Grayslake Historical Society

Grayslake Historical Society Board Meeting
2023-11-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-10-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-06-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-05-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-04-05 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States

Downtown Trick or Treat
2023-10-28 11:00 - 13:00 | Heritage Center Courtyard
Grayslake Historical Society will pass out candy.

Park District Pumpkin Fest
2023-10-19 17:30 - 19:30 | Grayslake Central Park
Grayslake Historical Society and Grayslake Heritage Center will tell stories.

Grayslake Bike Hike
2023-10-15 10:00 - 17:00 | Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum, 164 Hawley St, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Join an 11-mile history bike ride around Grayslake. RSVPs required.

John and Portia Gage: Abolitionists, Suffragists, Spiritualists
2023-10-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, 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.

Living History Tour of the Grayslake Cemetery
2023-10-01 13:30 - 14:30 | Grayslake Cemetery, Lake Street, Grayslake, Illinois, 60030
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.

Summer Concert
2023-06-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Centennial Plaza, corner of Whitney and Center Streets., Grayslake
80s BoomBox Band will perform. First summer concert of the year with 80s cover band music.

Book Club
2023-05-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
American Lit Revisited Book Club: “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Free. College of Lake County Professor Cathy Colton will lead the book club discussion.

Memorial Day parade
2023-05-29 | Downtown Grayslake, Center St, Grayslake, IL, 60030, United States
The Grayslake Historical Society will have its 1954 fire truck in Grayslake’s Memorial Day parade.

Museum exhibit spotlight on Facebook
2023-05-26 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-04-28 13:00 - 14:00

Lake County Folk Club Concert
2023-05-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-04-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States

Program: The Medline Story
2023-05-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, 60030, United States
Grayslake Historical Society program, “The Medline Story”. Heritage Center Community Room. Refreshments. Public Invited. Free. Medline, located at the north east corner of Alleghany and Peterson roads earned Grayslake’s 2022 EDC award. This program will highlight its history and business.

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

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.

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”

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Search & Share Genealogy
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.
