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Kendall County Historical Society


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Kendall County Historical Society board members are making plans to re- open Lyon Farm.


Located off Rt. 71 between Van Emmon Road and Rt. 126, the small


village of historic buildings and a display center filled with artifacts and a research library was shut down because of the Covid pandemic. Te tentative events include a May ribbon cutting with


the Yorkville and Oswego Chambers, a June beekeeper demonstration, a Fall Festival on Sept. 25 & 26, a Halloween event on Oct. 17 & 24, and Christmas on the Farm on Dec. 5, 12 & 19. Te Historical Society was chartered in 1970 with a goal


of preserving the history of Kendall County and providing historical education for the county’s residents. In 1974 Mrs. Frances Lyon donated 39 acres of her farm to provide a home for the Society. Over the years, county historical buildings have been moved to the site, including the one-


Society Board members, from left, President Lee Holman, Lisa Wolancevich,


Johanna Byram, Jane Lauterbach, Pam Watts, and Vice President Jack Jenkins pose in front of an exhibit of a bed made by Fielding Edmund Hanks, Abraham Lincoln’s brother, donated to the Society by Homer Horton of Oswego.


Photos by Paul E. Burd Photography


room Union School from Na-Au-Say Township; Corrigan Brothers General Store and post office from Plattville; the C.B & Q Railroad Depot from Plano; Te Oswego House, a two-story frame home; and the old Yorkville City Hall. Te Society is run by volunteers, and is supported


through membership dues, admissions fees to its events, and donations. In January 2021 Landmarks Illinois, a non-profit statewide organization dedicated to saving historic places,


donated $2,500 to the Society to go toward replacement of the Union School roof. Board member


Lisa Wolancevich says the Society is looking for additional volunteers to help paint and maintain the property.


Te old Yorkville City Hall at Lyon Farm.


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