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Learn about the trees that are witnesses to Kendall County’s history at Oswego museum program · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Learn about the trees that are witnesses to Kendall County's history at
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  Oswego Museum program. This article is
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  being read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. The
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  U.S. Government survey crew mapped Kendall County for the first time back
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  in 1838, marking the corner of each one square mile. Some of
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  those trees that were growing on Kendall County's prairies 188 years ago
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  are still growing today, living reminders of the era before white settlers
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  had even arrived in much of the Fox Valley, according to a
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  news release from the Little White School Museum in Oswego. Ken Mozingo
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  will bring the stories of these living reminders of the Fox Valley's
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  pioneer era to life when he presents Witness Trees of Kendall County
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  at 2 p.m. Saturday at the museum, 72 Polk Street, Oswego. The
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  registration fee is 5 per person for this program hosted by the
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  Oswegeland Heritage Association in partnership with the Oswegoland Park District, according to
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  the release. Those interested in attending can register in advance by calling
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  630-554-1010 or at the door as walk-ins are welcome according
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  to the release. These remarkable witness trees provide a unique connection to
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  the region's past, and Mozingo has tracked down hundreds of these living
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  landmarks and will share their history, significance, and the stories they continue
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  to tell on October 3, the museum said in the release. For
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  more information, call the museum at six three zero five five four
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  two nine nine nine or email Janos at oswegoland pd.org.