In-person events are available, capacity limits are in place. Registration is required.
Reservations for Train Saturday encouraged – reserve your time on Eventbrite.
Please contact dupagemuseum@wheatonparks.org for more information.
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April 2021
$10
Participate Remotely | Craft Pack Pick-Up (Starting 4/6) at DuPage County Historical Museum Front Desk* Build two of your own airplanes with provided craft supplies. Kit includes instructions, plane pieces, paint, and brush for two airplanes, you provide the glue. Celebrate the opening of our new WWII exhibit Together We Win, opening July [...]
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$4 – $6
Saturday, April 24 | 10A | Begins at Museum | $6/adult; $4/child (5 & up) Stroll downtown Wheaton while learning about the events and people who shaped Wheaton’s architecture and history. Tour covers 1.5 miles and takes a little over an hour. Register
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Free
Train Saturdays
The HO Gauge Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The model features a detailed layout that covers 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of DuPage County's railroads and landmarks in a landscape that blends fact and fantasy.Find out more
Free
Train Saturdays
The HO Gauge Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The model features a detailed layout that covers 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of DuPage County's railroads and landmarks in a landscape that blends fact and fantasy.Find out more
June 2021
$15
Participate Remotely | Craft Pack Pick-Up starts June 8 | DuPage County Historical Museum Front Desk Create 4 quilting squares or sew them together to make a doll’s blanket. Kit includes material, thread, buttons, needle, lace, and ribbon. Everything you need to create beautiful quilt squares! Fee: $15 per kit [...]
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Free
Train Saturdays
The HO Gauge Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The model features a detailed layout that covers 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of DuPage County's railroads and landmarks in a landscape that blends fact and fantasy.Find out more
July 2021
Free
Victorian Crafts
Create beautiful Victorian greeting cards, needle point, or a quilt square using bits of lace, material, feathers, pearls, beads, and buttons.Find out more
Free
Train Saturdays
The HO Gauge Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The model features a detailed layout that covers 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of DuPage County's railroads and landmarks in a landscape that blends fact and fantasy.Find out more
Free
Train Saturdays
The HO Gauge Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The model features a detailed layout that covers 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of DuPage County's railroads and landmarks in a landscape that blends fact and fantasy.Find out more
August 2021
Free
Train Saturdays
The HO Gauge Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The model features a detailed layout that covers 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of DuPage County's railroads and landmarks in a landscape that blends fact and fantasy.Find out more
September 2021
Free
Train Saturdays
The HO Gauge Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The model features a detailed layout that covers 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of DuPage County's railroads and landmarks in a landscape that blends fact and fantasy.Find out more
October 2021
Free
Train Saturdays
The HO Gauge Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The model features a detailed layout that covers 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of DuPage County's railroads and landmarks in a landscape that blends fact and fantasy.Find out more
Free
Train Saturdays
The HO Gauge Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The model features a detailed layout that covers 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of DuPage County's railroads and landmarks in a landscape that blends fact and fantasy.Find out more
November 2021
Free
Train Saturdays
The HO Gauge Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The model features a detailed layout that covers 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of DuPage County's railroads and landmarks in a landscape that blends fact and fantasy.Find out more
December 2021
Free
Train Saturdays
The HO Gauge Model Train is operated by the DuPage Society of Model Engineers on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. The model features a detailed layout that covers 2,000 feet of track and highlights some of DuPage County's railroads and landmarks in a landscape that blends fact and fantasy.Find out more
PHOTO and VIDEO RELEASE: DuPage County Historical Museum, a facility of the Wheaton Park District, may take photographs and/or video of participants promoting Museum and Wheaton Park District programs, services, events, activities, and facilities in print, on websites and social media, etc. By participating in or attending any DuPage County Historical Museum (or Wheaton Park District) activities the participant (or parent/guardian of a minor participant) agrees to the use and distribution of his or her image (or image of a minor child/ward) in photographs, video recordings, and any other electronic reproductions of such activities for any purpose without inspection, compensation, or any other consideration now and in the future.