Join the West Chicago Historical Society and People Made Visible / Gallery 200 for an afternoon of art in the garden at the Kruse House Museum, 527 Main Street, Saturday, June 29th 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. The beautiful historic gardens which are tended to the by the West Chicago Garden Club will be on display; […]
Enjoy a Historic Tea: Becoming Queen Elizabeth II
The Friends of the West Chicago City Museum and the West Chicago Historical Society present a Spring Tea Fundraiser, Becoming Queen Elizabeth II, on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. at the American Legion, 123 Main Street in West Chicago. In this new historical portrayal, historian Leslie Goddard, Ph.D., explores the life of Britain’s […]
Tales Tombstones Tell to Capture the Spirit of One West Chicago
Friday, October 5, 2018 Beginning at 6:30 p.m. with last tour at 7:45 p.m. Oakwood Cemetery, Oakwood Avenue & York Street Continuing in the spirit of One West Chicago, a priority of the West Chicago Strategic Plan to celebrate the community’s diversity, to establish long-term relationships through engagement efforts and to encourage broader participation in […]
A Sense of Place: Celebrating the West Chicago Public Library’s History
As the West Chicago Public Library District celebrates its 25th year in its current building next month, the City Museum celebrates the history of the library in our community. Our historical records tell us that West Chicago had a library as early as 1879, back in the day when the town was informally known as […]
Celebrating the Women of West Chicago
March is Women’s History Month Inspiring women of West Chicago include Helen Maude Hills (pictured in the center front) who along with her sister, Harriette, were instrumental in starting the West Chicago Library and preserving our community’s rich history through their efforts to save and protect West Chicago’s Oakwood Cemetery. For more information about these […]
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