Flight Fest
Glenview Park District is hosting a grand event to celebrate Glenview’s aviation history! Check it out this Saturday, September 27th!
View ArticleUpcoming Annual Meeting: Friday, October 24th!
Save the date! Our annual meeting is quickly approaching and everyone is invited! We are delighted to announce that we have a nationally known speaker: Douglas Stiles, the great-great-grandson of...
View ArticlePhotos from our annual meeting!
Our annual meeting was a great success! Over 40 people attended and listened to a riveting lecture given by Douglas Stiles! Here are some pictures from the event: Members socialize! Here’s Jane...
View ArticlePictures from the cemetery walk!
Here are the pictures from our recent cemetery walk at St. Peter Cemetery on October 12th. Our dedicated historians and actors! We had a large turnout on a beautiful day! Actors stand at the ready to...
View ArticleCome to tea with the Glenview History Center!
Glenview History Center will be hosting a Downton Abbey themed tea, luncheon, and raffle next month! Save the date on your calendar: March 21st!
View ArticleOur Downton Abbey Tea was a great success!
We’d like to thank all of the volunteers and donors who graciously and generously supported the Glenview History Center in making this an AMAZING event! Everyone was dressed to a tea!
View ArticleCome see The History Center in Glenview’s 50th Annual Independence Parade
Members of the history center along with Civil War re-enactors will be marching in Glenview’s 50th Annual July 4th Independence Day Parade along with other prominent members of Glenview’s community!...
View ArticleThe Civil War Encampment 2015 was a Success!
Thank you to all who volunteered in and out of costume to make the GHC Civil War Encampment 2015 a reality! And, a huge thanks to everyone who stopped by over the weekend to enjoy the programming! We...
View ArticleWe had a marvelous open house for the GBS Class of ’65!
Over 50 GBS alumni of the class of 1965 joined us on Saturday for an open house! We had two 1960’s cars in our parking lot for all to enjoy and in the library, we had displays related to a few...
View ArticlePictures from our 2015 Annual Meeting!
R.J. Lindsey Portrays Daniel Burnham at our Annual Meeting On Friday, October 23rd, actor and historian R. J. Lindsey portrayed Chicago architect, Daniel Burnham. Topics he discussed included the...
View ArticleDecember Visitors!
Warren Fellingham was very happy to show Sherry and Dennis Rugen around the farmhouse in December!
View ArticleGlenview History Center Presents Wagner Farm with Wedding Certificate
The Glenview History Center presented Wagner Farm with Thomas and Julia Wagner’s original wedding certificate on March 2, during the Historic Wagner Farm’s Volunteer Appreciation Night. Journal Online...
View ArticleComplimentary screening of the film “Heroes On Deck” is sold out!
The premiere screening of the new WTTW documentary film Sunday, May 22, 2016 is sold out. HEROES ON DECK: WWII ON LAKE MICHIGAN from filmmakers John Davies, Harvey Moshman and Brian Kallies HEROES...
View ArticleImprovised Jane Austen at the Glenview History Center!
The Glenview History Center is proud to bring Improvised Jane Austen, one of Chicago’s premier improv groups, to Glenview for a special, improvised play in the style of regency authoress Jane Austen....
View ArticleGreat Turnout to See Improvised Jane Austen!
An attentive and appreciative audience turned out Sunday afternoon June 12th for a delightful performance by the ladies of Improvised Jane Austen! They took us back in time with a totally improvised...
View ArticleWomen’s Roles in the 1860’s Presented by Luetta Coonrod
The audience this afternoon at the Hibbard Library was treated to an excellent presentation about women’s roles in the 1860’s by Luetta Coonrod. She allowed ample time for the many questions that were...
View ArticleCavalry’s Role in the 1860’s Presented by Barry Burgett
On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 2:00 pm Barry Burgett spoke at the Hibbard Library about the cavalry’s role in the 1860’s. He really got the audience thinking about how life must have been for those in...
View ArticleAnnual Meeting: Friday, October 21, 2016
Our annual meeting took place at The Cafe at the Glenview Park Golf Club. Patrick F. Cannon publicist, journalist and editor, was our guest speaker. He is the author of the book, The Space Within:...
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