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    • About LHS
    • Staff and Board of Management
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    • Lombard History
    • Blog
    • Underground Railroad
    • Teacher Hub & Home School Groups
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Lombard Historical Society

Lombard, IL

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Lombard Historical Society
  • About/
    • About LHS
    • Staff and Board of Management
    • Contact
  • Plan Your Visit/
    • Carriage House
    • Victorian Cottage
    • William J. Mueller Gazebo
    • Sheldon Peck Homestead
    • The Peck Gardens
    • Lombard Cemetery
  • Learn/
    • Archives & Research
    • Lombard History
    • Blog
    • Underground Railroad
    • Teacher Hub & Home School Groups
    • Scout Visits
  • Exhibits/
    • Breaking the Mold
  • Events/
    • Upcoming Events
    • Lilac Time
    • Power of Place: Art Exhibition
    • Host an Event
  • Join & Support/
    • Make a Donation
    • Membership
    • Volunteer
    • Job Opportunities
    • Community Partners & Donors
  • Gift Shop/
    • Shop Lombard
December 16, 2025

Establishing the Oldest Date of Human Activity in Lombard with the Illinois State Archaeologist

December 16, 2025/ Lombard Historical Society/ Executive Director
Establishing the Oldest Date of Human Activity in Lombard with the Illinois State Archaeologist

What began as four “arrowheads of unknown date” has become Lombard’s oldest known evidence of human presence. Learn how a decades old donation is changing our understanding of local history.

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December 16, 2025/ Lombard Historical Society/ Executive Director/ Comment
Collections & Archives, Lombard History
Research, Archeology, Arrowheads, Native Americans, Indigenous, Lombard Common, Illinois State Archaeological Survey, Fox Valley dart point Woodland period Illinois Late Archaic Illinois
  • About/
    • About LHS
    • Staff and Board of Management
    • Contact
  • Plan Your Visit/
    • Carriage House
    • Victorian Cottage
    • William J. Mueller Gazebo
    • Sheldon Peck Homestead
    • The Peck Gardens
    • Lombard Cemetery
  • Learn/
    • Archives & Research
    • Lombard History
    • Blog
    • Underground Railroad
    • Teacher Hub & Home School Groups
    • Scout Visits
  • Exhibits/
    • Breaking the Mold
  • Events/
    • Upcoming Events
    • Lilac Time
    • Power of Place: Art Exhibition
    • Host an Event
  • Join & Support/
    • Make a Donation
    • Membership
    • Volunteer
    • Job Opportunities
    • Community Partners & Donors
  • Gift Shop/
    • Shop Lombard

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