Upcoming events

• 50th Annual Tour of Historic Galena Homes (9/23/2017 9:00 AM - 9/24/2017 5:00 PM)
  9/23/2017 9:00 AM - 9/24/2017 5:00 PM

  50th Annual Tour of Historic Galena Homes

  It’s a labor of love, really… this business of asking owners of Galena’s rich cache of historic buildings to open their homes to the public for an entire weekend. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the Historic Home Tour showcases five of Galena's remarkable homes and structures. Don’t miss this opportunity to view quality American workmanship and even quirky ingenuity to see why Galena’s 19th century architecture and interiors are second to none.
  

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• Walking Tour: Downtown Wilmette (9/24/2017 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM)
  9/24/2017 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

  Walking Tour: Downtown Wilmette

  Join John Jacoby, Wilmette Beacon columnist and former Village President, for a guided walking tour of downtown Wilmette. Hear about interesting examples of early 20th-century commercial architecture as well as some of the people and businesses associated with them.
  
  Free for members, $5 non-members. Advance registration required: please call or email the Museum. 
  
  Wilmette Historical Museum
  609 Ridge Road
  Wilmette, IL 60091
  (847) 853-7666
  museum@wilmette.com
  
  
  

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• Archaeological Treasures – UIS Alumni SAGE Society Lunch and Learn Series (9/28/2017 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM)
  9/28/2017 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

  Archaeological Treasures – UIS Alumni SAGE Society Lunch and Learn Series

  Dr. Lynn Fisher, UIS Associate Professor, will discuss her archaeological research and how the treasures uncovered lead to understanding human evolution. Presenting on new archaeological research and recent discoveries in central Illinois and the Midwest will be Dr. Terrance Martin, Curator Emeritus of the Illinois State Museum and Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, Michigan State University.
  
  Co-sponsors: UIS Alumni SAGE Society, UIS Office of Advancement, UIS Chancellor, and The Illinois State Historical Society.
  

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• Sop-Ho-Kab Historical Marker Dedication (9/30/2017 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM)
  9/30/2017 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

  Sop-Ho-Kab Historical Marker Dedication

  The East Dubuque Lions Club and Foundation and the Illinois State Historical Society is pleased to announce the dedication of the Sop-Ho-Kab historical marker on September 30 at the East Dubuque Public Library, 122 Wisconsin Avenue, East Dubuque (Map).
  

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• Echoes of Yesteryear: A Walk Through Oak Ridge Cemetery (10/1/2017 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
  10/1/2017 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  Echoes of Yesteryear: A Walk Through Oak Ridge Cemetery

  Some of Springfield's most important historical figures and colorful individuals who are buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery will be depicted through creative presentations by actors in period costume. 
  

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• The Women of Illinois Route 66 (10/1/2017 2:00 PM)
  10/1/2017 2:00 PM

  The Women of Illinois Route 66

  Join Cheryl Eichar Jett as she presents a program on the bold women who became part of the Illinois legend of Route 66. The women of Illinois Route 66 included entrepreneurs who ran theaters, ballrooms, motels, and restaurants as well as many divergent personalities and talents from the adventurous Gypsy Coeds to the crusading Mother Jones. 
  

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• The Women of Illinois Route 66 (10/2/2017 7:00 PM)
  10/2/2017 7:00 PM

  The Women of Illinois Route 66

  Join Cheryl Eichar Jett as she presents a program on the bold women who became part of the Illinois legend of Route 66. The women of Illinois Route 66 included entrepreneurs who ran theaters, ballrooms, motels, and restaurants as well as many divergent personalities and talents from the adventurous Gypsy Coeds to the crusading Mother Jones. 
  

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• Rolling Meadows Farm Brewery Tour (10/7/2017 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
  10/7/2017 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  Rolling Meadows Farm Brewery Tour

  Join Us for a Historic visit to Rolling Meadows Farm Brewery!
  
  Tour the farm, facility, and historic areas of the property. Proceeds will benefit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation in our mission to support the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum. Only 500 tickets will be sold! 

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• Funeral Homes and Family History: They’re Dying to Meet You (10/10/2017 8:00 PM)
  10/10/2017 8:00 PM

  Funeral Homes and Family History: They’re Dying to Meet You

  Most genealogists and historians know to look in a cemetery to find their ancestors, but what about the funeral home? Funeral home records can provide loads of genealogically rich information. This presentation will teach participants what types of records are typically found in funeral homes, how to locate these resources online and “in the field,” as well as provide real life examples of how to search for ancillary clues in funeral home records. 
  
  Presenter: Daniel Earl
  
  Free Registration: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8619206168660919556
  

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• "Lincoln and Education" (10/12/2017 7:00 PM)
  10/12/2017 7:00 PM

  "Lincoln and Education"

  The 2017 Lincoln Legacy Lectures, Lincoln and Education program, will feature speakers Dr. Robert Bray, R. Forrest Colwell Professor of American Literature, Emeritus, at Illinois Wesleyan University and Paula Shotwell, veteran Springfield Dist. 186 teacher and founder of a long-running Living History program for fifth graders. Dr. Michael Burlingame, Chancellor Naomi Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies, will offer opening remarks and moderate a discussion that will follow.
  

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• “Behind Closed Doors” (10/14/2017 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
  10/14/2017 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  

  “Behind Closed Doors”

  “Behind Closed Doors”, the annual Quincy Preserves House Tour, is scheduled for October 14, 2017. This year’s tour features 6 houses, some new to the tour and others restored in the 20 years since their first appearances on this annual event, including a bungalow with neoclassical details, a modified Cape Cod, a vernacular two-thirds double pile house, the Colonel Edward Prince House, an American Foursquare Style house, and the Walter and Rose Heidbreder House. Two of the featured homes have roots from the 1850s and primitive hand cut original logs and stones. 

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• Lecture: West Wilmette (10/15/2017 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM)
  10/15/2017 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

  Lecture: West Wilmette

  Museum Director Kathy Hussey-Arntson and Curator Patrick Leary give a behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Exploring West Wilmette,” including a number of interesting images and stories that never quite made it into the exhibit.
  
  $5 for members, $10 non-members.
  
  Wilmette Historical Museum
  609 Ridge Road
  Wilmette, IL 60091 (Map)
  (847) 853-7666
  museum@wilmette.com
  

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• Transcending Borders – UIS Alumni SAGE Society Lunch and Learn Series (10/17/2017 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM)
  10/17/2017 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

  Transcending Borders – UIS Alumni SAGE Society Lunch and Learn Series

  Dr. Hilary Frost, UIS Associate Professor and Chair, Global Studies program, will present on globalization and the international influences shaping educational experiences and expectations. Discussing the international and cultural nourishment needs of students, staff and guests from around the globe will be Executive Chef Howard Seidel and Culinary Instructor/Food Expert Randy Williams. A special international themed buffet is planned. 
  
  Co-sponsors: UIS Alumni SAGE Society, UIS Office of Advancement, UIS Chancellor, and The Illinois State Historical Society
  

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• Frenchman’s Frolic Rendezvous (10/21/2017 9:00 AM - 10/22/2017 4:00 PM)
  10/21/2017 9:00 AM - 10/22/2017 4:00 PM

  Frenchman’s Frolic Rendezvous

  The Frenchman’s Frolic Rendezvous is a pre-1840 frontier rendezvous of fur trappers, traders, voyageurs and Native Americans. Experience black powder shooting matches, primitive bows, tomahawk and musket traders, a skillet throw, food vendors, wood smoke, tall tales, and more.  Seminars and workshops will be available for reenactors. The public is welcome to observe and talk with participating reenactors. 
  
  This event is free and open to the public. 
  
  Saturday, October 21, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
  Sunday, October 22, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
  
  Location: 
  Macktown Forest Preserve
  2221 Freeport Road(Hwy 75)
  Rockton, IL (Map) 
  
  For more information contact: macktownlivinghistory@gmail.com, Attn: Mike Bost.
  

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