Wine & Halloween Candy Tasting FUN-Raiser for Elgin History Museum
Elgin History Museum 360 Park St, Elgin, IL, United StatesWhether you’re a wine aficionado or a candy connoisseur, this event is your chance to explore a spooktacular selection of flavors in a vibrant, fun-filled atmosphere. When you arrive, you […]
Annual Meeting plus Messengers of the Unseen: Mary Todd Lincoln and the Spiritualists presented by Mike Murschel
Elgin History Museum 360 Park St, Elgin, IL, United StatesAnnual Meeting election of officers and short reports on the health of the Museum. The meeting portion should last about 20 minutes. How did a desecrated grave in Sycamore, Illinois […]
Entertaining Elgin with Beth Nawara at Gail Borden Public Library
Gail Borden Library 270 North Grove Avenue, Elgin, IL, United StatesThis program will use objects and images from the Elgin History Museum's collection to show a variety of events that entertained Elginites in the 1800s and 1900s. Presented by Museum […]
Photos with Santa at the Cobblestone
Nancy Kimball Cobblestone House 302 W. Chicago, Elgin, IL, United StatesBACK FOR 2024! Step into the historic Nancy Kimball Cobblestone House, where holiday magic awaits. It’s the perfect setting for your festive photos! Book a 15-minute time block and bring […]
Photos with Santa at the Cobblestone
Nancy Kimball Cobblestone House 302 W. Chicago, Elgin, IL, United StatesBACK FOR 2024! Step into the historic Nancy Kimball Cobblestone House, where holiday magic awaits. It’s the perfect setting for your festive photos! Book a 15-minute time block and bring […]
Mid Century Christmas with Leslie Goddard
Elgin History Museum 360 Park St, Elgin, IL, United StatesChristmas in America from the 1940s through the 1960s meant aluminum trees, department store Santas and TV specials. Every kid wanted an Easy Bake Oven, a G.I. Joe or a […]
Make LeeWards Style Ornaments at the Museum
Elgin History Museum 360 Park St, Elgin, IL, United StatesAn Elgin Christmas tree is not complete without an ornament from LeeWards! For decades LeeWards sold craft supplies and decorations from their flagship store on State Street and in catalogs […]