Notable Women
in Downers Grove History

Awarded the 2025 Montrew Dunham Award, Lisa has shared her...

Mildred L. Drew was born in Downers Grove in 1914...

In 2024, Mary Ellen received the Montrew Dunham award from...

Affectionately known as “Aunt Helen,” Helen Kenyon spent 66 years...

Carol Wandschneider was a local Downers Grove historian, tireless researcher,...

Lottie Made History 100 Years Ago One hundred years ago...

Pauline Wandschneider was a noted local historian, and founder of...

Abigail Stearns Root was a pioneer wife and mother. She...

Born April 13, 1801, in Vermont, Anna was the daughter...

Montrew Dunham was a local historian and co-author of Downers...

Avis and her husband Israel were active in the Underground...