Lake Forest Academy and Ferry Hall Archives

Lake Forest Academy and Ferry Hall Archives Our mission is to preserve and make available the historically valuable institutional records of Lake Forest Academy (1865-present) and Ferry Hall (1869-1974)

The Lake Forest Academy and Ferry Hall Archives contains correspondence, minutes, reports, yearbooks, publications, scrapbooks, photographs, video recordings,architectural plans, and artifacts from all eras of school history. The collection documents school life (academics, athletics, fine arts, student clubs) and administrative activities (Head of School actions, Board of Trustee decisions, faculty role, PR/development).

Happy graduation day!
05/30/2026

Happy graduation day!

Senior Class at Ferry Hall, 1897.
04/16/2026

Senior Class at Ferry Hall, 1897.

Ferry Hall, 1898.
02/23/2026

Ferry Hall, 1898.

LFA Students outside on a cold day in 1916.
01/22/2026

LFA Students outside on a cold day in 1916.

A winter's view of the old LFA campus in 1937.
12/10/2025

A winter's view of the old LFA campus in 1937.

A snowy day at Ferry Hall, mid 1950s.
12/03/2025

A snowy day at Ferry Hall, mid 1950s.

LFA and Ferry Hall students walking into Reid Hall, 1973.
08/25/2025

LFA and Ferry Hall students walking into Reid Hall, 1973.

Graduation Day at Ferry Hall and Lake Forest Academy, 1973
06/03/2025

Graduation Day at Ferry Hall and Lake Forest Academy, 1973

Coax performs outside in the Formal Gardens, 1994.
05/16/2025

Coax performs outside in the Formal Gardens, 1994.

1966 art class at LFA.
01/31/2025

1966 art class at LFA.

Address

1500 W. Kennedy Road
Lake Forest, IL
60045

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Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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+18476153210

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