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Wilmette Historical Museum

Native Americans at the lakeshore (local artist Mattie Akeley, 1909)Wilmette Beach, 1916Wilmette Centennial celebration, 1972Wilmette Fire Department fire engine, 1915Wilmette Harbor, 1957George Rogers in horse and buggy at 13th Street, ca. 1880
Museum Temporarily Closed

The Museum is temporarily closed as a precaution to reduce the risk of contagion and protect our community from COVID-19.  Please explore our website to read about local history, do the kid's activities, or use the links for other research. If you have a question, an idea or would like to talk to the staff about any other matter, please email us or leave us a phone message, and we will get back to you as soon as we can. We look forward to opening our doors and seeing you again in person soon!  Stay well!

Virtual Annual Meeting Lecture - Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929-1975

Join us on Sunday, January 31st at 2 p.m. CST for a free lecture via Zoom by noted historic preservationist and architectural historian Susan Benjamin. She will discuss her new book Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929-1975, which she co-authored with Michelangelo Sabatino from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Beautifully illustrated with many historic images, the book surveys over fifty houses in the Chicago area, including several from Wilmette. Ms. Benjamin’s talk will explore the substantial yet overlooked role that Chicago and its suburbs played in the development of the modern single family home in the twentieth century. All are welcome to register for her lecture which will be preceded by a brief Annual Meeting of the Wilmette Historical Society. Click here to go to the event page where you can make a reservation. Reservations will close on January 29, 2021. 

Wilmette Historical Museum
609 Ridge Road
Wilmette, IL 60091
(847) 853-7666
museum@wilmette.com

Museum Hours
Sunday - Thursday
1:00 - 4:30 p.m

CLOSED AS OF 11/16/2020 TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.

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Exploring Collections at Home - Civil Rights on the North Shore

North Shore March for the Poor, May 25, 1968. Marchers are carrying signs reading "Skokie Marching in Support of the Poor People's Campaign," "Read the Kerner Report," "We Share His Dream," etc. Green Bay Road, probably at Lake Avenue in Wilmette, Wilmette Historical Museum Collections Online

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