HR1278 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR1278 LRB093 24046 CSA 54195 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Des Plaines Historical Society was established in 1967 to preserve the community's history; and

WHEREAS, In 1968, the Society received its Charter and opened the first Museum at the Kinder House; and

WHEREAS, By 1969, the first newsletter named the "COBWEB" was issued; the newsletter continues today with six issues per year; and

WHEREAS, The Museum hired its first director in 1970; and

WHEREAS, In 1985, the Historical Society entered into an interlocal agreement with the City of Des Plaines and the Park District; and

WHEREAS, The Museum, now known as the Des Plaines History Center, has three locations throughout the city of Des Plaines to better serve the community; and

WHEREAS, In 2004, The Des Plaines History Center was named Mid-Sized Institution of the Year by the Illinois Association of Museums; and

WHEREAS, The Des Plaines History Center plays a large role as memory for a rapidly developing and changing community; it does an outstanding job of integrating community and private resources to better serve its constituents, and it has evolved into a professional organization that bridges the generations of yesterday, today, and tomorrow; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the Des Plaines History Center on the occasion of its being named Mid-Sized Institution of the Year by the Illinois Association of Museums, and we commend all those who help the Des Plaines History Center provide such exemplary service to the community; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Des Plaines History Center as an expression of our esteem.