Grayslake Historical Society

Giving Trees Winners Announced
2017-01-04 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
The museum will announce the winners of the Fourth Annual Grayslake Giving Trees display. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

Holiday Open House
2016-12-11 00:00 - 16:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Be sure to visit the museum for the Grayslake Historical Society’s annual Holiday Open House. Enjoy children’s crafts and refreshments. The Warren High School Alumni Choir will perform at 2:00 PM and Mr. and Mrs. Claus will be available for photographs in the Historical Society’s vintage sleigh from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.

Grayslake Historical Society Board Meeting
2016-12-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2016-11-02 19:00 - 20:00, 2016-10-05 07:00 - 20:00, 2016-09-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2016-08-03 19:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States

Search and Share Genealogy Group
2016-12-07 14:00 - 15:00, 2016-11-02 14:00 - 15:00, 2016-10-05 14:00 - 15:00, 2016-09-07 14:00 - 15:00, 2016-08-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Museum Archives, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, IL, 60030, United States
Join the Grayslake Historical Society and local genealogists for a lively discussions on researching family history. Share your own stories or come for advice from other genealogists.

Lest We Forget: Stories by World War II Veterans
2016-12-04 14:00 - 15:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
The Grayslake Historical Society will hold a special program in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor and the beginning of World War II. The program will feature stories by World War II veterans from Grayslake, collected by Layton Plyman and former Grayslake Junior High School students as part of an oral history project. The interviews included stories about being a prisoner of war, serving in the U.S. Navy, guarding prisoners and being in charge of mess tents.

Fourth Annual Grayslake Giving Trees Display
2016-11-25 12:00 - 20:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Join us for the premiere of the Fourth Annual Grayslake Giving Trees display. We will also be hosting the Grayslake Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s annual Holiday Market from 5:00 to 8:00 PM that day. Local non-profit and community organizations have been invited to share their message by decorating a tree at the museum. The public is encouraged to vote for their favorites with their dollars through the end of December.

Children in the Civil War
2016-11-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
The Lake County Civil War Roundtable will host speaker Ty Rohrer, Supervisor of the Waukegan History Museum. Rohrer will present Children of the Civil War. All are welcome.

No Greater Love than This: Remembering the Grayslake Lift Station Tragedy of 1974
2016-11-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Grayslake Historical Society board member Dan Graham will remind the audience of this poignant day in Grayslake’s history. Refreshments provided.

High Speed Rally Driver to Share His Stories
2016-10-26 07:00 - 21:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Local resident John Smiskol will describe his experiences as a navigator and driver in high speed performance rallies. This is an exhilarating sport and a program not to be missed, with great stories and images! Visit the museums automotive exhibition, Maps, Motors and Memories after the lecture.

Civil War Battlefield Photographs
2016-10-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
The Lake County Civil War Roundtable will host speaker Lawrence Lee Hewitt, who will present Port Hudson: The Most Significant Battlefield Photographs of the Civil War. Hewitt will explain why these images deserved to be so regarded, how, when and why they came to exist, and who took them.

The Rockenbach Story
2016-10-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
The Grayslake Historical Society will host Doug Rockenbach as he discusses the Rockenbach family and dealership. Former employees will share stories as well. Refreshments provided.

Annual Living History Cemetery Walk
2016-10-02 13:30 - 15:30 | Grayslake Cemetery, Lake Street, Grayslake, Illinois, 60030
Mark your calendars for the Grayslake Historical Society’s annual living history tour of the Grayslake Cemetery. Visit the cemetery on Lake Street, just north of Belvidere Road at 1:30 PM or 2:30 PM for a fascinating program given by costumed actors. This year, the tour will feature stories of immigrants and immigration. The event is free, though good will donations are greatly appreciated. The event runs rain or shine.

Welcome Alumni Reception
2016-09-17 12:00 - 16:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Coffee and light refreshments will be served from Noon to 4:00 PM for an alumni reception

Who's Behind the Words
2016-09-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
The Grayslake Historical Society will present Who’s Behind the Words: The Story of Grayslake Publishers. Come hear stories of three magazine publishers with connections to our village between 1912 and 1995.

Burnside at the Bridge
2016-09-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Join the Lake County Civil War Roundtable in the museum’s community room as Frank Crawford presents Burnside at the Bridge. All are welcome.

Enjoy a Model Car Show at the Museum
2016-08-28 10:00 - 16:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
As you enjoy the Oasis’ annual vintage car show, don’t forget to stop by the Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum for the community’s “little car show.” We will have a special display of model cars and trucks, many of them collectible. Watch for Wilbur, the Grayslake Historical Society’s 1954 fire engine downtown.

19th Century Baseball Game
2016-08-27 04:00 - 18:00 | Grayslake Central Park
Enjoy nine innings of 19th century baseball as the Grayslake Athletics take on the McHenry County Independents at the north end of Grayslake’s Central Park. Learn the wildly different rules and cheer and jeer in fine, Victorian fashion. This event is the kickoff for the 4th Annual Color Aloft Balloon Festival. Huzzah!

Cinque Venti Woodwind Qunitet to Perform at Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum
2016-08-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Visit the museum as we welcome back the Cinque Venti Wind Quintet for a summer concert. The Quintet will feature musical selections from historical to modern. A reception will follow.

Chicago Highlanders Pipe Band to Perform at Centennial Park
2016-08-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Centennial Plaza, corner of Whitney and Center Streets., Grayslake
Several bagpipers and drummers from the Chicago Highlanders Pipe Band will perform at Centennial Park. Bring your lawn chairs and picnic baskets for a night to remember. (Centennial Park is located at the corner of Center and Whitney Streets. Rain Location: Village Hall, 10 South Seymour Avenue).

“Grayslake in the Seventies”
2016-08-06 10:00 - 11:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Short presentation about “Grayslake in the Seventies” with the audience then reminiscing

Grand Opening Maps, Motors & Memories Exhibit
2016-07-30 12:00 - 16:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
The museum will unveil a new exhibition exploring Grayslake’s automotive history. Guided tours will be provided at 1 p.m.

Cool Jazz Concert at Centennial Plaza
2016-07-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Centennial Plaza, corner of Whitney and Center Streets., Grayslake
Join us for a Jazz concert on as the Mike Flack Jazz Octet performs West Coast Cool Jazz. Bring your lawn chairs and picnic baskets for a night to remember. Rain location: Grayslake Heritage Center
