Among the oldest items in the museum's archival collections is a diary kept by Hannah Gwinn Loring (1791 - 1847) written between 1804 ...

In December 1865, Susannah Smith of Millburn wrote in her diary: 22nd - Will have no school till Tuesday because Monday will be “Merry Chr...

It's no surprise that the U.S. Army Post at Fort Sheridan had a bounty of decorations at the holidays. It was home to military families...

Santa is such an iconic figure in our culture that he is even represented in the Museum's Fort Sheridan photo collection. Here, mem...