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Living History Tour of the Grayslake Cemetery

Grayslake Cemetery Lake Street, Grayslake, Illinois

Performances at 1:30 PM and 2:30 PM. Public invited. Donations appreciated. This year the costumed reenactors will portray Mary Mogg, Mary Godfrey, Abigail Frazier, Henry Hart, John Wicks, John Murrie and Allen McMillen. Visitors will hear about their lives and their legacies. Sponsored by Strang Funeral Chapel.

John and Portia Gage: Abolitionists, Suffragists, Spiritualists

Community Room of the Heritage Center 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, United States

Public invited. Free. Grayslake Historical Society member, Jane Trump, will share stories of these early local settlers and activists. The presentation will highlight their adventures, achievements, triumphs, and tragedies.

Grayslake Bike Hike

Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, United States

Join an 11-mile history bike ride around Grayslake. RSVPs required.

Park District Pumpkin Fest

Grayslake Central Park

Grayslake Historical Society and Grayslake Heritage Center will tell stories.

Downtown Trick or Treat

Heritage Center Courtyard

Grayslake Historical Society will pass out candy.

The Fish Family Story

Community Room of the Heritage Center 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, United States

Refreshments. Public invited. Free. Tim Fish will share family stories as he tells about family occupations, houses and events full of Grayslake history.

Giving Tree Exhibit opens

Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, United States

Trees decorated by local organizations will be on display. Viewers may vote for their favorite. Kids can make and add a paper loop to the chain of their special tree.