The Architectural Legacy of Smith Hoag with Dan Miller
Learn about Smith Hoag, a prominent Elgin builder and architect active from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Hoag’s work includes many buildings and homes in Elgin, but his most […]
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Elgin History Museum 360 Park St, Elgin, IL, United States
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Brown Bag Lunch: Entertaining Elgin with Beth Nawara
Elgin History Museum 360 Park St, Elgin, IL, United StatesMuseum Curator Beth Nawara presents Entertaining Elgin. This program will use objects and images from the Elgin History Museum's collection to show a variety of events that entertained Elginites in […]
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Exhibit Opening Reception – Game On, Elgin: The Places and Players of Our City
Elgin History Museum 360 Park St, Elgin, IL, United StatesCelebrating Elgin's rich sports history, this exhibition traces the evolution of our community through its iconic sporting venues and the legendary figures who called them home—brought to life through a […]
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Dairies to Prairies Exhibit and Screening at Gail Borden Public Library
Gail Borden Library 270 North Grove Avenue, Elgin, IL, United StatesPLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS AT GAIL BORDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY - MAIN BRANCH, MEADOWS COMMUNITY ROOMS ABC Enjoy a shortened screening of Dairies to Prairies, exploring Elgin’s dairy legacy—from its […]
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Seven Ways to Freedom: Founding New Philadelphia, Illinois with Abdul Alkalimat
Elgin History Museum 360 Park St, Elgin, IL, United StatesThe founding of New Philadelphia, Illinois, was an extraordinary act of courage, strategy, and determination. In this presentation, Abdul Alkalimat—descendant of the town’s founders, Frank and Lucy McWorter—shares the story […]
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Unsealing the Century: A Masonic Time Capsule Opening Celebration
Elgin History Museum 360 Park St, Elgin, IL, United StatesOne hundred years ago, the Brothers of Elgin Lodge No. 117 and other Masonic Bodies sealed their hopes, words, and keepsakes into a capsule — a message in a bottle […]
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Brown Bag Lunch: Speaker to be announced
Elgin History Museum 360 Park St, Elgin, IL, United StatesBring your lunch to the Museum and enjoy a speaker.
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Declaration of Independence Reading
Elgin History Museum 360 Park St, Elgin, IL, United StatesThis is a nationwide program initiated and sponsored by the Hawai‘i America250 Commission. Just as the Declaration of Independence was read to the people on July 8, 1776, now, 250-years later, […]
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Classic Car Show 2026
Elgin History Museum 360 Park St, Elgin, IL, United StatesThis event has been a Museum favorite since 2012 and it keeps growing every year! The show is open to all years and makes: Stock or modified cars, trucks, and […]
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Brown Bag Lunch: Elgin and WWII with Jerry Turnquist
Elgin History Museum 360 Park St, Elgin, IL, United States