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August 10, 2021 Lake Forest Love Blog Post
Sharing Stories, Understanding the Past: Welcome to the History Center
August 3, 2021
Announcing our 2021 Local Legend
July 21, 2021
Explore the MacLean Map Collection
July 13, 2021
Tour the Gardens at 900 and Elawa Farm
June 30, 2021
Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac: Then and Now
June 9, 2021
Opening Night of Map Stories and Discussion of 1857 Map of LF
May 25, 2021
Our Interurban Bike Tour is Back!
May 10, 2021
Deerpath thru the Decades: Teeing off with Fred Jackson and Don Pierson
April 28, 2021
Stories from the Clayton Mark House
April 21, 2021
John Wasik, Katherine Saville and Fred Jackson Share History!
April 6, 2021
Civil Rights Trail Guide & Lincolnomics Coming Up on Zoom
March 30, 2021
Try our Docent-Led Walking Tours
March 4, 2021
Explore the History of Vaccines & Photo Contest Reception
February 24, 2021
Get Ready to Go Places with a History Center Membership (Membership Drive Kicks off on March 1)
February 10, 2021
History Center Wins Award for Covid Response
January 27, 2021
Trivia Night is Back and Virtual!
December 3, 2020
Introducing the Holiday Collection
November 11, 2020
Students Help Create Video to Tell our Story of 2020
November 10, 2020
Veteran's Day Program with Dr. Kroger + Paul Bergmann on the Architecture of Stanley D. Anderson
November 5, 2020
American Wars: A Crucible for Medical Advances
November 4, 2020
Tonight Polo and Chinese Pop Culture | Tomorrow Edith the Rogue Rockefeller McCormick
October 21, 2020
October 14, 2020
Last Chance to Enter Photo Contest + FLY GIRLS and Triangle Park Walking Tour
October 8, 2020
Brush up on your local history with a tour of historic Market Square this Saturday
October 2, 2020
Book a Private Walking Tour and Rethinking Suffrage 2020
September 28, 2020
September 25, 2020
A Legendary Night, Private Tours, Photo Contest Advice + 4 Spots Left for Crab Tree Farm
September 18, 2020
Last Day for Well Wishes and Sponsor Tributes + TWIH Episode 19 and More
September 15, 2020
Local Legends The Thinker + Market Square, Crab Tree Farm Tours and More
September 9, 2020
September 8, 2020
Modern in the Middle, Fly Girls, Edith Rockefeller McCormick
September 4, 2020
Checkout our new newsletter format and today's headlines
September 2, 2020
Crab Tree Farm Tour Tickets Now Available!
September 1, 2020
Local Artists Display Local Scenes at History Center
August 28, 2020
Lasker Tour Tomorrow, Celebrating Gene Hotchkiss and More Friday Fun!
August 25, 2020
Arts Stroll + Walking Tours + Photo Contest and More
August 21, 2020
Triangle Park Tour + This Week in History Episode 15 and more
August 18, 2020
Market Square Walking Tour + #GolfersLife and More
August 14, 2020
Walking Tours + Photo Contest + This Week in History Episode 14
August 12, 2020
Special Edition: Announcing our 2020 Local Legend
August 11, 2020
Announcing Photo Contest + Walking Tours
August 7, 2020
Step back in time with three, new history walking tours
August 4, 2020
History of Boy Scouting in LFLB and Introducing our New Series #GolfersLife
July 31, 2020
Tonight! Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers on the Big Screen + TWIH Episode 12
July 28, 2020
Vern and Irene Castle Film Screening + Lake Road House Walking Tour and More
July 24, 2020
This Week in History Episode 11 + 100 Years Ago Today and More
July 21, 2020
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle + More!
July 17, 2020
Tonight! Great Gatsby on the Big Screen + Last Chance for Sidewalk Sale DEALS (Includes ThisWeekinHistory Episode 10)
July 14, 2020
This Week: Obituary Writing, Sidewalk Sale + The Great Gatsby at Gorton!
July 9, 2020
Register Today for Fine Art of Obituary Writing & Vintage Films at Gorton (Includes ThisWeekinHistory Episode 9 and Sidewalk Sale)
July 6, 2020
The Great Gatsby & New Perk for Silver Members and Above (Includes #100YearsAgoToday and CoolerbytheLake)
July 3, 2020
Obituary Writing, Vernon and Irene Castle, Sidewalk Sale + much more! (Includes This Week in History Episode 8, #100YearsAgoToday and Independence Day Memories)
June 30, 2020
We're Opening One Week From Today! (Includes #100YearsAgoToday and June in Bloom)
June 26, 2020
Save the Dates: Fine Art of Obituary Writing and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Includes This Week in History Episode 7, #100Years Ago Today and June in Bloom)
June 23, 2020
Read About our Summer Reopening Plans (Includes #100YearsAgoToday and June in Bloom)
June 19, 2020
Watch the David Sweet Book Talk Recording (Includes This Week in History Episode 6, #This Week in History, June in Bloom)
June 16, 2020
David Sweet Book Talk: Three Seconds in Munich and More (Includes Telephone Directories Online, #100YearsAgoToday and June in Bloom)
June 12, 2020
NEW! Walking Tour: The Iconic Houses of Lake Road, Lake Forest (Includes This Week in History Episode 5, #100YearsAgoToday and June in Bloom)
June 10, 2020
A Note from our Executive Director, Carol Summerfield (Includes June in Bloom, #100YearsAgoToday, David Sweet book talk promo, Dogs on the Bluff)
June 8, 2020
Three days can make all the difference (Includes Rebecca Graff testimonial, #100YearsAgoToday and David Sweet book talk promo)
June 5, 2020
We're halfway there--thank you for helping us record history! (Includes the History of Vaccines, Recording History--Market Square Protest, This Week in History Episode 4, #100YearsAgoToday)
June 3, 2020
See your GoFundMe donation at work (Includes Ken Smith testimonial, HC teaching modules and at-home kids activities, #100YearsAgoToday)
June 1, 2020
Our GoFundMe Campaign Begins Today! (Includes Larry Potash testimonial and video of Carol Summerfield talking about our innovative Covid-19 exhibit to an audience of more than 200 museum leaders, #100YearsAgoToday)
May 29, 2020
This Week in History and More Friday Fun! (Includes This Week in History Episode 3, #100YearsAgoToday)
May 27, 2020
Hear how a centennial business (Lake Forest Flowers) spreads love and joy despite the challenges of Covid-19 (Includes Choose your LF Quarantine House, Virtual Happy Half Hour, #100YearsAgoToday, Candid Look at Covid-19)
May 22, 2020
LFC 2020 Graduate Tucker Strang shares his documentary on his local family history (Includes Scots of Chicago's North Shore book for sale, This Week in History Episode 2, #100YearsAgoToday)
May 18, 2020
Covideos | Stories from the front lines: NMLFH doctors share their insights (Includes interviews with Drs. Randy Orr, Jill Holden and Stephen Ganshirt)
May 15, 2020
This Week in History Episode One, plus more Friday fun from the History Center (Includes Dave Grinnell on Membership, #100YearsAgoToday)
May 12, 2020
David Forlow talks about his new book "Scots of Chicago's North Shore" (Includes Fred Wacker MayDays memory, #100YearsAgoToday)
May 8, 2020
Covideos | Local World Languages Teacher describes e-learning (Includes MayDays Ralph Behrens, A Candid Look at Covid-19, #100YearsAgoToday)