Maple School Unveils Unearthed Historical Documents
Century-old records that former Maple students found in a closet two years ago are now on display at the District 30 middle school.
Old attendance records, a land deed and district minutes were among more than 30 documents Maple School students found in 2010. Last week, after various conservation measures, the documents were placed in a permanent display at the Maple School's library. Jeremy Kriska, Sonia Ehrlich and Emma Farrell found a box containing the historical documents while putting away equipment after a school musical. "They didn't actually look old," said Kriska, 16, now a junior at Glenbrook North. Russel Maki, president of the Graphic Conservation Company, which handled the documents after they were found, said his firm mostly did some surface cleaning and long-term preservation. "They were actually in a fairly stable environment, so they weren't …
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