The Busey Family
Contributions made to the Development
of the City of Champaign Urbana
Patricia Plaut
Summer Fellowship 2009
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Lesson 4: (1-3 days)
Students will read and
understand the reasons why Busey Woods has remained a
wooded preservation park in Urbana. Who were Elizabeth and Catherine Jane who
donated the land? Where do they
fit in the family lineage?
Procedures:
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Pass out the
article, BuseyWoodsPreservation.
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While reading
this article discuss with the classroom what did Mrs. Klassen
first intend to do with the forest? [Last sentence in the article].
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Pass out the
editorial, BuseyWoodsNeeded.
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What did the
community do to help keep Busey Woods a wooded area?
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Pass out the
article, BuseyWoodsWildlifeHaven.
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Discuss why
hunting and trapping are prohibited at Busey Woods.
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Pass out the
article, BuseyWoodsDonation.
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Who finally got Busey Woods? Why do you think this is the case and not some
other institution?
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Pass out the
newspaper article, BuseyWoodsParkDist.
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Why did Mrs. Klassen not give Busey Woods to
the Park District?
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Who owns Busey Woods today? More research is needed here. Where does
one go to find this information?
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Ask: Are National Parks like Busey Woods?
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Finally, discuss
why some of the articles would be considered primary sources and others secondary.
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If you have
time, you might want to look at a sketch of the grounds at Busey
Woods. BuseyWoodsMapSketch.
Attachment: none
Analysis of Local Primary Sources:
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BuseyWoodsMapSketch Source
available from the Early American Museum, 600 N Lombard St, Mahomet, Il. Hand
drawn map of Busey Woods.
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BuseyWoodsNeeded Source
available from Champaign County Historical Archives, Urbana Free Library, 210
West Green St. Urbana, Il. Ms. Drury was a Champaign Science Middle School
teacher. Her obituary comes up in a Google search.
Analysis of Local Secondary Sources:
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BuseyWoodsPreservation
Source available from the Early American Museum, 600 N Lombard St, Mahomet, Il.
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BuseyWoodsWildlifeHaven.
Source available from the Champaign County Historical Archives, Urbana Free
Library, 210 West Green St. Urbana, Il.
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BuseyWoodsDonation Source
available from the Champaign County Historical Archives, Urbana Free Library,
210 West Green St. Urbana, Il.
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BuseyWoodsParkDist. Source
available from the Champaign County Historical Archives, Urbana Free Library, 210 West Green St. Urbana, Il.
Ties to a National Primary Source:
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Show pictures of
any national parks in the US. A good source for this can be found at: http://www.nps.gov/, a website which locates
national parks in the US by state.
