5/17: Architectural Walking Tour
DuPage County Historical Museum 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, ILTour beautiful Downtown Wheaton, learning of its rich history and exquisite architecture.
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5/17: Train Saturdays
DuPage County Historical Museum 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, ILThe HO Scale Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The detailed layout covers more than 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of the county’s railroads and landmarks in a landscape full of surprises.
5/31: Train Saturdays
DuPage County Historical Museum 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, ILThe HO Scale Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The detailed layout covers more than 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of the county’s railroads and landmarks in a landscape full of surprises.
6/7: Architectural Walking Tour
DuPage County Historical Museum 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, ILTour beautiful Downtown Wheaton, learning of its rich history and exquisite architecture.
6/21: Train Saturdays – Extended for Explorers Club
DuPage County Historical Museum 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, ILThe HO Scale Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The detailed layout covers more than 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of the county’s railroads and landmarks in a landscape full of surprises.
7/19: Victorian Crafts
DuPage County Historical Museum Auditorium 102 E Wesley St, Wheaton, IL, United StatesCreate your own Victorian-style crafts. Children around the world have created and played with paper dolls for more than 1,000 years, be part of the tradition.
Free
7/19: Train Saturdays
DuPage County Historical Museum 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, ILThe HO Scale Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The detailed layout covers more than 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of the county’s railroads and landmarks in a landscape full of surprises.
8/16: Discover Weaving: A Family Craft Workshop
DuPage County Historical Museum Auditorium 102 E Wesley St, Wheaton, IL, United StatesUsing a simple cardboard loom, learn to weave beautiful objects. Create a doll blanket, potholder or other small project at this drop by event.
Free
8/16: Train Saturdays
DuPage County Historical Museum 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, ILThe HO Scale Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The detailed layout covers more than 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of the county’s railroads and landmarks in a landscape full of surprises.
8/30: Train Saturdays
DuPage County Historical Museum 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, ILThe HO Scale Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The detailed layout covers more than 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of the county’s railroads and landmarks in a landscape full of surprises.
9/10: Cold War and Berlin Wall Memories
DuPage County Historical Museum Auditorium 102 E Wesley St, Wheaton, IL, United StatesU.S. Army Major (Ret.) Steve Fixler will explain how the U.S. Army in Europe deterred the Warsaw Pact from any aggression and how we patrolled the West German – East German/Czechoslovakia border and the Wall in West Berlin, West Germany.
Free
9/13: DIY Creative Crafting: Scrimshaw and Shrinky Dink
DuPage County Historical Museum Auditorium 102 E Wesley St, Wheaton, IL, United StatesCelebrate the opening of a Cabinet of Curiosities with this family craft workshop! Try the centuries old curiosity of scrimshaw by carving into candles.
Free
9/17: The Wide World of Passports
DuPage County Historical Museum Auditorium 102 E Wesley St, Wheaton, IL, United StatesDiscover how international passports can unlock hidden chapters of your family’s history in The Wide World of Passports with Debra Dudek! Look beyond passports issued by the United States government.
Free
9/20: The Making of I Love Lucy
DuPage County Historical Museum Auditorium 102 E Wesley St, Wheaton, IL, United StatesTodd Hunt, a nostalgic humorist and Lucille Ball historian, takes you back to the golden age of television, using slides, audio and video clips, to reveal how this classic show was created. Discover how it grew out of Lucy’s radio program, “My Favorite Husband.”
Free
9/20: Train Saturdays – Extended for Explorers Club
DuPage County Historical Museum 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, ILThe HO Scale Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The detailed layout covers more than 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of the county’s railroads and landmarks in a landscape full of surprises.
9/25: Apollo 11: One Giant Leap, a Series of Firsts
DuPage County Historical Museum 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, ILOn July 20, 1969, man first landed on the moon. Hear astronaut Neil Armstrong, played by Terry Lynch of History Presents, recount the lead up to the first moon landing, as well as the other “series of firsts” associated with that historic mission including the first color TV transmission from Earth and the first time a customs report was filled out from another planet!
Free
10/2: We Were There Too: Women in Vietnam
DuPage County Historical Museum Auditorium 102 E Wesley St, Wheaton, IL, United StatesApproximately 11,000 military women were stationed in Vietnam. In addition to military women, an unknown number of civilian women served in Vietnam as members of the International Red Cross, United Service Organization (USO), and other humanitarian organizations.
Free
10/16: Songs of Vietnam
DuPage County Historical Museum Auditorium 102 E Wesley St, Wheaton, IL, United StatesJoin the History Singers as they discuss music in support of, and in opposition to, the Vietnam War. This music was heard on the radio, at protest rallies, and in Vietnam where American soldiers accessed music as their own version of protest.
Free
10/18: Leslie Goddard’s Lucille Ball & DCHS’s Annual Meeting
DuPage County Historical Museum 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, ILJoin the DuPage County Historical Society for their annual meeting and enjoy Leslie Goddard’s portrayal of how Lucille Ball captured the hearts of television audiences across the nation in the 1950s.
Free
10/18: Train Saturdays
DuPage County Historical Museum 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, ILThe HO Scale Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The detailed layout covers more than 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of the county’s railroads and landmarks in a landscape full of surprises.
10/25: DIY Creative Crafting: Comic Heroes from the Cold War
DuPage County Historical Museum Auditorium 102 E Wesley St, Wheaton, IL, United StatesDid you know that many comic book heroes and villains were inspired by the tensions of the Cold War? Where would the comic world be without Iron Man, symbolizing the arms race, and Bruce Banner’s transformation into the Hulk because of nuclear experimentation? Stop by the Museum to create some crafts of your favorite comic book heroes, and villains too!
Free
11/15: Train Saturdays
DuPage County Historical Museum 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, ILThe HO Scale Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The detailed layout covers more than 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of the county’s railroads and landmarks in a landscape full of surprises.
11/29: Train Saturdays
DuPage County Historical Museum 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, ILThe HO Scale Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The detailed layout covers more than 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of the county’s railroads and landmarks in a landscape full of surprises.
12/20: Train Saturdays – Extended for Explorers Club
DuPage County Historical Museum 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, ILThe HO Scale Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The detailed layout covers more than 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of the county’s railroads and landmarks in a landscape full of surprises.
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