Events
08 / 14
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Support the Historical Society by playing a round of mini golf with family and friends! | ||
08 / 15
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08 / 20
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Make your own version of this 1960's and 1970's fad using a bottle, flashlight and a few simple ingredients. Cost: Des Plaines Historical Soceity Members: Free Non-members: $1.00/child Registration not required for this program. Participants can drop in any time between 1:00pm and 3:00pm. Programs geared toward children ages 5-12. An adult must accompany children to programs. | ||
08 / 21
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08 / 22
Start: 5:00 am
End: 8:00 am
Enjoy an old fashioned Door County Fish Boil with fish
provided by Don’s Dock of Des Plaines. | ||
08 / 23
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 4:15 pm
Join us for a live performance of music-both traditional and original-and monologues inspired by Spoon River anthology. True Des Plaines stories of midwife Grandma Ahbe, Socrates Rand, Civil War soldier Peter Reiter, and other past residents come to life through the words of Daniel Scott and the music of Tim Vana. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:15 pm
Join us for a live performance of music-both traditional and original-and monologues inspired by Spoon River anthology. True Des Plaines stories of midwife Grandma Ahbe, Socrates Rand, Civil War soldier Peter Reiter, and other past residents come to life through the words of Daniel Scott and the music of Tim Vana. | ||
08 / 24
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 4:15 pm
Join us for a live performance of music-both traditional and original-and monologues inspired by Spoon River anthology. True Des Plaines stories of midwife Grandma Ahbe, Socrates Rand, Civil War soldier Peter Reiter, and other past residents come to life through the words of Daniel Scott and the music of Tim Vana. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:15 pm
Join us for a live performance of music-both traditional and original-and monologues inspired by Spoon River anthology. True Des Plaines stories of midwife Grandma Ahbe, Socrates Rand, Civil War soldier Peter Reiter, and other past residents come to life through the words of Daniel Scott and the music of Tim Vana. | ||
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09 / 11
Start: 1:30 pm
End: 2:30 pm
Is your family silver sitting tarnished in your cabinet? Learn how to clean up your antique silver items using museum quality procedures. DPHS Collections Manager Jennifer Galida will also show examples of silver from the Historical Society collection. Questions are welcome! This event is sponsored by Midwest Bank. | ||
09 / 12
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09 / 14
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09 / 15
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09 / 16
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09 / 17
Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
This program has been canceled. The History Center will be closed at this time for flood cleanup.
Learn about tribes in northern Cost: FREE! Advance registration is required: 847-391-5399 Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
This program has been canceled. The History Center will be closed at this time for flood cleanup
Learn about tribes in northern Cost: FREE! Advance registration is required: 847-391-5399 | ||
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10 / 9
Start: 1:30 pm
End: 2:30 pm
Learn about researching your Polish roots during this
program featuring Rosalie Lindberg, past-president of the Polish Genealogical
Society of America. This event is sponsored by Midwest Bank. | ||
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10 / 12
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10 / 13
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Celebrate explorers on Columbus Day by making a simple telescope.
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