The historic town of Half Day claims many firsts in the annals of Lake County history—the first post office (1836), the first school (1836) ...

On August 26, 1903, Miss Eleanor McCaskey married Captain Arthur Stewart Conklin at the U.S. Army post at Fort Sheridan. The wedding was b...

The first hero of the Civil War was Colonel Elmer Ellsworth of the Zouave Corps. In the years before the war, Ellsworth was considered...

To mark the 25th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy on January 28, 1986, I thought I'd reflect on the museum's NASA...

I'm on the fence about this Sunday's big game between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. Actually, I'm on the fence. I liv...

Bess Bower at Grass Lake, circa 1905. Dunn Museum Collections . Bess Bower Dunn has made appearances in previous posts, but I've never...

Lake County resident, Adlai E. Stevenson II (1900-1965) was one of the most important statesmen of the 20th century. Stevenson was a popular...