Shirley Paddock with the Everett School bell

Copyright: Lake Forest Lake Bluff Historical Society

Copyright: Lake Forest Lake Bluff Historical Society

Name/Title

Shirley Paddock with the Everett School bell

Entry/Object ID

2002.1.173

Description

Shirley Paddock with the Everett School bell. The bell was returned to Everett School through the efforts of Shirley Paddock. It had been found in Arizona, intact, but was in need of restoration. The bell called children to school until September 11, 1914. It had hung in the second Everett School (the former Everett Fire Station, now razed) on Everett Road. The school closed in June, 1957 and the bell was no longer used. It was kept by former Everett School student and long time custodian and bus driver, Gene Seyl. When he moved to Arizona, the bell was brought with, it was returned by his daughter, Barbara Seyl LaDuke in 1993. The bell was officially unveiled and presented to Everett School in April, 1995, when Everett celebrated its 80th birthday.

Made/Created

Date made

1993 - 1995

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects