West Chicago Historical Society/Kruse House Museum

05/14/2026

It’s the second Thursday of May so that means we are open tonight 5-7pm! Stop by and pickup a KDRMA Passport to Adventure and get in free!

05/09/2026

We are closed today for the Mother’s Day holiday weekend and wish all the moms a wonderful weekend with their families 💕

Photograph of Bertha and Celia.

05/02/2026

Today is the day! We are now open for the season! Stop by 12-3pm! Pick up your KDRMA Passport to Adventure and get free entry!

04/25/2026

Closing out this National Volunteer Week with a big thank you to all of our volunteers who are busy right now prepping the Kruse House for reopening next weekend. Throughout the year volunteers lead tours, staff the museum, care for our collection, help out at events, and care for our historic gardens and we can’t say thank you enough!!!

West Chicago Garden Club Friends of the West Chicago City Museum

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from the Kruse House Museum 🎄💚

09/19/2025

Get your tickets today for our upcoming 1950s Tasting Party with the amazing Ellie Carlson. If you missed her 1930s Tasting Party last year, you don't want to miss this!

Join the Friends of the West Chicago City Museum & the West Chicago Historical Society for an entertaining Tasting Party with history presenter Ellie Carlson on Saturday, September 27th from noon-2pm.      Learn all about the history of cooking during t

09/13/2025

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out last Saturday and supported our Ice Cream for a Cause fundraiser!

Thank you to all our volunteers, the historic car owners, bakers, donors and supporters! It was a beautiful fall day in the garden and everyone had a great time exploring the Kruse House Museum!

If you missed the sweet fun, you can still stop by one of the next two Saturdays when we are open from noon-3pm for house tours, or stop by any day to check out our historic gardens wonderfully cared for by the West Chicago Garden Club.

Thank you again to everyone who made our even a success!

09/06/2025

Are you coming to our Ice Cream for a Cause: Ice Cream Social today? Everyone will get a chance to win this beautiful door prize from our gardens wonderfully cared for by the West Chicago Garden Club! We hope to see you soon!

08/28/2025

Our Ice Cream for a Cause ice cream social is quickly approaching and you can buy tickets online!!! Be sure to get yours today and join us for some historic fun to support the Kruse House Museum!

The West Chicago Historical Society invites the community to a spirited, family-friendly event on Saturday, September 6, 2025, to help raise funds for the beloved Kruse House Museum, a historic gem that has stood at the heart of West Chicago for generations. From 1 PM to 4 PM, the our Ice Cream Soc

08/08/2025

Making your weekend plans? Be sure to stop by the Kruse House Museum tomorrow noon-3pm and explore our historic home and beautiful historic gardens.

This image is from one of the many family scrapbooks in our collection and shows Grandma and Grandpa Buchert with their grandchildren, Celia Kruse (who willed the home to the West Chicago Historical Society) and Fred and Vera Scharenberg.