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From Farms to Fermilab: Keeping the Frontier Alive

Explore the rich history of Fermilab, from its origins as a collection of farms to becoming a world-class research facility. Discover the impact of local communities, the development of cutting-edge technology, and the preservation of open space.

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From Farms to Fermilab: Keeping the Frontier Alive

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  1. From Farms to Fermilab: Keeping the Frontier Alive Big Rock Historical Society March 11, 2004 Adrienne Kolb, Fermilab Archivist

  2. Fermilab History Projects Karyl Louwenaar, early researcher Lillian Hoddeson, historian Fermilab Site History Committee

  3. The Anderson Farm1885 - 1968

  4. The Bartholomew Farm1865 - 1969

  5. The White Farm

  6. The Feldott Farm1847 - 1969

  7. The Kames Farm1917-1969

  8. The Warne Farm1893 - 1968

  9. The McKee Farm1889 - 1971

  10. Big Woods School, 1908 Students of Round Grove School, 1914 Big Woods School, around 1929 Apostolic Church, site of former Buelter School, Wilson Street, 1968 Schools on the Site

  11. The local map, 1966

  12. The Village of Weston

  13. The plaque acknowledging the contributions of the Village of Weston. It was installed in November, 1968.

  14. The National Accelerator Laboratory1966 - 1974 Wilson speaking to staff in the Village 1970 Weston selected 1966 Flag raising, 1968

  15. Robert Wilson, Director 1967 - 1978

  16. Creation of the Laboratory Main Ring, 1969 Linac, 1968

  17. Archaeology Dr. Ann Early reviews some of the artifacts she found in her 1970 survey of the NAL site.

  18. Recalling the Frontier The buffalo herd came to Fermilab from Colorado and Wyoming in September, 1969.

  19. Prairie Restoration The 6,800 acres of the open space of the Laboratory has been protected since 1971.

  20. 1978 Planting trees on Arbor Days May 5, 1989 May 13, 1982

  21. Native American Artifacts Augie Mier from Batavia donated the collection of arrowheads he found on the site to the Laboratory in 1978.

  22. Rededication by members of the Kane County Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Warrenville American Legion on September 24, 1972. 1968 1995 Pioneer Cemetery

  23. From NAL to Fermilab Italian physicist Enrico Fermi The design energy of 200 GeV was reached in March 1972. In May 1974 the Laboratory was dedicated and renamed Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

  24. Physics on the Frontier

  25. Leon Lederman, Director 1979 - 1989

  26. Dedication of the Tevatron, 1985

  27. Detecting particle collisions at Fermilab

  28. Lederman wins the Nobel Prize, October 1988

  29. Education Outreach Leon M. Lederman Science Education Center

  30. A National Environmental Research Park preserving open space in Illinois

  31. A National Environmental Research Park preserving open space in Illinois

  32. John Peoples, Director1989 - 1999 Main Injector Groundbreaking, March 22, 1993

  33. The Main Injector was added to Fermilab’s Tevatron in 1999

  34. The History and Archives Project website can be found at http://www.fnal.gov/projects/history/

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