Highland Park Woman's Club History (1899-2026)
YouTube video of the History of the Highland Park Woman’s Club (1899-2026)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiSYSiw0als
The Highland Park Woman’s Club, 1899-2026, played a pivotal role in the development of Highland Park. From their incontrovertible role in obtaining a home for the Highland Park Public Library to garbage pick-up and community spaces, learn how this group and other clubs used civic agency and participation to create the Highland Park you know today.
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Nancy Webster began working with historical collections in Highland Park, Illinois in 2010 when she launched the community archives program with a grant from the National Archives’ National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). Since beginning the community archives program in collaboration with the NHPRC, she has written and managed more than $200,000.00 in local and Illinois state grants for digitization and other history and culture projects. She teaches at Dominican University as an adjunct instructor, currently teaching the Advanced Archives seminar. Previously, she worked at the Bentley Library, the Chicago History Museum and Molex Connector Corporation. She received her MILS and BA from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Prior to her 30 year career as an archivist Webster worked as a translator, political science researcher, au pair, waitperson, and bartender. Her years working in restaurants provided a base for this project.
Catherine Lambrecht is the volunteer program director of the Highland Park Historical Society since 2005.
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Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 7 PM Central Time
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