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4 | February 16, 2017 | The winnetka Current news
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Helping enrich the
future through the past
Winnetka’s Tane
Beecham new
Historical Society
executive director
Jacqueline Glosniak, Editor
Following 10 years of
civic leadership
under
the helm of
Patti Van
Cleave, the
Winnetka
Historical
Society Beecham
recently
announced their appointment
of former administrative
assistant and
Winnetka resident Tane
Beecham to serve as the
organization’s new executive
director.
Beecham, who has
worked part time with the
Winnetka Historical Society
for the past two years,
is excited to be introduced
as executive director at
the organization’s annual
luncheon on Feb. 22.
Van Cleave, who will
continue to serve as the
president of the Winnetka-
Northfield Rotary Club, is
confident Beecham will
lead the society in the
right direction.
“Tane’s knowledge of
the village, dedication
and enthusiasm make her
a perfect fit for the Winnetka
Historical Society,”
Van Cleave said.
An 18-year resident
of Winnetka, Beecham
originally became
interested in the historical
society because of her
strong belief in the group’s
mission of sharing the rich
history of the village with
everyone from the oldest
residents to the newest
families.
“I really believe in
what the mission of the
organization is, which
is really to preserve the
past and the stories of
the past, specifically
Winnetka, and really
bring that forward to the
public,” she said. “We do
that through our exhibits,
our collections [and] our
outreach programs to the
public, and I love history,
so it made sense.”
In her prior role as administrative
assistant,
Beecham’s tasks included
managing the member and
donor databases, taking in
miscellaneous research
requests from the public
and working on demolition
requests that came
through the Village.
Now as she prepares
to carry out the group’s
strong local legacy as
executive director, Beecham’s
biggest goals are
to improve the society’s
visibility and relevancy.
“We are a very, very
small organization and
a small museum, so of
course we don’t get the
sort of foot traffic into
the museum that larger
museums would get,”
Beecham said. “One thing
I think is really important
is to have a greater
outreach to younger
families. There’s so many
people in our community
who really don’t know
who we are and what we
do. I’d like to work on
bringing our exhibits out
of the museum — bringing
them to the public whether
as a traveling exhibit
or going to different
organizations.”
Additionally, Beecham
hopes to focus on building
the society’s social media
presence as well as online
exhibits.
Overall, Beecham believes
being involved in
local historical program is
important for all area residents
because of the lessons
that can be learned
through discovering the
history of why things
were done the way they
were in town.
“I think if you build an
interest and respect with
younger people for our
historic buildings, our
historic architecture, our
architecturally-significant
older homes, they start to
understand why we would
want these things to remain
as opposed to losing
everything and then you
become a much more contemporary,
modern town,”
she said. “These younger
parents can pass this
along to their children. I
would love to see greater
use of our log house for
families also as a way to
teach what it was like to
live in the 1800s.”
Since 1932, the
Winnetka Historical
Society has worked to
educate locals on the
stories of Winnetka’s past
to “enrich our present
and inspire our future.”
The group operates
two historic buildings
open to the public, the
Museum and Research
Center at 411 Linden
St. and the Schmidt
Burnham Log House at
1140 Willow Road. For
more information about
Winnetka Historical
Society membership
and programs, visit
winnetkahistory.org.