Categories: Gazette, Programs, Upcoming Programs
Appeared in the Gazette, Spring/Summer 2020 Spring is in the air. Maybe. If you live in Winnetka near the lake, spring is here one day, gone the next, maybe not to return until June. But regardless of the weather, spring breaks are upon us as is a new baseball season where all the teams are […]
Categories: Programs
Our annual meeting, held every year in June, features a short board meeting, annual updates on the WHS from the Executive Director, a free program, and a great gathering of people in our community who care about preserving Winnetka’s history. We thank the Those Were The Days Radio Players for a great live show on […]
Categories: Programs
A big Thank You! to our organizers, guests, and performers from the Amazing Women’s History Theatre!
A big THANK YOU to all of our organizers & attendees. It was a great party thanks to all of you!
Categories: News, Programs, Upcoming Programs
Sunday, December 8 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM 1140 Willow Rd, at the Crow Island Woods Step back into a bygone era for some old-fashioned fun! Tour our c. 1837 Log House Hear tales from our costumed docents Enjoy free crafts and holiday treats Meet Silhouette Artist Cassidy Alexander! Nationally known silhouette artist Cassidy Alexander […]
Categories: Past Programs
Enter our raffle to win the wooden Log House Playhouse! Follow the links below to enter your family for the drawing to take place at the Log House Jubilee Celebration at Crow Island Park on Sunday, September 22, 2013 from 1:00pm – 4:00pm . Your entries will be confirmed by name or email address. Please […]
Categories: Past Programs
The Winnetka Historical Society Invites you to the The People’s Party at Wayside, the Historic Henry Demarest Lloyd House at 830 Sheridan Rd., Winnetka, Ill. Take this rare opportunity to see Winnetka’s only privately owned National Historic Landmark. Saturday, June 8, 2013, 6:30pm Live Jazz Music, Dinner, Summer Cocktail Attire RSVP by Tuesday, June 4, […]
Categories: Gazette, Past Programs
Gazette Article by: Penny Kohlmeyer Appeared in the Gazette: Summer 1999 The Three R’s of Old House Ownership On March 14, 1999 a program was presented by the Winnetka Historical Society. It was offered in response to frequent requests from Winnetka residents for information on researching, restoring and rehabbing their houses. Nan Greenough, former Chair […]
Categories: Past Programs
Please join us for our Annual Meeting featuring John Low, Executive Director of the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian. Mr. Low, a Pokagon Band Potawatomi Indian, will present information about the 18th and 19th century native inhabitants of this region. Wednesday, June 10, 7:00PM – Winnetka Community House, 620 Lincoln Avenue A short business […]
Categories: Past Programs
<img src=”images/20t.jpg” class = “center” /> Fresh, exuberant, and fun will be the type of experience the Historical Society hopes you’ll have at our Party on the Prairie, this year’s fundraiser to be held outside of the Society’s Schmidt-Burnham Log House at Crow Island Woods, open to adults on Saturday, June 20 beginning at 6:00pm. […]
