Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, a time set aside to honor the nation’s Civil War dead by decorating their graves. ...

Georgia D. Clarke's slide taken in Waukegan, circa 1910, titled, "Sherwin Wright-Edge of the Wild-Aurea-Flavescens."   Dunn Mu...

In 1914, the U.S. Government designated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. The idea for Mother's Day in the United States may b...

Photo of Captain A.Z. Blodgett from the History of the 96th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, 1887. Asiel Z. Blodgett was born at Fort Dearbo...

I have worked in the museum's archives for 21 years and am still making discoveries. Of course, there is always something new to be lea...

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War. The first military action of the war was the Confederat...

In 1888, when the Northwestern Military Academy opened in Highland Park, locals thought a boys' military academy would cause problems in...