Warrenville Historical Society

06/01/2026

Happy Monday and happy June! It was a busy week in Warrenville 150 years ago as Hiram reported a lot of comings and goings, and sadly two deaths. Read all about it here!

“ June 1st Thursday   fine hot water  I did my choars was at the office all day  closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 nearly sick etc. “ 2nd Friday   fine growing weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 and went to be

05/29/2026

School is out for summer! 🎉

In celebration of the completion of the elementary and middle schools closing out the school year yesterday, our is to the Holmes School and St. Irene 8th Grade classes of 1966.

We hope everyone has a wonderful summer and stops into the Museum for our extended summer hours on Wednesdays 1-3pm and Sundays noon-3pm starting next week!

05/25/2026

We hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day and took some time to remember those who paid the ultimate price in service to our country.

Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day when it was formally established in 1868. Although Hiram did not mention the remembrance day, Decoration Day was originally commemorated to honor Civil War soldiers and no doubt many people in Warrenville thought of the 17 Civil War deaths that our community suffered as some would have marked Decoration Day in 1876.

Read about the other events of this week in 1876 as Hiram recorded them.

“ 25th Thursday   fine growing weather & dry  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism  George & the folks worked at the house. “ 26th Friday   fine growing weather &am

05/24/2026

The Warrenville Museum is closed today for the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend. We hope you are all having a wonderful weekend and take time to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

05/23/2026

A big congratulations to our 2026 Lucy Bernard Warrenville Historical Society Scholarship Winners, Zach Rogers, Thomas Leonard, and Megan Masters, on their graduation today!

Our winners are pictured here with our Vice President Karen Voegtle at our April Spring Tea.

05/23/2026

Congratulations to the Wheaton Warrenville South graduates! We wish the Class of 2026 great successes ahead as you celebrate your accomplishments today🎉

Do you recognize any of these Warrenville graduates from 60 years ago? 👩‍🎓 👨‍🎓

05/18/2026

Happy Museum Day Monday! Today as we share this week in history looking back 150 years at life in Warrenville through Hiram Leonard's Diary, we also celebrate International Museum Day! Museums mean so much to their communities, and we hope we are serving Warrenville well!

Without museums, documents, like the Hiram Leonard's diaries would not be preserved and shared. We are so grateful to get to save Warrenville history and engage with you all every single day. Keeping history alive is no small task, but we have the best community and supporters and love doing this work!

“ 18th Thursday   damp showerey weather ground wet  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with a cold etc. “ 19th Friday   rather a fine day but wet weather  I did my choars was at the office all day close

05/17/2026

We are so excited to have this art installation by Warrenville artist Lauren Schmidt and former Albright-inspired Artist-in-Residence Chris Hodge at the museum for this summer! Come check out these beautifully fun birds today when the Museum is open noon-3pm!

05/11/2026

Happy Monday! Read all about the week that was in Warrenville history 150 years ago in 1876!