Museum - Lombard Historical Society in Lombard, Illinois

Today’s Valentine card has a simple sentiment behind a lusciously sweet cover. I think that both the cover and the inside verse could framed individually but so like many a Valentine’s couple, they stand together well. #lombardhistory #preserveinterpretpromote #valentinescards #museum

Take your love for Lombard on the road! #valentinesdaygift #lovetotravel #ontheroad Your Promo Partners... https://lombard-historical-society.square.site//lombar/57

Getting ready for our Virtual Victorian Valentines Tea Party! There are a few goodie boxes available and of course the lecture is FREE just make sure to register. https://www.lombardhistory.org//virtual-valentines-victori #victorianteaparty

This week we’ll be featuring some of the Valentines cards in our collection. Today’s card has a pretty illustration on the front and a sugary verse on the inside but that wasn’t always the case. During the Victorian era, a person might send a vinegar Valentine to tell a would-be sweetheart their feelings weren’t reciprocated. Luckily, this isn’t one of those. #lombardhistory #preserveinterpretpromote #victorianvalentine #museum

There is plenty of time to enter the Sheldon Peck Art & Essay Contest! Students in any grade in a Lombard, Glen Ellyn, or Villa Park elementary, middle or high school are invited to enter the 2021 Lombard Historical Society (LHS) Sheldon Peck Art & Essay Contest. As their submission, contestants will have the option of creating an original journal entry, or work of art, inspired by the work of Sheldon Peck. Copies of original source material and documents will be available on...line so that students can learn about Sheldon Peck and his work as an itinerant folk artist, radical abolitionist, and conductor on the Underground Railroad Learn more at https://www.lombardhistory.org/art-and-essay-contest

Today is the big football game, #55, which technically can’t be referred to by its known name because of trademarks & copyrights. But young John Castleman, a Peck descendant through Abigail Peck Castleman’s line, looks ready to play. Although, I think that football is about as big as he is. The photo was taken in the 1920s. #footballgames #football #lombardhistory #preserveinterpretpromote #museum

We hope that everyone is having a wonderful holiday! Please note that the LHS offices will be closed until January 4, 2021. Need to get in contact with us? LHS staff will be checking email and messages during this time. Have a Happy New Year!

The cards with their matching verses, as promised. If you didn’t follow along this week, check out the virtual Christmas exhibit on our website. If you played along, how did you do? Drop us a comment below. #lombardhistory #preserveinterpretpromote #christmascards #museum

Merry Christmas from the Lombard Historical Society! Join us for our final Harriet for the Holidays, as we listen to Harriet Peck read A Visit from St. Nick. As we get ready to slumber and see visions of sugar plums dance in our heads, the final words of the poem say it best. Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good Night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXv4qvN6Yi0

The the Lombard Historical Society wishes you and yours a holiday season filled with joy and tranquility. We would like to thank you for your continued support through this difficult year. Wishing you happiness & health in 2021.

The Lilac Emporium is open until 2pm for you last minute holiday shopping! #holidayseason #holidaygifts

The Home Acres depot for the Chicago, Aurora, & Elgin Railroad at Westmore-Meyers Road, circa 1912, looking east towards Villa Park. The big house just behind the depot belonged to Dr. T. Franklin James, who eventually moved to 135 S. Main Street. Home Acres, renamed Westmore, was an unincorporated neighborhood that voted to join Lombard in 1926. #lombardhistory #preserveinterpretpromote #museum #railroad

Day 4, the last day to see if you can match the verse to the card. If you’re just catching up, head to our website & look for the JingleBell Jubilee page. Our virtual Christmas exhibit with the cards is there. And if you’re still hunting for a unique Lombard themed present, our Lilac Emporium gift shop is open between 10 am and 2 pm today. #lombardhistory #preserveinterpretpromote #museum #christmascards

Make sure to order by tonight! Help support the Lombard Historical Society! RIGHTEOUS KITCHEN FUNDRAISER Get your meal from Righteous Kitchen and Benefit Our Community!... ORDER on Monday October 26 SELECT the non-profit that you would like your order to benefit PICKUP (or delivery) on Thursday or Friday, October 29 and 30, 2020 between 4 - 6 pm. It's that easy! The Kiwanis Club of Lombard, the Rotary Club of Lombard, and the Lombard Historical Society are the organizations that are participating in this year's fundraiser. To order: https://www.righteouskitch.com/rotary-club-menu Questions: [email protected]

We still have tickets available for Haunts and History! Spend Halloween Afternoon in Lombard Cemetery learning all about early Lombard and more! Great for all ages. Tickets are $5 per child and include a goodie bag!

Parkside Theatre was Lombard’s first moving pictures place. It stood on Parkside Avenue just west of Main Street. The theatre was built in the 19teens and was active until DuPage Theatre, with talking pictures, was built. Parkside Theatre was abandoned, fell into disrepair, and was eventually demolished. #lombardhistory #museum #silentpictures #theatres

Henderson’s Department Store on the corner of Park and St. Charles in all of its terra cotta glory. The building is still there & now houses Fairy Tales. Before this big building there was a family home here. When Mr. Hahne had this property built, he had the home moved to 144 S. Craig. #lombardhistory #preserveinterpretpromote #terracotta #museum

Many of the women who voted with Ellen Martin attending Maple Street Chapel. Today the street sign outside reads Ellen Martin Way to honor Ellen and the other women. It is important to honor their legacy and the legacy of other suffragists by exercising our right to vote and #votelikeellen #suffragecentenial #vote

Support Local History. Enter the Lombard Historic Society's 50/50 Raffle. You're support allows us to continue to preserve, promote, and interpret Lombard History. Tickets are 1 for $5, or 5 for $20. Ticket will be drawn on Halloween. Winner need not be present. Purchase tickets at https://www.lombardhistory.org/2020-annual-halloween-raffle

We're excited about all the new items that are coming in the Lilac Emporium Gift Shop. The newest item... Our one of a kind Lilacia bath bombs, are scented with lilac, cardamom & cedarwood essential oils, are freshly painted & ready to take home. Made locally by Ursula Naturals Shop online for pickup or to have shipped. #giftideas #giftshop #museum #shoplocal... https://lombard-historical-society.square.site//lilaci/34

There are still spaces available for our virtual program tomorrow night with Katherine Hamilton-Smith. Katherine, is the founding curator of the Curt Teich Archives, presents a look at the documentary power and significance of picture postcards. Please register and the link will be sent to your email. https://www.lombardhistory.org//picture-postcards-the-happ

In 1939, Jean Bassett dressed up as Susan B. Anthony for Halloween. The sign she’s carrying reads Votes for Women. If you would like to learn more about the Lombard women who, in 1891, cast the first votes by women in Illinois, check out our website for the documentary All Citizens, produced by @timfrakes. #lombardhistory #museum #vote2020

We've been working hard on bringing in new items to the Lilac Emporium! Bear with us as we are learning what you like and want to see in the store. Limited quantities are available on some items. Shop online for pickup or shipping and stop in on Friday or Saturday during normal business hours. https://lombard-historical-society.square.site/

Help support the Lombard Historical Society! RIGHTEOUS KITCHEN FUNDRAISER Get your meal from Righteous Kitchen and Benefit Our Community! ORDER on Monday October 26 SELECT the non-profit that you would like your order to benefit... PICKUP (or delivery) on Thursday or Friday, October 29 and 30, 2020 between 4 - 6 pm. It's that easy! The Kiwanis Club of Lombard, the Rotary Club of Lombard, and the Lombard Historical Society are the organizations that are participating in this year's fundraiser. To order: https://www.righteouskitch.com/rotary-club-menu Questions: [email protected] See more

Today we pause to recognize that Native Americans #indigenouspeoplesday are the first inhabitants of the present-day United States. Today, over 5 million Indigenous people in the United States carry on their cultural and traditions. The Lombard Historical Society is located on what was the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi Tribes' traditional lands. Thank you Illinois State Museum for sharing this interactive map http://usg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html which ...was created by historian Claudio Saunt to visualize the dispossession after 1776 of 1.2 billion acres of Native land by an expanding American empire. We invite you to learn about the Indigenous people who once lived and continue to live in the places you call home. Featured are two maps the first is from our collection dated 1862 when Lombard was known as Babcock’s Grove and the second shows the Chicagoland before 1850. #lombard_history #museum #nativeamerican #maps

To help celebrate the national centennial of women’s suffrage in 2020, we’re excited to support the national Women’s Suffrage marker program which honors Ellen Martin. Share your I voted stickers and snap a selfie! Make sure to tag us and use the hashtags #IvotedlikeEllen #lombard_history

This image of the Aurora, Elgin, & Chicago Railroad depot on Main Street was turned into a postcard. There aren’t many clues to when the photo was taken but it was in the early 1900s. If you’re interested in postcards, check out the new virtual exhibit on our website. #lombardhistory #preserveinterpretpromote #postcards #museum

We are gearing up for Haunts & History! Join us Halloween afternoon in Lombard Cemetery exploring and learning about historic cemeteries. Start times are every 30 min from 1:00pm to 4:00 pm. Cost is $5 per child and every participant receives a good bag! To Register or for more information at https://www.lombardhistory.org//haunts-amp-history-hallowe

We close #fireperventionweek with this photo that was taken during a parade down St Charles Road in downtown Lombard, probably in the 1920s or 1930s. The second photo is the Lombard Fire Department, marching in a parade, in the 1950s. #firedepartment #parade #museum #lombard_history @villageoflombard

The Sheldon Peck and Carriage House Museums are still open. We remain committed to the safety of visitors and staff. We are following all CDC and state guidelines, including requiring masks and limiting the number of visitors at any time. For more information visit our website, LombardHistory.org

Celebrate OktoberBest! (Better than sitting at Home!) with the Lombard Historical Society! Join us October 13th at 6:00 PM for the musical styling of Die Kellerknaben Polka Band! We will have Hot Cider and strudel for guests. Space is limited so get your tickets today! Tickets are $5/member and $10/nonmember... https://www.lombardhistory.org//octoberbest-better-than-si

Three members of the Lombard Fire Department place a placard on a fire hydrant near Village Hall on North Park Avenue, reminding the public to not give a fire a chance. In the second photo, Arl Tonne of the Lombard Fire Department is placing a card marked I for Invalid on a Lombardian’s home. These cards notify the Fire Department that someone who lives there needs assistance in case of a fire. In present days, Lombardians can talk to the Fire Marshal about installing a Knox Box near their main entrance of their home. The Knox Box contains a key to their home that first responders can access in case of an emergency. These special boxes are used for businesses as well as residences. #fireperventionweek #firedepartment #lombard_history #museum @villageoflombard

Support Local History! Buy your 50/50 Raffle Tickets. Your support allows us to continue to preserve, promote, and interpret Lombard History. Get your tickets at: https://www.lombardhistory.org/2020-annual-halloween-raffle

Roath’s Motor Service Station at the Y intersection, undated. That’s Crescent Boulevard heading off to the left of the service station while St. Charles Road heads to its right. #lombardhistory #preserveinterpretpromote #oldroads #museum

The photo of the engine, imprinted with Grace Lodge VFD, belonged to another Lombard area fire department. According to their department history, two Lombard subdivisions (Lombard Vista & Countryside Farmettes) formed two separate fire departments just after World War II to protect their neighborhoods. The two departments were known as Lombard Vista Fire Department with their station at 456 N. Vista Avenue and the Grace Lodge Fire Department at 451 E. Prairie Avenue. When t...he two departments merged in the late 1940s, they renamed themselves Villard Fire Department and established their first station at 324 N. Edgewood Avenue. In 1958, they broke ground for a new fire station at 635 N. Parker Drive. As the Village of Lombard’s boundaries grew, the neighborhoods the Villard Fire Department served were absorbed into the Lombard Fire Department Territory. The end of watch for the Villard Fire Department came in the early 1970s. #fireperventionweek #firedepartment #lombard_history #museum

Miss Martin and fourteen of Lombard’s most prominent women cast their ballots as citizens and residents of the town of Lombard twenty-eight years before the 19th Amendment would be ratified in 1920. Yesterday our Executive Director cast her ballot...#votelikeellen #suffragecentennial #vote

Another look at Yorktown Mall, circa 1967. Today we’re looking towards the south, southwest. Butterfield Road is almost unrecognizable here. #lombardhistory #preserveinterpretpromote #museum #aerialphotography

Join the Lombard Historical Society for some Haunts & History! We will be exploring Lombard Cemetery with fun scavenger hunts for children of all ages on Halloween from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Tickets are $5 per child and everyone leaves with a goodie bag! To learn more or purchase your ticket follow the link below! https://www.lombardhistory.org//haunts-amp-history-hallowe

Looking to warm up? Check out these hand-crafted crocheted afghans and our Lombard campfire mugs! Shop Local. Shop Lombard. #lombardhistory #giftshop https://lombard-historical-society.square.site/