Focus on Illinois Exhibit closes
2018-11-03 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States

Grayslake Historical Society Board Meeting
2018-11-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-01-02 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-02-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-03-06 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States

Saturday Kids! Animals of the Armistice
2018-11-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
It’s the 100th anniversary of the Armistice. Discover how our furry and feathered friends helped with the peace following World War I.

Society Program: Bert Jacobson: Fireman, 3rd Class
2018-11-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The United States lost ships and men. One of the men who perished was Grayslake resident Herbert Jacobson. Robert Smyth will tell the story.

Folk Concert
2018-11-18 19:00 - 20:00 | IL
The museum hosts a Lake County Folk Club concert featuring Blind Squirrel. Tickets: General Audience $18, Seniors $15, Lake County Folk Club members $13.

Giving Trees Exhibit Opens
2018-11-23 12:00 - 19:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Our semi-annual Giving Trees exhibit will open in the upper gallery. Grayslake Chamber holiday market will be open from 5:00 to 8:00 PM in the Community Room.

Special Bicentennial Celebration
2018-12-03 15:00 - 18:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Illinois celebrates its 200th anniversary! Stop by between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM for activities celebrating Illinois statehood.

Grayslake Historical Society Board Meeting
2018-12-05 19:00 - 20:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Volunteers will be recognized at this meeting with a pot luck supper!

Volunteer Potluck
2018-12-05 19:00 - 20:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Society volunteers, board members and friends will gather for a holiday potluck supper.

Holiday Open House
2018-12-09 13:00 - 16:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Ho-Ho-Ho! The public is invited to the Society’s annual Holiday open House. Santa will pose for pictures in the Society’s vintage cutter. Children may do a craft project. The Warren Township Alumni Choir will perform.

Folk Concert
2018-12-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
The museum hosts a Lake County Folk Club concert featuring Kerry Patrick Clark with Dan Sylvester. Tickets: General Audience $18, Seniors $15, Lake County Folk Club members $13.

Search and Share Genealogy Group
2019-01-02 14:00 - 15:00, 2019-03-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Join local genealogists for a lively discussion on researching family. Share your own stories or come for advice from other genealogists.

Giving Trees Winners Announced!
2019-01-04 11:00 - 11:30 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
The winners of the Grayslake Giving Trees contest will be announced. The community was invited to vote for their favorite tree during the month of December.

Saturday Kids! Cars on Ice
2019-01-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Learn about the old traditional annual race between a horse and a car on frozen Grays Lake! This morning, we’ll learn who won and how they won by making latex balloon rocket cars. Look for a Saturday Kids! program on the second Saturday of each month.

Grayslake Arts Alliance Art Show
2019-01-19 17:00 - 20:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Join us as the Grayslake Arts Alliance hosts its first fine art show of 2019. Enjoy an evening of local art, music, and treats. Come and be inspired!

Folk Concert
2019-01-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
The museum hosts a Lake County Folk Club concert featuring Bryan Bowers. Tickets: General Audience $18, Seniors $15, Lake County Folk Club members $13.

Park District Exhibit Opening
2019-02-02 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
The Park District was organized in 1959 with no parks, no building but with a strong vision. Learn how the vision came to fruition with several buildings and numerous parks.

Reminisce Session: Grayslake Park District
2019-02-02 10:00 - 11:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Have you participated in Grayslake Park District activites? Share your memories in an informal session. Coffee will be served. Open to the public.

Search and Share Genealogy Group
2019-02-06 12:00 - 14:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States

Saturday Kids! Bowling Games
2019-02-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Come for Saturday Kids! Bowling Games. Nine pins, 10 pins, 2 balls, obstacles. We’ll travel through time and around the world as we play all kinds of bowling games this morning. Look for a Saturday Kids! program on the second Saturday of each month.

Folk Club Open Stage
2019-02-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Come out and enjoy some great local musical talent! Anyone who would like to perform is encouraged to do so. Non-performing listeners are always encouraged and will be pleasantly surprised with the diverse musical styles represented. You’ll never find a more supportive audience than at the LCFC. Each performer is allowed up to two songs spanning about 10 minutes. If time permits—and it often does—artists can perform an additional song near evening’s end.
Suggested donation $3

Folk Concert
2019-02-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
The museum hosts a Lake County Folk Club concert featuring Donna Herula & Tony Nardiello with opener Peter MacDonald. Tickets: General Audience $18, Seniors $15, Lake County Folk Club members $13.

Grayslake Arts Alliance Workshop: Grayslake in Plain Sight
2019-02-23 13:00 - 16:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Join instructor Jeff Goldberg for a photography workshop. Students age 16+ will be encouraged to experiment with a variety of concepts such as patterns, color and angle. The goal of this workshop is to help the student find art in some of life’s most common objects.

Folk Club Annual Meeting and Song Circle
2019-02-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States

Lake County Folk Club Open Stage
2019-03-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States

GHS Program Milk Wars: Money, Mobsters and Mayhem
2019-03-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
In the early decades of the twentieth century, Chicago area dairy farmers organized in order to do battle with distributors over milk prices. Society member Jane Trump will discuss the hot button issues involved and reveal how Grayslake was in the thick of the often violent struggles that ensued. Open to the public. Free refreshments after the program.
