Auto Historica XVI returns to Museum grounds on Sunday, September 22nd from 12 to 3 p.m. This year's theme is "Rockin' the 60s" and features cool American and foreign cars such as the Mustang, the Corvair, the Camaro Rally Sport, and the Alfa Romeo We still have some spots for additional 1960s cars, so if you are interested in showing your 1960s car or know someone who might be interested, please call us at 847-853-7666 or email museum@wilmette.com.
Auto Historica returns!
Why Illinois was Ground Zero for Innovation
Join award-winning author and journalist John Wasik on Sunday, October 20th at 2 p.m. for a lively discussion about how and why Illinois became a hub of innovation. His talk includes such inventions as John Deere‘s self-scouring plow, the construction of the first steel-framed skyscraper in Chicago, and Nikola Tesla’s introduction of the alternating current system at the World’s Columbian Exposition. He will also invite us to contemplate what must be done to ensure that our state thrives in a global and high tech economy. The lecture is free for members and $5 for non-members.
Picture Postcards: The Happy Invention
The first picture postcards in America were printed for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago– making Illinois the birthplace of the American picture postcard. At 2 p.m. on Sunday, Novermber 3rd, Katherine Hamilton-Smith, founding curator of the Curt Teich Postcard Archives now at the Newberry Library, will provide us with an interesting look at the documentary power and significance of picture postcards. Bring postcards from your own personal collection to the program and Ms. Hamilton-Smith can comment on their value and rarity.
