EDUCATORS:

EDUCATORS:

Our fieldtrips & portable programs are fully booked for the remainder of 2024. Plan trips to the museum, visits to the Churchville One-Room Schoolhouse, and/or in-class portable programs for spring 2025 starting January 6, 2025.

History Video Series

Explore Local History with our Elmhurst History in Focus Videos

Check out this ongoing series of brief videos created by our collections curator. Elmhurst History In Focus shares interesting stories about local history as well as items from our archives and collection. 

ELMHURST HISTORY IN FOCUS SERIES

Elmhurst History in Focus: The Glos Mansion

Elmhurst History in Focus: The Churchville Schoolhouse

Elmhurst History in Focus: Lindlahr Sanitarium

Elmhurst History in Focus: Elmhurst Airport

Elmhurst History in Focus: York Theatre

Elmhurst History in Focus: The Elm Skating Rink

Elmhurst History in Focus: The Elmhurst-Chicago Stone Quarry

Elmhurst History in Focus: Wilder Mansion

Elmhurst History in Focus: Civilian Conservation Corps Camp

Elmhurst History in Focus: Lost Landmarks of Elmhurst

Elmhurst History in Focus: Elmhurst Veterans

Elmhurst History in Focus: Architects of Elmhurst

Elmhurst History in Focus: Elmhurst University

Elmhurst History in Focus: Elmhurst's Centennial Celebration

Elmhurst History In Focus: Local Restaurants

Elmhurst History in Focus: Healy and Bryan in Cottage Hill

Elmhurst History in Focus: The Elmhurst Great Western Prairie

Elmhurst History In Focus: The World's Most Traveled Man

Elmhurst History in Focus: Elmfest

 

CHURCHVILLE ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE

The Churchville Schoolhouse: A Retrospective Documentary

 

GALLERY TALKS & LECTURES

Gallery Talk: The Bicycle: Two Wheels to Adventure

Gallery Talk: Lost Chicagoland Department Stores

Lecture: Lost Chicago Department Stores

Gallery Talk: Victory at Home: 1941-1945