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Illinois Association of Museums' 2019 Best Practices Award
History
The Orland Park History Museum and Stellwagen Farm received the Superior Achievement Award for Building/Site Preservation at the Illinois Association of Museums' conference, which was held in Bloomington, IL on November 19, 2019. The Museum Curator and the Stellwagen Family Farm Foundation have worked together since 2018 on the preservation and interpretation of the Stellwagen Farm. The Museum Development and Advisory Board have also agreed to help with future projects, programs, fundraisers, etc. at the farm.
This award is a great achievement for this new partnership between the museum and Stellwagen and for the continued efforts to preserve the outbuildings and farmhouse. The exterior preservation of Stellwagen's 10 outbuildings also received the Landmarks Illinois award in 2019.