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In Their Own Words:
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An Oral History of Schaumburg Township
Schaumburg Township District Library is pleased to unveil a collection of history videos that you can now watch through the library's website. These videotaped interviews feature the oral histories of former farmers and early residents of Schaumburg Township. This new digitized format will keep Schaumburg area history alive for generations to come.
You're invited!
Sunday, May 20, 2007
1:00 p.m.
Please join us for a community reception to honor the oral historians. A panel of interviewees will be available to answer your questions about the history of the Schaumburg Area.
Watch the videos through the library's Local History Digital Archive  
Submit your questions to our panel of oral historians and share your feedback about this new resource
Funding for the grant for this new digitized format was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Partners in the project are the Facilitators of the Preservation of Schaumburg Area History, the Villages of Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg and the Schaumburg Township History Society.
     
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