In celebration of Wilmette's Sesquicentennial, the Wilmette Historical Society is launching a membership drive, 150 for Wilmette's 150th, with the goal of securing 150 new members in 2022. For a limited time only, all new memberships will be extended through March 2024. Sign up today to receive membership benefits for two years! Additionally, for each new member added, the Wilmette Historical Society will donate $1 to help support the Museum. Click here to learn more about membership benefits and join today.
Membership Drive - 150 for Wilmette's 150th
Find Postmaster McDaniel's Lost Mail - Kids' Summer Scavenger Hunt
Step out with your family this summer to learn a bit of local history and enjoy a fun scavenger hunt around Wilmette looking for Postmaster McDaniel’s lost mail. Kids aged 13 and younger who are accompanied by an adult are eligible to participate in this free program. The hunt can be completed at your own pace anytime from June 12 through August 21. Click here to learn more.
Wilmette Local Legends Audio Tour
This two-part, self-guided audio tour will bring you outside the homes of some of Wilmette’s notables starting with film star Ann-Margret and ending with professional makeup artist and entrepreneur Bobbi Brown. At each stop, you will learn a bit about a local celebrity’s life in Wilmette. Enjoy the tour by car or bicycle or, if you are ambitious, on foot. The tour will be available starting June 1st. To begin the tour, visit the Museum website's event page here or scan the QR code from the two-page map available outside the Museum’s main entrance.
Voice 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. Appointments are now only needed to do research. We hope you will come by and visit! We are following the current State and Village of Wilmette COVID-19 guidelines.
