The Lake Bluff Children’s Home (1894–1969) charts a community-driven response to child abandonment during the 1890s recession, its evolution from an institutional to individualized foster and counseling care, and its enduring impact on local identity and national debates about residential care and foster services. Learn more about the Lake Bluff Children's Home at Grace United Methodist Church…
Join us for an evening of spooky fun as we celebrate the season with games, movies, pumpkins and of course, lots of CANDY! Registration is all free but we do ask for participants to register online to determine an accurate head-count for the event. Feel free to contact us at bwhite@lbpd.org with any questions about this SPOOK-tacular…
One-hour lecture with displays of historical documents, including materials related to the “Promise of Liberty,” will be led by Seth Kaller, a leading expert in acquiring, authenticating, and appraising historic documents and artifacts. The talks will feature remarkable documents and artifacts from major collections and institutions, highlighting the ongoing legacy of liberty and rights that the Promise…
One-hour lecture with displays of historical documents, including materials related to the “Promise of Liberty,” will be led by Seth Kaller, a leading expert in acquiring, authenticating, and appraising historic documents and artifacts. The talks will feature remarkable documents and artifacts from major collections and institutions, highlighting the ongoing legacy of liberty and rights that the Promise…
Join us for a brief, illustrated talk on how Lake Bluff’s late-19th and early-20th century camp meetings and Chautauqua-inspired programming helped shape the village’s artistic currents—and how those currents echoed through the region, from shore to suburb. Lecture will be held in the Grace United Methodist Church basement, Sunday, September 20th at 2:00pm. More details forthcoming.