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08 / 14
Start: 1:30 pm
End: 2:30 pm

 

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

Support the Historical Society by playing a round of mini golf with family and friends!

Tee times at 6pm or 7pm
Adults:
$8.50 members
$10.00 non-members

Children under 12:
$4.50 members
$5.50 non-members

Ticket price includes 18 holes of miniature golf, prizes for children, plus a hot dog, chips, drink and dessert

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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
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.

Seatings at 5:00, 5:45, 6:30 and 7:15
$16.00 Historical Society members, $18.00 non-members
children under 12: $9.00 members, $10.00 non-members
Reservations required. To make a reservation, call the History Center at 847-391-5399 or fill out a printable registration form and mail it to the History Center with your payment.

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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