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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Free coffee, tea and cookies are served following the presentation.
This event is sponsored by Midwest Bank.
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
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
Learn about researching your Polish roots during this
program featuring Rosalie Lindberg, past-president of the Polish Genealogical
Society of America.
Free coffee, tea and cookies are served following the presentation.
This event is sponsored by Midwest Bank.
Celebrate explorers on Columbus Day by making a simple telescope.
What was life like for pioneers in the 1830’s? Find out during this hands-on program and
make a pioneer craft.
Cost: FREE!
Advance registration is required: 847-391-5399
What was life like for pioneers in the 1830’s? Find out during this hands-on program and
make a pioneer craft.
Cost: FREE!
Advance registration is required: 847-391-5399
