"He was an ideal soldier, quiet, manly, religious, and exerted an excellent influence in the Company."  This description of Edwar...

This is the second post on the five men pictured together in a Civil War era tintype in the museum's collection. Like most Lake County...

Research of an unidentified soldier pictured in a tintype in the museum's collection has revealed the forgotten story of a young Scottis...

Celebrated Waukegan-born author, Ray Bradbury, has passed away. Among Bradbury's most well-known novels are "Fahrenheit 451," ...

John M. Easton (1810-1876). History of Lake County , Charles A. Partridge, 1902. One of the most enlightening sources for what life was lik...

On New Year's Eve 1947, the Zion movie theater opened after the city council amended laws to permit movies. The city's first theater...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic . On April 15, 1912, 1,514 lives were lost after the steamer hit an ...