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Membership Form, Upcoming Events, and Recent Activities

Here's Your Opportunity to Keep Our Heritage Alive!

Each member of the Bourbonnais Grove Historical Society is an important and indispensable partner in preserving the heritage of those early pioneers (and their descendents) who came to Bourbonnais Grove and Kankakee County hopeful of a bright future in a free land. Your membership dues help in two ways: 1) maintaining of the George R. Letourneau Home Museum by paying monthly bills and keeping up repairs and 2) preserving the precious historical documents and artifacts in our collection--and knowing that there are members who agree with the goals of the Society stated in the by-laws to encourage the elected officers in their duties (officers are listed below). All membership renewals are due in March. You may sign up for one year or become a life member. Please complete the form below, submit, and send your check to:

Bourbonnais Grove Historical Society
P.O. Box 311
698 East Stratford Drive
Bourbonnais, IL 60914

Bourbonnais Grove Historical Society
698 Stratford Drive East, P.O. Box 311
Bourbonnais, IL 60914

To become a Bourbonnais Grove Historical Society member please fill out the form below and click "submit". Payments must be sent to the above address before membership approval is given. Please call us with any questions at 815-933-6452.

Please select One:		Seniors (age 65 and over) -- $7.00
		Full-time Students -- $7.00
		Individual -- $10.00
		Family (Including children up to age 18) -- $15.00
		Business -- $15
		Lifetime -- $100
		Business Lifetime -- $150
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Gratitude and Upcoming Events:

The Bourbonnais Grove Historical Society expresses deep gratitude to the youth group and supervisors of the Maternity BVM Youth Group (Camp MOSH--Maternity Outreach Service for Humanity) for weeding, mulching, and planting in the museum gardens on August 2 and 3, 2010--and we really enjoy the bench that Camp MOSH donated! The BGHS also thanks the Kankakee Kultivators for the $500 grant to create the Le Jardin de Potages (Kitchen Garden) at the rear of the Letourneau Home. The Society is also deeply grateful to the Master Gardeners and volunteers who beautified the grounds around the museum all through the growing season.

The fall craft show will take place on Saturday November 27, 2010--for more information, see the Craft Show page.

Gardening day for August 2010 at the Letourneau Home is Saturday August 28 from 8-10 am.

The Letourneau Home gardens will be featured on the Kankakee Kultivators Garden Walk on Friday June 17, 2011.

The Annual Dinner meeting of the BGHS took place on Thursday May 13, 2010 at 6:00 pm at the Alumni Center of Olivet Nazarene University (East Marsile Street, Bourbonnais, IL). Mr. Phil Angelo spoke on the topic of "Kankakee County War Veterans Through the Ages."

Current Officers of the BGHS
Carl Moran, President
Laurel Soper, Vice-President
Ken Ponton, Executive Vice-President
Bonnie Bergeron, Secretary
Tim Arseneau, Treasurer
Dr. Jim Paul, Board of Trustees Chairperson
Gary Seiner, Trustee
Daron Kinzinger, Trustee
Malette Trudeau-Stevenson, Curator

Bourbonnais Grove Historical Society Members and Master Gardners working in the Letourneau Home Museum gardens.

Master Gardners and BGHS Members take a break while working on summer gardening chores. From left to right: Peter Torchia (MG), Bruce Moran, Tim Arsenaeu, Rick Braun (MG), Jerome Arsenaeu, Pat Persin (MG), Bonnie Bergeron, Judy Beach (MG), Dick Bergeron, and Mike Arsenaeu

Debbie Froonykx (MG)                                       Gary Seiner


Jerome Arseneau                                             Jim Paul (MG)


Pat Persin (MG) and Steve Monts                    Judy Beach (MG)


Judy Beach (MG) and Tom Nelson (MG)

Steve Monts