CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — As executive director of the St. Charles History Museum, Lindsay Judd is a difference-maker by not only preserving the suburb's rich history but bringing it to life.
"This isn't just a dusty old book that you know sits on the shelf. This is your history and you are a part of this," said Judd.
For example, she's been collecting stories of how St. Charles children coped with remote learning and other challenges during the pandemic.
"If a crisis ever arose like this again, we've got more tools in our toolbox to make sense of it, to manage it, to navigate it, and we're going to need to be able to help children navigate these scary times," said Judd.
Alan Walters is the president of the Elgin History Museum and spends much of his time fighting to save landmark buildings from demolition.
"The one thing about these old buildings. Once they're down and gone, they're gone. You know you can wish them to come back, but they're not going to come back," said Walters.
Sometimes he succeeds, while at other times he has to settle for saving pieces of buildings.
"We have a monument garden out in front of the museum, where some significant Elgin artifacts, big heavy artifacts, architectural artifacts exist now," said Walters.
Walters and Judd are just two of the Chicago-area historians who are difference makers.
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