Plan Your Visit
Book a Talk
From the history of West Lake Forest, the Lake Bluff Camp Meeting and Market Square to hometown patriotism during WWI–there are a variety of lectures to choose from. If given advance notice, modifications can be made to an existing lecture to better address your specific area of interest.
Staff are generally available Tuesday through Friday – other days and evenings are subject to limited staff availability.
To schedule a lecture, please contact Laurie Stein at lstein@lflbhistory.org or call the History Center at 847-234-5253. The suggested donations for: an onsite talk (hosted in the History Center Education Hall) is $250; for an offsite talk is $200 (in-person); and for a remote/Zoom talk is $150.
Getting Here
We’re located at the corner of Deerpath and Washington Road in Lake Forest, Illinois.
509 East Deerpath
Lake Forest, IL 60045
Driving
Access to our parking is on Washington Road, behind the museum. The parking lot is open during museum hours and during all public events.
Our parking lot accommodates 15 vehicles. Parking is also available on Washington Road, south of Deerpath.
The Research Center Annex is located on the same campus, behind the museum and off the parking lot.
Train
We are just two blocks from Lake Forest’s historic Market Square and the Metra train station. Several restaurants, coffee shops, and retail stores are within walking distance of the History Center.
Accessibility
The History Center is dedicated to ensuring accessibility for all of its visitors.
We offer handicap accessible parking spaces and the main entrance to the museum from the parking lot is wheelchair accessible.
We have accessible bathrooms.
We offer a hearing loop for all hearing assisted devices during all lectures and public programs.
Exhibition text language translation & enlargement via Capption.
If you have any additional accessibility questions, please email us at programs@lflbhistory.org.
Hours
Sunday: Closed
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10am – 4pm
Wednesday: 10am – 4pm
Thursday: 10am – 4pm
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 1pm – 4pm
To arrange a museum visit outside of open hours, please email programs@lflbhistory.org.
Upcoming Public Events
Visit the Research Center
Visit our Research Center and work with our wide-ranging collections.
Discover facts about your home or property.
Do genealogy and learn about your family’s past.
Document the history of your business or organization.
Study maps or photographs from bygone eras.
Access books and articles on Lake Forest/Lake Bluff history.
Make an appointment or submit your research question via the form below, by emailing lstein@lflbhistory.org, or by calling 847.234.5253.
Hours
The Research Center is open by appointment only, with available research hours on Tuesday through Thursday from 10am-4pm.
PLEASE NOTE: All Research Center visitors must check-in first at the museum front desk. The archives are not open for walk-in research needs.
Use the form below to schedule an appointment for in-person research or to submit a research question to our museum staff.