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Calendar & Events
Upcoming Events
Annual Gala
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Join us for our Annual Gala Dinner and Auction held at a private home on Prospect Avenue. Please call before June 15 for reservation information.
847.446.0001
New Exhibit Open Now!
I Do, I Do
On exhibit at 411 Linden
Beginning on June 8, 2008, a bevy of brides says, “I Do, I Do.” The Society’s curators have selected a multitude of wedding garments and accessories from its extensive textiles collection to put on display for the first time. The Society will also present formal wedding announcements and photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries. From the elegantly simple dress worn by Frances Kellogg Otis at her wedding in 1838, to the extravagantly bejeweled dress worn by three generations of the Orr family at their 1881, 1949 and 1982 weddings, museum visitors will enjoy the sartorial splendor of Winnetka weddings.
Schmidt-Burnham Log House Summer Hours
The log house will be open on Sundays from 1-4 p.m. on June 22, July 20, August 17, September 21, and October 19
Ongoing: Experience History
Discover the people and events that shaped Winnetka. See the faces of the past and explore your community in a completely new way. Get your hands on history with a behind the scenes look at photographs, scrapbooks, letters, sketches, and other treasures from the Society's collections. The Society's curator or a local expert will lead an informal discussion about a different topic each month. Sessions will take place either at the museum at 411 Linden or in the community.
Second Wednesday of each month, 10-11 AM
Limited to the first 40 attendees
Look for new topics in the fall
New Exhibit Coming This Fall!
Creating Community: A History of Winnetka
This new permanent exhibit will explore Winnetka's history from the Green Bay Trail to modern suburb.
Past Events
Tour Crow Island School
Join us for this rare opportunity to tour Crow Island School. Designed by Eliel and Eero Saarinen with Perkins, Wheeler & Will, the elementary school opened in 1940 and has been in continuous use ever since. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990 for its architectural significance and influence on subsequent school design.
When: September 16, 2007. Tours are scheduled for 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 p.m.
Where: Crow Island School, 1112 Willow Road; meet in the school foyer.
Admission: Free
The Schmidt-Burnham Log House will also be open. See below for details.
Save the Date for our Annual Gala!
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Celebrating our 75th year! The Gala will be held at a private home on Woodley Road. Please call before September 10 for reservation information, 847.446.0001.
Auction Booklet (pdf file)
June 13: Annual Meeting
Join the Winnetka Historical Society for a historical tour of the Village Green.
Winnetka Community House, 7:00 p.m. Open to the public.
May 20: Vintage Base Ball Game
Crow Island woods, 1-3 p.m., Free!
The Chicago Salmon vs. the Douglas Dutchers. Bring a chair or blanket and watch the game. Or join in for an inning or two! Kids - Join the team for batting practice!
April 22, 2007:
The Winnetka Historical Society kicks off its “Winnetka Stories” project. NBC Today Show Correspondent Mike Leonard will talk about his life, his book “The Ride of Our Lives,” and the art of telling your own story.
Location: Winnetka Community House, 620 Lincoln Avenue
Time: 2:00
Admission is free.
Sponsored by the Winnetka Historical Society and the Bookstall at Chestnut Court. For more information call (847) 446-0001.
Ongoing through March, 2007: The Winnetka Historical Society's inaugural exhibit in its new headquarters and museum, 411 Linden.
The Village Green: Where Winnetka Celebrates and Remembers
Come learn about the origins of the Village Green and the many traditions and events that have taken place there since the 1850s. Stand before a replica of the marble cenotaph and decipher its narrative frieze, watch a Memorial Day ceremony from the 1930s, examine photographs from Martin Luther King's 1965 speech, and imagine sledding down Oak Street hill from its crest to Sheridan Road. Children, come perform on our own "Children's Fair" stage; costumes and props are waiting!
February 21, 2007: Early Filmmaking in Chicago
Spring Luncheon and Lecture
Barbara Scharres, Director of Programming at the Gene Siskel Film Center, will take us back to the era when Chicago was the center of the film industry.
January 15, 2007: Impact and Influence: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Historic Visit to Winnetka's Village Green
A Panel Discussion Moderated by WTTW's Rich Samuels
In the summer of 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. came to Winnetka at the invitation of the North Shore Summer Project. More than 8,000 people assembled on the Village Green to hear him call for an end to segregated housing on the North Shore. Some forty years later, we bring together a panel of individuals who were involved with this historic event to reflect on that day and explore its impact on our communities.
September 10, 2006: Come celebrate the official opening of the Schmidt-Burnham Log House at our Log House Jubilee! Location: Schmidt-Burnham Log House, 1140 Willow Road, Crow Island Woods. Time: 1-4 p.m. Food and live music. Free and open to the public. Click here for information and photos of the log house.
The log house will be open for tours two dates this fall - October 15 and October 29, 1-4 p.m. Admission: $5 adults, $2 children; Members free.
October 22, 2006: Walking Tour of the Village Green. Hear stories of historic homes, see significant architecture, and enjoy Halloween refreshments. Meet at the Cenotaph at 2 p.m.
$10 Adults, $5 children; Members - half price.
Please RSVP at 847.446.0001 or winnetka411@comcast.net
September 13, 2006: Winnetka Park District September Scramble golf outing to benefit the Winnetka Historical Society and the Winnetka Parks Foundation. Call the Park District at 847/501-2040 for information.
June 20, 2006: Winnetka Historical Society Annual Meeting; Winnetka Community House, 7:00 p.m. Open to the public.
June 10, 2006: Winnetka Historical Society Annual Gala and Auction; 6:30 p.m. Call the Winnetka Historical Society for details, 847.446.0001
May 21, 2006: Vintage Base Ball Game on the Village Green. 1:00 p.m.
The Chicago Salmon vs. The House of David Echoes. Be a spectator or join in for an inning or two! Kids - Join the team for batting practice!
February 22, 2006: WHS Spring Luncheon. Historian Bill Hinchliff returns to share the inventions, amusements and vision of Chicago's second World's Fair of 1933 and 1934. Join us for this luncheon and lecture.
Fall 2004 to Summer 2005
November 19: WHS and Talent Ltd Theater Group present a one-act play: Anac Cuain.... a night to remember; the last voyage of the Lady Elgin. Hors' d oeuvres, theater and dinner at The Winnetka Women's Club.
December 10: Enjoy wine and cheese at a book signing where authors Susan Benjamin & Stuart Cohen discuss their new book: Houses of the Lakefront Suburbs, 1890-1940. Co-sponsored with the Book Stall at Chestnut Court.
February 15: WHS Spring Luncheon featuring a lecture on The White City: The World's Columbian Exposition by Bill Hinchliff, renowned historian and storyteller.
April 17 : The Sheridan Road We Share. Bus tour of Sheridan Road from Evanston to Lake Bluff.
June 11 : WHS Gala at private lakefront home in Winnetka designed by Ernest Mayo in 1928. The carefully renovated French Chateau will be a beautiful setting for our annual party.
June 16 : WHS Annual Meeting and Reception: Service To Our Country, A Winnetka Tradition. Captain Carolyn Hoza will share her recent experiences in Iraq in a presentation and slide show. Both WHS members and guests are welcome.
• Thursday, June 16, 7pm
• Winnetka Community House, Garden Reception Room
• RSVP at 847 446-0001 or winnetka411@comcast.net
(date to be determined): Walking tour of the old "Shore Line" railroad route through Winnetka highlighting Winnetka's "big dig"... the 1930s WPA project that lowered the railroad tracks and created the Skokie Lagoons. Tour will be conducted by Jim Sproul, Winnetka resident and rail historian. |
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