tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624137805421284886.post7038463357060449438..comments2023-11-05T05:42:25.765-06:00Comments on At Home in English Valley: "I have to go to bed by day...At Home in English Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392423042816108359noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624137805421284886.post-42916614804833168292018-10-09T18:09:45.976-05:002018-10-09T18:09:45.976-05:00Hi there,
I just wanted to correct and add to the ...Hi there,<br />I just wanted to correct and add to the information you shared re. the Schmidt-Burnham Log House located in Crow Island Woods in Winnetka. It was not built for the students at Crow Island School, nor was it made from a cabin from Southern Illinois. Crow Island School has a purpose-built Pioneer Room in the basement of the school that the students use to experience pioneer life. The historic Schmidt-Burnham Log House is owned and operated by the Winnetka Historical Society, and is the longest continuously occupied log house (not cabin) in Cook County, IL. Built circa 1837 from local oak, it was originally located on Church Road about a mile and a half from its current location, and was on farmland owned by the Schmidt family who emigrated from Trier, Germany. In 1917, it was bought by the artist Anita Willets Burnham who moved it to its second location at Tower Road in Winnetka. She added the back portion of the house on, raised her four children in the house and her daughters lived in it until 2001, when it was given to the Winnetka Historical Society with the intent of its preservation and operation as a museum. The Winnetka Historical Society moved it to its current site in Crow Island Woods in 2003 and after restoration it was opened as a museum in 2006. It is a landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places (2005). It is operated by volunteer docents (including myself) who give guided tours in period costume. The house is open twice a month from May through October, and one date in early December. Our website shows the dates we are open: www.winnetkahistory.org Please stop back if you are in the area again!<br />Best,<br />Anne Bahan<br />Director, Schmidt-Burnham Log HouseAnne B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13079398022984446258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624137805421284886.post-49723392036436096742018-06-04T22:11:30.897-05:002018-06-04T22:11:30.897-05:00Gorgeous Peonies . . .
I have planted two . . . my...Gorgeous Peonies . . .<br />I have planted two . . . my first . . . <br />I am excited . . . blooms are ready to happen!<br /><br />Log cabin is so charming . . ,<br />Wish it had been open . . . <br />Hopefully you can find out more information, and go back to look more.<br /><br />Flowers, gardens, bitter sweet . . . it has finally arrived, hasn’t it!Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723721131329150461noreply@blogger.com