One of the perks of the museum being at Lakewood Forest Preserve is that everyday I get to enjoy wildlife and the change in seasons. Today ...

Daniel Wright (1778-1873) is considered Lake County's first  permanent non-native settler. Native Americans were the original stewards ...

During the depression of the mid-1890s, there was a rise in the number of communitarian groups throughout the United States. American utopia...

It's a little early to be thinking about Halloween, unless you're a museum planning for an exhibition. The Halloween: Superstitions...

This year marks the village of Mundelein's 100th birthday. Actually, Mundelein was settled in 1835, but the village incorporated in 19...

The museum's collections staff assists about 1,700 people each year. Many of these individuals need access to the Lake County history m...

This week it was reported that Russian military submarines are patrolling the coast of the Eastern United States in international waters. Th...