Friends of Hauberg Civic Center

03/19/2025

Join us and Whispering Souls Paranormal-Investigations on Saturday, March 22nd at 6PM for Spirits & Bites - Springing the Spirits! The Whispering Souls crew will show what it is like to be part of a real paranormal investigation as they will lead a full 5 hour investigation of the mansion. Learn what techniques and equipment they use to try and capture proof of who is still roaming the halls of Hauberg Estate. Perhaps John is still upstairs working hard in his office. Is Susanne enjoying the view of the grounds from the master bedroom? Or maybe Ms. Ross or Mrs. Bennett are still going about their daily tasks in the house.

Tickets are $40 and include a taco bar starting at 6PM. Tickets are available through Humanitix. https://events.humanitix.com/spirits-and-bites-springing-the-spirits/tickets

03/14/2025

It’s Friday at the Hauberg Carriage Haus Bar & Hauberg Stables Gift Shop and we will be celebrating St Patrick’s Day. Drink special today is an Irish Mule and tonight you can build your own nachos for a $5.00 donation. The fun starts at 1:00 with nacho bar at 4:00. It looks like rain doesn’t come until after we close at 8:00. Mansion tours are at 3:00 and cost $10.00 per person, students free.

03/12/2025

Join us next Thursday, March 20th for the March Hauberg History Series! Our presenter this month will be Peg Rounds from Whispering Souls Paranormal-Investigations as she discusses some of the history and personal experiences behind several haunted locations in the Quad Cities. Learn what the "Rock and Roll Mansion" was before it became the home to many local radio stations, and who may be roaming the halls or find out if the spirits from the old East Moline library moved into the new building.

Doors open at 6:30PM with the program beginning at 7PM. Admission is $5 cash at the door or free if you are a current member to Friends of Hauberg Civic Center Foundation.
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03/07/2025

It’s Friday and it’s gloomy, but it’s always a CHEERS atmosphere at the Hauberg Carriage Haus Bar. The special today (a little risqué) Part Time Lover (who comes up with these names), open from 1:00-8:00. Mansion Tours start at 3:00. We hope to see you there!.

03/04/2025

Want to experience a real paranormal investigation of Hauberg Estate? Join us and Whispering Souls Paranormal-Investigations on March 22nd at 6PM for Spirits & Bites - Springing the Spirits Edition as their team leads a full 6 hour investigation of the mansion. Local psychic medium and Tarot reader, Ryan Sumpter will be available to give Tarot readings as well during the event. Readings are a separate cost paid directly to Ryan at the time of the reading.

Tickets are available on Humanitix (https://events.humanitix.com/spirits-and-bites-springing-the-spirits). Taco bar starts at 6PM alongside a cash bar. Investigation starts at 7PM.

Get tickets on Humanitix - Spirits & Bites - Springing the Spirits hosted by Friends of Hauberg Civic Center Foundation. Hauberg Estate, 1300 24th St, Rock Island, IL 61201, USA. Saturday March 22nd 2025. Find event information.

02/27/2025

It’s time for What’s Been Happening At Hauberg! Last fall we started working on our nature based STEAM programming. Robbie Palm from Wild Ones starting contacting different organizations and we have partnered with Spring Forward, Wild Ones Quad Cities Chapter, Guardians of the Prairie and Forest, University of Illinois Extension with their 4-H and Master Gardners program and Rock Island Public Library to bring you Curious By Nature. What an amazing collaboration with so many talented people. The estate offers 10 acres of outdoor experiences and classes also in the carriage house. Spring Forward will be in the carriage house in March and April with their kids, May and August will bring Hauberg’s programs. Fall will have 4-H programming. We are still working on a full calendar and will announce when it’s completed. These classes are free to kids K-6. Curious By Nature’s class schedule will be put on our website calendar with instructions on how to sign up. Special thanks to Mandel Design and Chris Mandle for designing this fun logo. PS: Spring Forward has their fundraiser at Mercado on March 8th, please try to attend and support all of our organizations in educating our youth with the importance of nature.

02/21/2025

Are you ready for some Gumbo ⚜️

02/21/2025

UPDATE: FedEx delayed the King Cakes until tomorrow. But i have a backup plan……Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce!!!!

Something special at Hauberg Carriage Haus Bar & Hauberg Stables Gift Shop tonight. It’s Mardi Gras! Hurricanes, Gumbo, Sausage Po’ Boys and King Cake. Food catered by Deb and Paul (because we have original recipes from New Orleans). Wear your purple, green and gold. Beads will be furnished. King Cakes from Gambinos in New Orleans. Bar opens at 1:00 food served at 5:00. Gumbo and King Cake $10.00. Dress your own Smoked Sausage or Andouille Po’ Boy and a slice of King Cake $10.00. laisse passer le bon temps!!!

02/14/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day❤️ join us at the Hauberg Carriage Haus Bar & Hauberg Stables Gift Shop today from 1:00-8:00. The special drink is a Valen-Tini. Hauberg Mansion Tours are at 3:00 every Friday. We still have seating available for tomorrow nights Valentine's Day at Hauberg Estate. Love is in the air🥂

02/14/2025

Think Spring!

It's time to mark your calendar!!! Yes, spring is coming. The plant sale committee met today and the order is getting ready to bring in 5,000 native plants that will looking for a home in your garden. So put a big star on your calendar for May 17th & 18th and watch for future posts teasing you with pictures of beautiful plants that will be on the sale.

02/13/2025

There is still time left to grab your seats to our Valentine's Day at Hauberg Estate Dinner this Saturday! We will have a cocktail hour at 6PM with dinner and music beginning at 7PM! Tickets are available through Humanitix (https://events.humanitix.com/valentine-s-day-at-hauberg-estate)

Also, join us Thursday, the 20th, for the History Series at Hauberg where Christina Kastell will be discussing the Davenport Tablets Conspiracy. Doors open at 6:30PM with program starting at 7PM. Admission is $5 cash at the door, members to Friends of Hauberg are free.
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02/05/2025

Join us in the Carriage House on Thursday, February 20th at 7PM for the Hauberg History Series! Joining us this month will be Curator of History and Anthropology, Christina Kastell, from the Putnam Museum. She will be recounting the mystery and truth behind The Davenport Tablets Conspiracy.

In 1877, two engraved slate tablets were discovered in a burial mound site southwest of Davenport. One contained pictures and primitive writing, the other was a calendar stone marked with 12 signs similar to the European zodiac.

Were they proof of early European settlers in the region, or a practical joke gone bad? No less prestigious an institution than the Smithsonian first authenticated them, then later declared them a fraud. Find out how the infamous Davenport Tablets helped change archaeology forever.

Doors open at 6:30PM and admission is $5 cash at the door. Current members to Friends of Hauberg get in for free.

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02/01/2025

It’s February 1st and we have a special deal. Are you still looking for a venue for your 2026 wedding? During the month of February, if you book your wedding and reception at Hauberg Estate, you will receive a free night in Andrew’s Place, our new Airbnb, on the second floor of the carriage house. We still have a few dates open in September and October of 2025. Email [email protected] to set up your site visit.

01/31/2025

It’s rainy right now, but it will stop at 1:00 just in time for when the Hauberg Carriage Haus Bar & Hauberg Stables Gift Shop will be open. Special drink today is a Bourbon Vanilla Old Fashioned. Tours of the mansion start at 3:00 and are $10.00 per person, students are always free. Come and see us we are open until 8:00 tonight.

01/28/2025

Its always amazes me when we put original things back where they belong, it feels like they were always there. It’s been 60 years since these original carriage house lights have adorned the front of the building. They have been rewired, stripped and polished. Board members and volunteers donated their time and money to bring them back to life. James Jordan and Garrett Alderson, from Public Works, came over today to hang them up and they are a WOW!