THE GUSTAFSON RESEARCH CENTER

In the spring of 1998, a long-range planning committee was appointed by the Historical Society's Board of Directors to investigate space requirements and solutions. The committee recognized that one of the greatest needs was a place in which the large collection of historical documents that the society has collected could be stored and made accessible to researchers.

Funding from the following agencies supported the completion of the addition to house the new research center:  Department of Natural Resources Capital Project Grant, Batavia Historical Society, Batavia Park District and the Kane County Victoria Riverboat Fund.  The research center was dedicated in June 2000.

The name Gustafson Research Center was chosen to honor John Gustafson and his brothers and sisters who were the first to see the vision of a viable historical society and who began gathering artifacts and cataloging them to preserve Batavia's heritage.

For a complete listing of Collections at the Gustafson Research Center, click on the Collections tab at the top of this page, or the link at the bottom of this page.