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1. 2013.10.85 - Bonnet

   Bonnet, rain, plastic, yellow sleeve, clear plastic bonnet inside, printed in goldtone- "Fern Van Alstine for Village Clerk" Fern Harrison Van Alstine Hill ran for Village Clerk in 1973. One hundred dollars was donated to her campaign fund. She used the money to purchase advertisements in the Elgin Daily-Courier newspaper and the purchasing and personalizing of rain bonnets. She did not win. In 1977 she ran for Village trustee and did not win.

   Record Type: Object

   
2. 2014.28.11 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, black & white, 4 1/2" x 3 1/4", Front- one boy and four gals sitting on the stoop. Back- written in ink, "Ron + Loretta Westgaard, Fern Van Alstine, Betty Fraas, Esther Lichthardt, 1958" Friends and neighbors gather on the front porch in the summer of 1958. They are left to right, son Ron and mom Loretta Westgaard, Fern Van Alstine, Betty Fraas and Esther Lichthardt. Plaid must have been popular that year!

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. 2014.28.113 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2", color, Front- Men and women sitting at tables outside in wooded area, cars in background. Back- written in ink, "Judy Szjack- Betty Fraas- Char Tiknis- Fern Van Alstine, July 26, 1970, Firemen's Steak Fry" The Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department hosted an annual Steak Fry for their families.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. 2014.28.114 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2", color, Front- Two women and one man standing outside in a field. Back- written in ink, "Fern, Bobbie Van Alstine, Fritz Benicke, Firemen's Steak Fry, July 26, 1970" Bartlett volunteer fireman Bob Van Alstine's wife Fern, and daughter Bobbi, pose with Fred "Fritz" Benicke, another volunteer fireman at the 1970 steak fry.

   Record Type: Photo