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Elaine Khosrova traces the invention of butter back to Neolithic-era Africa 8,000 BC in her book. [31] A later Sumerian tablet, dating to approximately 2,500 B.C., describes the butter making process, from the milking of cattle, [ 32 ] [ 33 ] while contemporary Sumerian tablets identify butter as a ritual offering.
This list of museums in Illinois contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The museum offers a variety of educational programs for scouts and schools that correspond with rotating exhibits and meet state Common Core Standards.The museum's collection contains over 3000 local history artifacts that are displayed and stored on-site in the three interactive gallery spaces.
Buffalo Grove has two golf courses and one indoor golf facility. The Buffalo Grove Golf Course is one of the largest open spaces within the village. Utilized as a floodplain, the course both functions as enjoyment and civil infrastructure. [105] The Arboretum Club, which opened in 1990, is an 18-hole course.
The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA) was created by State law in July 1985. What was the agency's oldest bureau, the Illinois State Historical Library, was created in 1889, but the origins of the agency could be said to date back to the state's involvement in building and caring for the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois, in 1865.
Buffalo is a village in Mechanicsburg Township in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 503 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Welcome to Women’s History Month. USA Today showcases 60 women each year as Women of the Year.The women selected may be unknown to many of us. They are women from across the country who ...
Operated by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, 226 acres, exhibits on area natural history The Grove: Glenview: Cook: Chicago area: Operated by the Glenview Park District, 123 acres, natural and cultural history displays, 1856 period house, log cabin, Native American longhouse, replica one-room schoolhouse, wetland greenhouse