Path to Lakemoor – The Dissolution of Lily Lake 7 p.m. June 12
Barn Registration Program
Thank you for your interest in the McHenry County Historical Society's Barn Registration Program. Unfortunate as it is, this program may become the only record of barns that once predominated in McHenry County.
This registration program, which started in 1999, will continue over many years to collect information on all types of barns - be they dairy barns, carriage barns or abandoned barns.
The registration forms will be kept on file at the McHenry County Historical Society Museum's Local History Research Library in Union where they will be preserved and made available for research.
A Certificate of Registration will be mailed as soon as the application is complete and approved. Participants will be invited to the Society's annual meeting in June for recognition.
It is important to include as much information as possible on each of the barns and barn builders, so participants are urged to be as thorough as possible in filling out the form. Assistance is available through the Historical Society.
The Society does reserve the right to withhold the certificate because of insufficient information.
McHenry County Quilted Barn Program
Participation in the McHenry County Quilted Barn Program is open to owners of barns and other rural structures suitable for display.
Other groups like quilt clubs, 4-H Clubs, Scout Troops, Artists, religious and civic groups are encouraged to participate in this program by sponsoring the creation of a barn quilt and/or actually making a barn quilt. The program involves selecting a quilt pattern, painting it onto two 4 x 8 foot plywood sheets, and attaching it to a barn close enough to a road to be seen from either direction.
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