Evanston, Illinois

Art

Glencoe, Illinois

Botanical Garden, Science

With "wows" around every corner, the Chicago Botanic Garden is a 385-acre living museum featuring 23 display gardens, including Evening Island, Fruit & Vegetable, Japanese and English Walled. Ths mission of the Chicago Botanic Garden is to promote the enjoyment, understanding and conservation of plants and the natural world.

Evanston, Illinois

Art

Evanston, Illinois

Art, Children's

Evanston, Illinois

History

Glenview, Illinois

Historical Society, Library

Evanston, Illinois

Art, History

Glenview, Illinois

Specialized

This person passed in 2011 and the collection was auctioned off.

Northbrook, Illinois

History

Glenview, Illinois

Children's

Evanston, Illinois

Art, History

Morton Grove, Illinois

History

Morton Grove, Illinois

Park

Niles, Illinois

Art, Children's, Historical Society

Northbrook, Illinois

Historical Society

Skokie, Illinois

History

Winnetka, Illinois

History

Chicago, Illinois

History, Historical Society

We are a local historical society founded originally to coincide with the Old Edgebrook Landmark District, City of Chicago. We have expanded our horizons to include Sauganash for Forest Glen, neighboring communities here on the northwest side of Chicago. We are centered in the Caldwell's Reserve of Billy Caldwell's grant from the US government of 1828. We hope to establish a local history museum some day.

Evanston, Illinois

Historic House, Historical Society

The Evanston History Center is private, non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1898 to preserve and share Evanston history. The EHC collects, preserves and tells the story of Evanston's past through tours of the Charles Gates Dawes House, interactive and engaging museum exhibits, a comprehensive research room and research collections, and wide-ranging educational programs.

Glencoe, Illinois

History

Glenview, Illinois

History

Glenview, Illinois

Library

Skokie, Illinois

Art

Kenilworth, Illinois

History, Historical Society

Chicago, Illinois

Art

Evanston, Illinois

Specialized

Morton Grove, Illinois

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society

The Morton Grove Historical Museum was built in 1888 by Nicholas Haupt as a home for his wife and eight children. His wife, Magdalena, died before the house was complete, leaving behind her husband and eight children. After Nicholas also died two years later, the Haupt children remained together in the house until the youngest was of age. Third daughter Elizabeth married Mathias Yehl in 1901 and they raised their six children in the home. Yehl daughter Dorothy remained in the house until the property was sold in 1984. The Morton Grove Historical Society, in cooperation with the Morton Grove Park District, saved the house from demolition and moved the house from its original location on Lincoln Avenue it to its present site in Harrer Park.

Chicago, Illinois

Art, Culture, General, History

Please go to the museum website for detailed information.

Winnetka, Illinois

History

Chicago, Illinois

Culture, History, Historical Society, Park

The Rogers Park and West Ridge community areas of the City of Chicago are among the most diverse in the country by any yardstick. The history is wide and extremely varied. We are the curators of this history for present and future generations.

Wilmette, Illinois

Children's, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

Our website is a good place to begin finding out more about both the Museum and this area's past. You can learn more about our programs, collections and exhibits. Here, too, you can find out about how to research local homes, families, and history.