Search & Share Genealogy
2022-02-02 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Join local genealogists the first Wednesday of each month at 2:00 PM for a lively discussion on researching family. Share your own stories or come for advice from other genealogists.

Grayslake Historical Society Board Meeting
2022-02-02 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-02 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-04-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-05-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-06-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States

Grand Opening: Remembering Ten Grayslake Stories Exhibit
2022-02-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Explore topics old and new: William M. Gray, Pat’s Pizza, the Outdoor Theatre and more! The first 20 visitors will receive a Fireman’s Dance magnet to take home.

Take Home Kit
2022-02-18 - 2022-02-20 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Pick up a Take Home Kit with a fun Fire Department themed activity for kids at the Heritage Center lobby during open hours and outside in the courtyard while the building is closed. All kits include a red firefighter’s hat, courtesy of the Grayslake Fire Protection District. Get Ready and Gear Up!

Reminisce Session D127
2022-02-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Join the Grayslake Historical Society for a Reminisce Session about Grayslake’s D127. This is the 75th anniversary of Grayslake High School District 127.

Folk Club Concert
2022-02-20 19:00 - 22:00 | Grayslake Village Hall, 10 S Seymour Avenue, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Join the Lake County Folk Club as they host Wattle & Daub and Jenny & Rob Bienemann at Village Hall. Tickets: $18 General Public, $15 Seniors, $13 Folk Club Members

Exhibit Spotlight
2022-02-25 13:00 - 13:30 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Tune into Facebook Live for this month’s Exhibit Spotlight! Each month we tell the story behind a photo or object on display in an exhibit on Facebook Live.

Search & Share Genealogy
2022-03-02 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-04-06 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-05-04 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-06-01 14:00 - 15:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Join new and experienced genealogists for a lively discussion on researching family. Share your own stories or come for advice from other genealogists.

Social Clubs and Women's Suffrage
2022-03-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Join us in-person or on Facebook Live. Dauntless efforts by women’s clubs led to the General Assembly passing the Illinois Suffrage Act. Adrijana Bisevac and Jane Trump will salute Women’s History Month with stories of the suffrage struggle plus a look at other concerns tackled by our local Woman’s Club in its decades-long history. Want to tune in on Facebook? Look for it on the Grayslake Heritage Center and Grayslake Historical Society’s Facebook pages!

Cemetery Walk 1:30 & 2:30
2022-10-02 13:30 - 14:30 | Grayslake Cemetery, Lake Street, Grayslake, Illinois, 60030
The annual Living History Tour of the Grayslake Cemetery on South Lake Street will again be hosted by the Grayslake Historical Society. This year’s cemetery walk will highlight Barber Deke White who knew Cyrus E. Harvey, Gilbert Frazier, Jacob DeVoe, Mary Whitehead Wilson, Nellie Mack Kemp and Alice Forvor Hart. This costumed event is sponsored by Strang Funeral Chapel. Donations are appreciated.

Reminisce Session
2023-02-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
The Grayslake Historical Society will host a discussion session as residents on the southwest shore of Grays Lake, including Bluff and Getchell avenues share stories of the neighborhood and learn history of the area This is a free public event and requires no reservation. Coffee and rolls are provided.

Book Club
2023-03-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
American Lit Revisited Book Club: “Fahrenheit 451.” The Ray Bradbury Experience Museum Committee will lead the book club discussion.

Exhibit Spotlight
2023-03-31 13:00 - 14:00
Museum exhibit spotlight on Facebook.

Shop ’n Swirl Wine Walk
2023-04-01
Shop ’n Swirl Wine Walk. Fee. The Heritage Center Foundation’s annual wine walk. Detail at shopnswirl.eventbrite.com

Grayslake Historical Society Board Meeting
2023-04-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-05-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States

Mr. Lee’s Science Magic
2023-04-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States

Program: Grayslake’s Barons
2023-04-12 19:00 - 20:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Grayslake Historical Society program, “Grayslake’s Barons”. Heritage Center Community Room. Refreshments. Public invited. Free. Jane Trump will share stories of the Barron family and the Boulevard that bears its name. Officers and two directors will be elected.

Lake County Folk Club Concert
2023-04-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States

Book Club
2023-04-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
American Lit Revisited Book Club: “Of Mice and Men”

Museum exhibit spotlight on Facebook
2023-04-28 13:00 - 14:00

Lions Club pancake breakfast
2023-04-30 07:30 - 12:00
Lions Club pancake breakfast at the next door fire station.
The Grayslake Historical Society and Museum will be open 8:00 am – 12:30 pm.

May Fest
2023-05-06 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Grayslake Arts Alliance hosts a spring fine art show with live music and activities
