...

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