June 6 - December 3, 2006:  "Bejeweled Bereavement: Mourning Jewelry -- 1765-1920"
Museum of Funeral Customs, 1440 Monument Avenue, Springfield, IL 62702, 217-544-3480

Cecily Edwards of the University of Illinois-Springfield Public History program, the exhibit's guest curator, researched, created, and installed the exhibit as part of her thesis project for earning her Master of Arts degree.  "Bejeweled Bereavement" examines the purpose and meaning of mourning jewelry as memorial and as individual expression of grief and loss.  The exhibit includes dozens of pieces to illustrate varying styles, designs, and material utilized in the creation of mourning jewelry from the second half of the 18th century through the Victorian Era and following generation.  The exhibit is made possible through the loan of objects by Mr. Virgil Davis of Springfield, IL, former funeral director who with his late wife, Nancy, collected these and other funeral and mourning material.
 

September 15 - November 12, 2006:  "Historically Modern: Early to Mid-20th Century Architecture in Beverly Hills and Morgan Park"

The Exhibit, with text and photos by historic preservation consultant and Ridge County Historical Society board member Jennifer Kenny, delivers a refreshing look at how Chicagoans embraced or reacted to Modern architectural design trends of the 10th century.  While the Chicago area has very few existing modernistic single-family residential designs, examples of the Art Deco, Art Moderne, International and Late Prairie styles were constructed in architecturally rich Beverly Hills and Morgan Park between 1925 and 1965.

Closing 05/20/07: Chicago Roots Music
Chicago History Museum, 1601 North Cark Street, Chicago, IL 60614-6038, 312-642-4600, www.chicagohistory.org

This exhibition explores the city's ties to many different musical genres; jazz, blues, and gospel styles that migrated from around the country, to the folk music and country sounds enjoying a revival today.

Closing 05/28/07: Dior: The New Look
Chicago History Museum, 1601 North Cark Street, Chicago, IL 60614-6038, 312-642-4600, www.chicagohistory.org

One of the nation's premier costume collections now has a permanent gallery with the Museum's new 1,300 square-foot Costume and Textile Gallery. First on the runway is an exquisite collection of ensembles by Parisian designer, Christian Dior, exploring his "New Look" collection from 1947-1957.

Ongoing: Chicago: Crossroads of America
Chicago History Museum, 1601 North Cark Street, Chicago, IL 60614-6038, 312-642-4600, www.chicagohistory.org

Explore Chicago's changing economy, challenging crises, diverse neighborhoods, groundbreaking innovations, and lively cultural scene. Wander through these galleries to discover all of the legendary stories, from the Great Chicago fire of 1871 to Riverview Park or the renowned rivalry of the Cubs vs. Sox.

Your Obedient Servants: The Block Document Collection of Presidential Papers is an exhibit of more than 40 signed presidential documents and lithographs from the Madison to Coolidge presidencies.
 

Spring Archaeology and History Bus Trip

education@museum.state.il.us

Sauk Chapter for the Advancement of Illinois Archaeology Work Days at Pringle School

info@mchsonline.org

http://www.esow2000.com/ngs

SCCS Website

Dr. John V. Cimprich:
"Fort Pillow During the Civil War"

MHEG Website

Demonstrations of Chores and Crafts, Craft Activities (rope making, corn shelling, candle dipping, bird houses), Andy and his Friends (ventriloquist and juggler), Thunder and Lightning Cloggers, Venedy brass band, Light Stepping Gang, Action Auction, games for kids, turtle races, surrey rides, bratwurst and kraut, German potato salad, barbeque whole hog pork, hamburgers, hot dogs, corn-on-the-cob, homemade pie and cake, hand-cranked ice cream, Flying Kernels kettle corn and homemade potato chips, homemade bread and butter.

Workshop Fee: $10
(includes lunch and workshop packet)

Contact:
Claire Martin
IL State Museum Research and Collections Center
1101 East Ash Street
Springfield, IL 62703
217-525-6236
claireiris@springnet1.com
 

Special dances, specialty foods (Stockholm Inn Swedish pancakes), Nordic Folkdancers of Chicago, Pippi Longstocking, Carl Sandburg, craft demonstrations, tours of Erlander Home Museum

Contact:
Valerie Johnson, Event Chair
815-962-8333
Leah Nelson, Erlander Home Museum
815-963-5559

Refreshments available
Free admission
Donations welcome

Open House in the 1882 Wabash Depot
from Symerton, IL

Blackhawk Chapter, National Railway Historical Society

"The KKK Comes Looking for Members"

Gail Drabant

6422 Main Street
Union, IL

info@mchsonline.org

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Free Admission to the Museum, "The James" Mobile Museum, Log Cabin, and One-Room School

info@mchsonline.org

Bring your own picnic or order a boxed fried chicken picnic to pick up on site

schs@eosinc.com

08/21-09/09

Monday through Friday

call
618-253-7165 for group tours

The Block Document exhibit is made possible by a grant from the
Illinois Humanities Counci

217-423-2423

Tickets: $5.00

Clinton

Larry Buss
217-935-6066

http://webpub.byu.net/kvc

Tickets: $75.00

Canal Street
Utica, IL 61373
815-667-4861

Storyteller, celebrated journalist and talk show host, and author (Yesterday's Chicago and Sidewalks) will tell neighborhood tales, answer burning questions, and sign and sell his books.

ridgehistory@hotmail.com

Features "early" settlers and prominent people of Logan County

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This cemetery was established in 1827 when Thomas Patterson laid out Magnolia and dedicated land for a cemetery and school.  The land was recorded in 1836, and the first burial of record was in 1842. Groups will be escorted through the cemetery to visit historic gravesites and hear stories associated with those individuals as presented or portrayed by local citizens. Refreshments will be served.

Teresa Clasen
(815-925-7052)

Through an interactive slide show, lecture, spontaneous game play, and stylistic tour through the 30-year-old Ridge Historic District, Dr. Maureen Gilligan, historian and RHS Board Member, reintroduces community residents to the awesome historic resources in our midst -- our homes, businesses, streets, and parks, and discusses the history of the district, its national importance, and how the district is distinguished from others in Chicago and the world.

10621 Seeley Avenue, Chicago

ridgehistory@hotmail.com

Tickets: $12

26-29

Association of Midwest Museums, Illinois Association of Museums, Iowa Museum Association
2006 Conference

www.midwestmuseums.org

Featuring:
Throughout the day: Food stand and free admission to all museum buildings, harvest skills demonstrations, apple baked goods, used book sale, white elephant sale
11am - 1 pm Accordian music by Charlie B and Friends
Noon:  Barn-raising demonstration
1 pm:   antique tractor parade, displays and contests
 

(off IL 176)

$1,995 per person, double occupancy (all inclusive: meals, lodging, excursions, and admissions).  Does not include transportation to and from Kansas City or Reno.

775-747-1130

(elevator available)

315 West Front Street, 2nd Floor
Wheaton

info@wheatonhistory.com
www.wheatonhistory.com

schs@eosinc.com

Along with Burgoo Stew, a pioneer dish cooked slowly over a wood fire, the Festival includes over 200 craft and flea market vendors who sell their wares on the streets of downtown Utica.

museum@core.com

$35 per person

10621 Seeley Avenue, Chicago

ridgehistory@hotmail.com

Paul Fry, recognized as an authority on the family of Jane Addams, will discuss Weber Addams, the only brother of Miss Addams.

815-563-4485

featuring Cerro Gordo Township:

Original site of Cerro Gordo, where a monument was erected by Peck family descendants commemorating the first hotel stagecoach stop and post office

Towns of Milmine and LaPlace will be included on this historical tour along with family histories.

The barns in this part of the county are unique and quite different from what has been offered in the past.

40 miles of Piatt Prairie, where visitors may view centennial farms, pioneer cemeteries, country businesses, old school sites, farms and barns

History books and maps will be sold at the Hope Welty Library in Cerro Gordo

"Preserving the Piatt County Heritage"

Tickets: $25.00

803 South State Street
Lockport, IL 60441
815-838-5080

Halloween refreshments afterwards in the West Harmony one-room school

(off IL 176)

RHS Costume Chair Pat McGrail and Board Member Carol Flynn lead a hands-on presentation highlighting the extensive RHS Victorian clothing collection and how it was worn, cared for, and passed on to family members

10621 Seeley Avenue, Chicago

ridgehistory@hotmail.com

Program on Saturday begins with registration at 8 am, with a full day of fascinating presentations related to the French Colonial era and concludes with a cash bar and banquet.

Center for French Colonial Studies

Quilt raffle tickets and Gift Shop items will be sold in Perkins Hall at the intersection of Garden Valley Road and Franklinville Road

(off IL 176)

Roast hot dogs (chips and soda also provided)

5 miles west of Danville on Henning Road

Educational Trail Stop provided by the McHenry County Historical Society on the way into the valley

(located off of Rt. 31 between the cities of McHenry and Richmond, IL)

Ride in a Surrey with the Fringe on Top
Enjoy a Black Cow (Rootbeer Float)
Watch Old Fashioned Games
Enjoy Old-Fashioned Candy
Watch a Class in Session in Our One-Room Schoolhouse
View Old Cars & Tractors
Plus Lots of Other Surprises!
 

815-485-5576

featuring Joan Harrison, Marengo, and a "small quilt trunk show."

(off IL 176)

11:30 am Music and food
1 pm Welcome and Introductions, Music and Short Speeches
1:45 pm Keynote Address
Cecil Roberts, President
United Mine Workers of America
2:15 pm Monument Unveiling
2:45 pm Reception

Virden is 20 miles south of Springfield on IL 4.  The City Park adjoins IL 4 and the monument is in the northeast corner.

P O Box 20412
Springfield, IL 62708-0412

Cecil Roberts, President,
United Mine Workers of America

Jack Dyer
217-789-7000

P O Box 20412
Springfield, IL 62708-0412

Explore the secrets of finding your genealogy with new resources, including internet sites and local genealogy research centers and libraries.  The session will be led by Peg Kapustiak, president of the Tinley Moraine Genealogy Society, and RHS Board Member, along with RHS VP and genealogist Linda Lanberty, and includes handouts with lists of resources. Bring along a family mystery to solve and work one-on-one with a genealogist.

10621 Seeley Avenue, Chicago

ridgehistory@hotmail.com

The 1867 Pringle School on River Road north of Marengp will also be open

(off IL 176)

$45 ($40 Museum members)

1601 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL

2929 East Empire
Bloomington, IL 61702

pamdc3@verizon.net

www.galenahistorymuseum.org

$15 ($10 Museum members)
Ticket price includes a one-day CTA transit pass.

224 East Palatine Road
Palatine

847-991-6460

Tour 5 homes in Folkers' Estates, Coquille Pointe, Butternut and downtown Frankfort, followed by hors d'oeuvres and beverages at the Chamber of Commerce

815-469-6541

$15 ($10 Museum members)
Ticket price includes a one-day CTA transit pass.

Honoring the Iron Workers on their
110th Anniversary

178 Forest Avenue
Oak Park

312-663-4107

$40 ($35 Museum members)

1601 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL

$15 ($10 Museum members)
Ticket price includes a one-day CTA transit pass.

$15 ($10 Museum members)
Ticket price includes a one-day CTA transit pass.

oprfhistorymatters@sbcglobal.net

A special and unique auction benefiting the Galena - Jo Daviess County Historical Society

www.galenahistorymuseum.org

15 - 17

Illinois History Symposium

wfurry@historyillinois.org

02/27-04/15

Monday through Friday

116 North Gilbert Street
Danville

The Block Document exhibit is made possible by a grant from the
Illinois Humanities Council