Come hear experts in their fields talk about topics relating to Native American life, past and present. Speakers will include Dr. Ann Keating, historian, Sharon Hoogstraten, Ouilmette descendent and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, and Josee Starr, member of the Arikara, Omaha, and Odawa tribes. This event is being co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Wilmette and the Sesquicentennial Committee. Seating is limited, so registration is advised. Find out more on the event page.
Presentation - Native Americans in Chicagoland, Past & Present
Documentary Screening & Discussion: Heroes on Deck: World War II on Lake Michigan
The museum welcomes multi-Emmy Award winning independent producer Harvey Moshman for a screening and discussion of his documentary film, Heroes on Deck: World War II on Lake Michigan. The film tells the story of the forgotten World War II fighter planes at the bottom of Lake Michigan, the brave pilots who trained in them, and their link to U.S. victory in the Pacific. The film showing will be followed by a Q&A session with Mr. Moshman. Seating is limited, so registration is advised. Find out more on the event page.
Voices of Wilmette: an Oral History Project
Is there a family member, a friend, a teacher, a business person, or someone else you would like to interview for posterity? The Museum and the Wilmette Public Library have launched a special oral history project in celebration of the Village's Sesquicentennial. Members of the community will be able to use oral history kits created by the Library and the Museum to record stories of individuals with a connection to Wilmette. The Library and Museum will collect and archive these recordings to provide future generations an opportunity to explore local history. Learn more here.
Visit the Museum!
Come see our new exhibits "Memories and Milestones" and "Fashion Forward: Wilmette's Clothing History" created in celebration of Wilmette's Sesquicentennial.
We are currently open on Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 1:00 - 4:30 pm. We hope you will come by and visit! We are following the current State and Village of Wilmette COVID-19 guidelines.
