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    The Des Plaines Memory Newsletter, published regularly by the Des Plaines Public Library, features items from our collection and news from the Des Plaines Public Library and the Des Plaines History Center. Be sure to subscribe here to have every new edition of the Des Plaines Memory Newsletter delivered to your email inbox!

    September 2019

    Frontier Days Festivals of 1950 and 1951 | Fall Fest | Programs at the Des Plaines Public Library and Des Plaines History Center

    November 2019

    Des Plaines Vets | Clifton J. Hill | Rose Pieper | Betty Jo Streff | Marvin M. Kingdon | Brian D. Jones | Programs at the Des Plaines History Center

    March 2020

    Eugene Wasco, Des Plaines educator and pro baseball player | More Des Plaines sports and atheletes | Programs at the Des Plaines Public Library and Des Plaines History Center

    April 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic | We're in this together | Share Your Story | My Des Plaines Memory

    July 2020

    Independence Day parades in Des Plaines | Fun at Home! | Share Your Story

    August 2020

    Des Plaines History Center exhibit, "Des Plaines Takes Flight" | Douglas Aircraft | The Maine Flyer

    September 2020

    Under Construction: City Hall, Carl Schwanbeck's house, First Congregational Church, Lake Opeka, Kaufman Building, and Behrel's Parking Deck.

    October 2020

    Halloween at the Des Plaines Public Library past and present | Programs at the Des Plaines History Center | Maine Flyer Update!

    December 2020

    Letters to Santa from the Des Plaines Suburban Times, Des Plaines Day, and Des Plaines Journal newspapers.

    February 2021

    Introducing the new Des Plaines Memory | SN*W Happens | Programs at the Des Plaines History Center | Share Your Story

    March 2021

    What's New? | Time to Vote | The Healing Power of Art | Events on Zoom

    April 2021

    The Test of Time | A Trashy Sign of the Times | Share Your Story | Programs on Zoom

    May 2021

    National Bike Month | Mother's Day | Small Business Week | Get Out & Play | Memorial Day

    June 2021

    Six Feet upART: showcasing art of the Pandemic | National Great Outdoors Month | Accordian Awareness Month | Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Month | Father's Day

    July 2021

    The Des Plaines Youth Center, 1940s-1950s | Share Your Story | Programs on Zoom

    August 2021

    Back to School | Vintage Postcards of Maine Township Schools | 1918 Flu Pandemic | Des Plaines History Center Book Discussion | Making History Together

    November 2021

    Shopping in Des Plaines, Remember When? | Brown's Department Store | Stores on Ellinwood Street, late 1930s | Shops on Lee and Algonquin, 1950s | Shops on Center Street, 1974

    March 2022

    Growing up in Des Plaines | Des Plaines History Center Exhibition

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    1501 Ellinwood Street Des Plaines, IL 60016

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    781 Pearson Street Des Plaines, IL 60016

    847-391-5399

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