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1. 2012.5.94 - Poster, Political

   Poster, political, 8 1/2" w x 11" l, cardstock, white, blue printing, Front- "Count on Cathy, Vote, Vote, Melchert" illustration of 'vote' button in each corner, portrait photographic in center of woman, Back- "You can count on Cathy to..." with list of accomplishments and background. Catherine "Cathy" Melchert moved to Bartlett with her husband Phil and family on June 13, 1970. In 1982, she was appointed to serve on the village board. In 1983...

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2. 2014.11.11 - Ornament, Christmas Tree

   Ornament, Christmas Tree, 3.5" w x 3" h (not including hanger), ceramic, cream glazed, sculpted nativity scene includes Mary, Joseph, Jesus, stable, star, red ribbon hanger. 2014.11.11a- informational card included. Bartlett resident and artisit Lambert Lucietto sculpted the original mold for this ornament which has been handcrafted by members of the Bartlett Council of the Knights of Columbus 8699 out of Bartlett's St. Peter Damian Church. T...

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3. 2016.25.113 - Print, photographic

   Print, photographic, 4 1/2' x 2 1/2", black and white, woman sitting in a grassy field with people in the background, a light streak runs through the middle of the image. She is wearing a dress, coat and hat with flowers. Irene Kelly Schultz, of Chicago, came to Bartlett in the early 1910s to teach at Bartlett School. She boarded with the Herman Schultz family and in 1913 married their son Erwin Schultz. Irene was very active in the Village an...

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4. 2018.37.1 - Card, Commemorative

   Card, commemorative, 3" x 4 1/2", plastic, Front- color image of silver stature with cathedral behind, underneath "Our Lady of the New Millennium", Back- printed in black- "Our Lady of the New Millennium Archdiocese of Chicago" and a "Memorerae" The 33 foot tall stainless steel statue of the Virgin Mary toured churches across the country and locally during 1999 and 2000. It was on display in Bartlett at St. Peter Damian Catholic Church where t...

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5. 2018.47.7 - Print, Photographic

   Print, photographic, 3 1/2" l x 5" w, black and white, Front- a stone plaque inserted into a brick building, engraved in the stone are the words "Erected 1950...Chicago" Back- written in ink, "St. Peter Damian Bartlett" Pictured here is the cornerstone of St. Peter Damian Catholic Church, 131 S. Crest Avenue, the day it was laid in a formal ceremony on May 30, 1950.

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6. 2019.7.4 - Manuscript

   Written memory by Clay Tiknis on October 5, 2008, of the 1973 Bartlett Indians, a Senior Babe Ruth Baseball Team he managed. All names and positions of players included. One page, two images attached.

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7. 2020.6.2 - Program

   Program, 8 1/2" w x 11" l, paper, white with black typed writing, folded in fours, program for ceremony awarding John Hilliard with Boy Scouts of America's Eagle Award. Front: Troop 23, Post 2, 1st Eagle Award Ceremony June 14, 1959, Bartlett Firehouse, 8 p.m. On June 14, 1959, the Eagle Scout award ceremony for Bartlett's John Hillard Jr. was held. His achievement, earning the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, was celebr...

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8. L75-4-1 through 5 - Manuscript

   "The Story of Saint Peter Damian Parish" author not credited The history of the church from its beginning in 1929 and its Our Lady of Sodality formation, up to the church's 25th anniversary in 1975. Bartlett Catholics celebrated mass for the first time in the Village on June 14, 1942 in the home of Mr. & Mrs. Albert Buerger. The member's first house of worship was completed in September 1950. St. Peter Damian is Bartlett's third oldest hous...

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9. L75-4-6 through 7 - Letter

   "To Whom it may Concern" written by Louisa Shields, 1929 "It was the time the 3K's were on the rampage. I could hear them from my window, voices from the fields..." The Ku Klux Klan was active in this area at the time. They were targeting people of color and Catholics. As a response to this "rampage," Louisa Shields "took courage and asked the Catholic ladies whom I knew..." to begin the foundation of the formation of St. Peter Damian Church i...

   Record Type: Archive