Three Seconds in Munich Book Talk: Thursday, June 18 at 7pm cst. We're excited to offer this free, virtual program with local author, David Sweet and former Chicago Tribune sportswriter, Don Pierson. Click on the button below to register and receive your Zoom invite. And, be sure to stay on for the whole program--it's rumored that a member of the 1972 team will make a special guest appearance! | |
#100YearsAgoToday Georgine Thompson, Lake Forest resident and 1920 Deerfield-Shields High School graduate, won a scholarship to Lake Forest College after placing third in the year-end competitive examinations. Georgine lived with her family on Griffith Road; her father James Thompson was a house painter who had immigrated from England in 1885. Georgine attended Lake Forest College for just a few semesters, playing intramural basketball. In fall 1921 she accepted a position at a Chicago bank. She married Thomas J. Roxworthy in 1925. | |
#100YearsAgoToday The Lake Forester featured an update on the Community Service, which had been held in Lake Forest in the gymnasium at the Young Men’s Club in Market Square (pictured) since May 1919. The original thought behind it was to continue the community spirit developed in town during WWI. The service was “religious in character” but “strictly non-sectarian,” and featured pastors from local and surrounding churches. | |