Full Text of HR0111 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Landmarks Illinois and the Richard H. Driehaus | 3 | | Foundation honor individuals, organizations, projects, and | 4 | | programs whose work demonstrates a commitment to excellence in | 5 | | historic preservation with the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation | 6 | | Preservation Award; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, During the 2014-15 school year, students in | 8 | | Gibault High School's 1818 Saint Louis History course, | 9 | | participated in a research project to trace the history of some | 10 | | of Waterloo's most prized public buildings; the "Discovering | 11 | | the Buildings of Downtown Waterloo" project originated with the | 12 | | town's mayor, Thomas Smith, who wanted to install plaques | 13 | | denoting historic buildings; after the project proved to be too | 14 | | time-consuming for historians in the city, Gibault High School | 15 | | history teacher, Matthew Schweizer, volunteered his 1818 Saint | 16 | | Louis History class to complete the project; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The junior class, all 16 or 17 years old at the | 18 | | time, began writing historical plaques containing information | 19 | | about the buildings and people affiliated with them on | 20 | | approximately 50 of Waterloo's most prominent buildings; the | 21 | | students used municipal records, newspapers, biographies, and | 22 | | conducted oral histories with longtime residents in the course | 23 | | of their research; the project allowed the students to gain a |
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| 1 | | deeper appreciation for history as they engaged with members of | 2 | | the Waterloo and Monroe County communities; the students | 3 | | compiled mini-biographies on the individuals who owned the | 4 | | downtown buildings; some learning that they had either family | 5 | | members or personal connections to the buildings they were | 6 | | studying; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, At the conclusion of the project, the students | 8 | | presented their findings before the Waterloo City Council and | 9 | | at the Monroe County History Museum as part of the bicentennial | 10 | | celebration; everyone helping to compose the biographies are | 11 | | supporting authors on a published historical work; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Waterloo Mayor Thomas Smith nominated Matthew | 13 | | Schweizer and his class for the 2016 Richard H. Driehaus | 14 | | Foundation Preservation Award; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, In recognition of their extraordinary work of | 16 | | preserving stories of people and special places throughout the | 17 | | State and showing how historic restoration has a positive | 18 | | impact on communities, the environment, and the people of | 19 | | Illinois, the Gibault High School Junior American History | 20 | | Project, "Discovering the Buildings of Downtown Waterloo", was | 21 | | awarded the 2016 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation | 22 | | Award for their effective local campaign to preserve and | 23 | | protect a historic resource; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | congratulate the 2014-2015 1818 Saint Louis History class from | 4 | | Gibault High School and their teacher, Matthew Schweizer, on | 5 | | winning the 2016 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation | 6 | | Award, and that we appreciate their hard work, long hours, and | 7 | | dedication to the "Discovering the Buildings of Downtown | 8 | | Waterloo" project; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That we thank Matthew Schweizer and his students | 10 | | for their exemplary work and proud contributions to their | 11 | | community and their State, and for being examples of community | 12 | | advocacy and involvement.
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