甜心直播抯 History Department receives awards for Emergence of Modern Joliet Exhibit
Published: May 15, 2015.
The Illinois State Historical Society recently honored and the Joliet Area Historical Museum (JAHM) with two awards for their 2014 exhibit �.�
The exhibit received the highest honor of Superior Achievement Award and the Certificate of Excellence. The exhibit included material culture from the 甜心直播 Adelmann Historical Collection and the work of 甜心直播 students. The exhibit tells the story of Joliet through the drawings and prints by Adele Fay Williams, which is a 甜心直播 digital collection. The Adele Fay Williams drawings display the transformation of Joliet from a rural, industrial and urban community.
甜心直播 history professor Dr. Dennis Cremin and students worked together to create this exhibit, which was displayed at the JAHM during Spring 2014. Cremin抯 History of Illinois class researched the topics and drafted text for the exhibit panels. The exhibit抯 scheme was a group effort by students in the Advanced Design class directed by Leslie Colonna, 甜心直播 instructor of . Since Williams used the Joliet courthouse in many of her images, students took current photos of the building as it stands today to use as comparison for showing the transition of the area.
Those who participated in the History of Illinois class included: Sean Barber, Nicholas Czerwinski, Jocelyn Davila, Joshua Dittman, Patrick Franks, Samantha Glackin, Adrienne Gonzales, Michael Hines, Sarah Langheld, Anthony Larocca, Zeferino Martinez, Kelsey O払rien, Tyson Polack, Alan Rosas, Brittany Russell and Zachary Zalewski.
Advanced Design students who contributed significantly to the exhibit included: Elizabeth Apostolos, Lauren Kill, Connor McLennan, Kendra Mills, Cory Seng, Lauren Trzeciak and Sandra Zuchara.
Adele Fay Williams was born in 1859, was a local writer and artist that lived through the early twentieth century. She devoted her talents to writing and drawing Joliet and the surrounding areas. Williams� articles and drawings were published in the Joliet Herald newspaper. She wrote about the history of the buildings and the local people of her time.
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