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1923

A library, which had been added to the home in 1923, was preserved as part of the Thornhill Education Center and is now called the Founder’s Room.

1934

Joy Morton was the first to be interred in the family plot upon his death in 1934.

Morton’s daughter, Jean Cudahy (Morton) took her father’s seat on the Board of Trustees after he died in 1934.

1942

When the Thornhill Education Center opened in 1942, it replaced most of Joy Morton’s mansion.

1960

In 1960, Suzette urged her father Sterling Morton, then Chairman of the Board, to commission architect Arthur Myhrum to build the 19-foot tall cylindrical structures, reminiscent of four handsome columns that divided the rooms in her Chicago apartment.

1962

1962 marked the beginning of the Schulenberg Prairie Restoration Project.

1963

The Sterling Morton Library, named in honor of Joy Morton’s son and Jean’s brother, opened in 1963.

1993

The Thornhill Education Center was renovated and refurbished in 1993, providing modern facilities for an expanding education program.

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1922
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