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Monday 2pm - 4pm Tuesday 2pm - 4pm Wednesday 2pm - 4pm Thursday 2pm - 4pm Friday 2pm - 4pm Sunday 2pm - 4pm

Wheeling Historical Society & Museum

Name: Wheeling Historical Society & Museum
Address: 251 N Wolf Road, Wheeling, IL, 60090, US
Telephone: +18475373119
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Wheeling Historical Society & Museum

Wheeling ( Illinois ) Historical Society and Museum The past is never lost – as long as it is remembered.

Towards that goal, the Wheeling Historical Society collects and preserves significant materials related to our past and shares them through educational and recreational activities that promote community heritage and pride.

12/04/2022

LOLLIPOP LANE 2022, Day 3 --- Have you enjoyed your FREE photo and visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus? Come to the Chamber Park to experience Lollipop Lane today from 2-5 pm. We have two 2022 ornaments to purchase to commemorate your visit!

12/03/2022

LOLLIPOP LANE 2022 --- Santa is back! Come and meet Santa and have a FREE photo taken in the oldest building in Wheeling from 1865. The Wheeling Historical Society is hosting Santa and Mrs. Claus this weekend and next weekend, Saturdays, Dec. 3 and 10, and Sundays, Dec. 4 and 11 , 2-5 pm, and Friday, Dec. 9, 6-8 pm.
CHAMBER PARK COMMUNITY CENTER, 131 N. Wolf Road, Wheeling.

06/03/2022

1932 Wheeling Public School --- from our collection, if you have any information about this event, please post a comment! The back of the photo reads: "ca 1932 Wheeling Public School"

05/21/2022

Welcome back to Wheeling's Museum -- our Grand Reopening is Sunday, May 22, 2-4pm! How many cans of milk were shipped daily from Wheeling to Chicago in 1896? View our new display model of the original train depot and find out!

04/01/2022

WE ARE REOPENING FOR SUNDAY HOURS!
SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2022 -- 2-4 pm
Despite the construction on Wolf Road, our parking lot is accessible. Please come to see the improvements we've been working on these past two years.

12/07/2019

Lollipop Lane 2019 --- there are 6 decorated trees lining the Lane, each with a different theme. This is the "Patriot's Tree". Come view them all and have a free photo taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Opening tomorrow at 2pm

12/06/2019

Lollipop Lane 2019 opens this Saturday, Dec. 7 at 2pm --- this sleigh from our Carriage House collection is part of the Lane this year. Donated in 1974 by Sr. Bridget Mahoney of Addolorata Villa, the 2-passenger cutter was used by a Wisconsin convent in the early 1900s.

11/28/2019

Thanksgiving with the Kopp family --- Annie Schneider Kopp and Emil were married in Wheeling in 1882. (from the Hartmann photo album, Wheeling Historical Society)

11/22/2019

Preview 2019 Lollipop Lane ornaments --- our volunteers got them tagged and ready for Santa's arrival on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 2pm --- our annual event draws over 1000 visitors over 8 days --- 12/7-12/15, Saturday and Sundays, 2-5pm, Mon-Fri., 6-8 pm. FREE PHOTO WITH SANTA, ornaments and cookies for sale

11/15/2019

Photo described "Looking south on Milwaukee. Ave., 1940s, tall flagpole Village Hall, short flagpole Post Office"

11/11/2019

A salute to World War 2 veteran Roger Rockenbach, buried in the Wheeling Cemetery in 1970. The Herald Newspaper carried these reports of Roger's participation overseas.

11/08/2019

Chamber Park, Wheeling Historical Museum -- Oct 31, 2019 --- this early snow got our volunteers in the mood to start the preparations for Lollipop Lane 2019 --- our weeklong visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus begins Sat. Dec.7 through Sun. Dec. 15.

Address

251 N Wolf Road
Wheeling, IL
60090

Opening Hours

Monday	2pm - 4pm
Tuesday	2pm - 4pm
Wednesday	2pm - 4pm
Thursday	2pm - 4pm
Friday	2pm - 4pm
Sunday	2pm - 4pm

Telephone

+18475373119

Website

http://wheelinghistoricalsociety.com/

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