Did you know Kendall County was home to the first female professor in the country? 1n 1878, Lisbon-native Mary Rippon joined the newly founded University of Colorado as the first woman to teach at a state university. Rippon is just one of the fascinating local women you can learn about...
The Little White School Museum, 72 Polk Street, Oswego, is celebrating Black History Month and Women’s History Month with special programs and a special exhibit through March. At 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6, the museum will celebrate both Black History Month and Women’s History Month when Marlene Rivero presents “Elizabeth...
The United States and its history are a patchwork of many tales, which have been woven over time from the voyages of peoples, both voluntary and involuntary, traveling from city-to-city, state-to-state, and around the world to find new opportunities. Whether by land, sea or air, travel has played a crucial...
Jean Kent, treasurer of the Oswegoland Heritage Association, presents the Illinois State Genealogical Society’s 2021 Community Service Award to Little White School Museum director Roger Matile at the Heritage Association’s October 28 Board meeting.
In 1956, developer Don L. Dise sold the first homes in his new subdivision, on the old Bereman stock farm between Oswego and Montgomery. Naming the development Boulder Hill, the same as the Bereman farm’s name, it quickly became the largest community in Kendall County and one of the largest...
As part of their month-long indoor and outdoor exhibit, “Pollinators on the Prairie: Little Helpers, Big Results,” the Little White School Museum will offer a special program aimed at youngster ages eight to 12 years, “All About Hummingbirds.” The hour-long program will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 17, at...
There’s still plenty of time to visit two special, on-going exhibits at Oswego’s Little White School Museum, one honoring the community’s war dead and the second recognizing the contributions of women inventors. The Museum is at 72 Polk Street (Polk at Jackson), just two blocks from Oswego’s downtown district. “Salute...
The Bartlett House on Oswego’s South Main Street, which may be the oldest house in the Village, will be just one of the architectural treasures described during an architectural walk at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 15, with the Oswegoland Heritage Association and the Oswegoland Park District as hosts.
The Little White School Museum, 72 Polk Street, Oswego, is celebrating Women’s History Month with a special, free, online exhibit honoring the accomplishments of some of the Community’s most determined women. The exhibit includes mystery novelist Emily Murdock Van Deventer, who wrote under the pen name of Lawrence L. Lynch...
The folks at Oswego’s Little White School Museum would love to see the original creations using building blocks of all ages for their special “Build. Snap. Share.” program, through the participation deadline of Monday, April 5. To participate, Oswego area residents of all ages are invited to use their wooden...
Oswego’s Little White School Museum is winding up its celebration of the Christmas holiday with an on-line presentation of “12 Days of Christmas Ornaments,” and will feature photos of commemorative ornaments sold as fundraisers for more than a decade by the Oswego Chamber of Commerce. The ornaments each carry an...
Although Oswego’s Little White School Museum is closed to the public due to the on-going pandemic, that’s not stopping them from spreading a little Christmas cheer during this holiday season. Each year, the Museum has been host to its popular “Toys from the Attic” special seasonal exhibit featuring vintage toys...
The Little White School Museum, 72 Polk Street (Jackson at Polk Street), Oswego, will be open Thursday, Nov. 5, by reservation only and will not maintain regular open hours, according to a press release. Museum programming and events will continue as scheduled. According to museum manager Tina Heidrich, the move...
The Parker & Sons Mills at Oswego, ground grain into flour, sawed timber into lumber, and manufactured furniture. At 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, historian and architect Michael Lambert will recount the “Early Industrial Development Along the Fox River” at the Little White School Museum, 72 Polk Street in Oswego....
Visitors can get into the Valentine’s Day spirit from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 8-9, when the Little White School Museum in Oswego is host to “Victorian Valentines,” a free, family make-and-take craft activity. The Museum is at 72 Polk Street (Polk at Jackson), just two...
The Little White School Museum at 72 Polk Street (Jackson at Polk) in Oswego this Christmas holiday season and has a special vintage toy and game exhibit. Attendees can pick up some special Oswego-related gift items for those hard-to-buy-for friends and relatives. “Toys From the Attic,” the museum’s special holiday...
Oswego’s Little White School Museum invites all Oswego area residents to visit its annual “Remembering our Veterans” special exhibit at the museum, 72 Polk Street (Jackson at Polk), just two blocks from downtown Oswego. For the first time in the exhibit’s 14-year history, it will be held for a full...
