Programs:
Individuals and Families
The DuPage County Historical Museum offers many exciting programs for history
lovers of every age!
How to Register
Current programs, dates, times, fees, and registration are all available through
the Wheaton Park District online registration system. Please register for programs
through the Wheaton Park District unless otherwise noted.
For more information, please contact us.
All Aboard!
What's better than an afternoon of games, crafts and trains? Come watch the engineers run the trains in our famous HO gauge model railroad. Build your own model train and play with our new interactive train set. Children must be between the ages of 4 and 8; parents are not required to stay. $8.00 per child, drink and snack will be provided. Registration is required.
Register Now:
Saturday, February 18 | 1-3pm | Ages: 4-8 | $8 | Registration Code: #131308-02
DuPage County and the Underground Railroad—FREE Event!
Noted author and historian Glennette Tilley-Turner will speak at the Museum for this special evening event. Glenette will discuss her research on the Underground Railroad in Illinois. Glenette began her research here at the DuPage County Historical Museum, and we are thrilled to welcome her back. She has served on the nine-member National Park Service Underground Railroad Advisory Committee and testified before subcommittees of the U.S. Senate and House and the Illinois Senate in support of Underground Railroad legislation. Her writings on the Underground Railroad appear in publications of the National Parks and Conservation Association, the Illinois State Library, and the Illinois Bureau of Tourism. Glenette is also the author of The Underground Railroad in Illinois, Running for Our Lives, Take a Walk in Their Shoes, Follow in Their Footsteps, Lewis Howard Latimer, Surprise for Mrs. Burns and the just published picture book, An Apple for Harriet Tubman.
Details: Thursday, February 23 | 7-8pm | This is a FREE event!
President's Day Program
Celebrate President's Day with fun crafts and activities. Make your own log cabin, help create a President's Day mural, tour museum exhibits and join a scavenger hunt while you learn about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and much more! Lunch is included.
Details: Monday, February 20 | 9am-3pm | $30/person
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Do you want to learn how a museum works? Come spend part of the day and work side
by side with the museum staff. Get a behind the scenes tour of the museum, view
some of the photographs and artifacts from the museum collection, interact with
visitors and learn how to put together your own mini exhibit. Participants will
also receive a certificate, special souvenir, and photo.
Availability:
Available Sat, Wed, or Fri during the summer from 9am-1pm.
Available Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 2pm during the rest of the year.
Ages:
Ages 8 and up
Cost:
$100.00/DCHM Member; $120.00/nonmember
To sign-up, please call Sara Buttita, Museum Educator, at 630-510-4956.
Special Events
For a list of upcoming special events and programs, please click here.
