Cruise on over to this celebration of of automotive history and innovation you won't want to miss. There's something for everyone. You can show your car, attend the show for free or even sponsor the show itself. See you there!
Sign up to show your car at the car show HERE.
Car show sponsorship information is available HERE. Sign up to sponsor the car show HERE.
Enjoy an upbeat evening of food, fun and dance with the Yorkville Big Band.
Tickets are available HERE. See you there!
Join us and learn about one of the oldest cultivated plants in human history.
Explore the outdoors while paddling down the Kishwaukee River.
Outing and ticket information are available HERE.
See you on the Kish!
Explore the outdoors while paddling down the Kishwaukee River.
Outing and ticket information are available HERE.
See you on the Kish!
Join us for a Community Potluck. Learn who your lives in your community and talk about the how foods connect us to our heritage, our community, and each other.
For 40 years, the MCHS Heritage Quilters group has spent Wednesday mornings sharing skills and stories of their craft while keeping the tradition of quilting by hand alive. Each year, they lovingly produce a masterpiece that is raffled off to support the work of the McHenry County Historical Society & Museum.
This year's quilt draws inspiration from the scenic beauty of the Coral Woods Conservation Area and the iconic maples found in the region’s natural landscape.
To purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win this one-of-a-kind quilt, lovingly hand-cut and stitched over the last year by the MCHS Heritage Quilters, simply visit here and scroll to the very bottom of the page.
Tickets are $5 for a single ticket and $20 for six tickets. The winner will be drawn on November 8, 2025, at 2 PM at the Museum.
McHistory: We Make History Come Alive!
Join us for the McHistory - Book Club! We will read books about history in the US, Illinois, and McHenry County. It is a great way to meet new people, make new friends, and read and discuss great books.
This meet up's book is The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson. You can purchase it at Read Between the Lynes in Woodstock or at your favorite bookstore.
We will meet on May 12th from 6:00-7:00pm at the Museum (located at 6422 Main Street Union, IL 60180).
This is a free event, but thank you for signing up, so we know how many people will join us!
Have questions? Contact Jolie, Executive Director at 815.923.1262 for more information.
Join the McHenry County Illinois Genealogy Society and the McHenry County Historical Society for an informative workshop on finding family.
This event is free with the cost of admission to the museum. This event is free to Historical Society Members.
Join us for a lecture and tour of two Frank Lloyd Wright's homes in Northern Illinois. Director, Mary Beth V. Peterson from the Laurent House in Rockford will give a lecture at MCHS at 11:00 AM, and after we will travel to Hampshire for a tour of the Muirhead Farmhouse. Tickets are available for the lecture only at $10 or both lecture and tour for $45. Tour space is limited, so if you are interested get your tickets today.
Tickets may be purchased here.
Tour participants will need to find their own transportation to Hampshire. Wheelchairs and walkers are not allowed at Muirhead Farmhouse.
Story and playtime for the little ones returns. Fiction and fun will abound. We will meet in the museum and our imaginations will take us away.
The application to become a craft vendor at the 39th Annual Heritage Fair is now available HERE. If space allows, the final day to complete and submit an application is June 27, 2025. We hope to see you at the Fair!
The Warp and Weft Weavers Guild of Woodstock will demonstrate and discuss the history of textiles.
The Warp and Weft Weavers Guild of Woodstock will demonstrate and discuss the history of textiles.
Free event with the cost of museum admission. Free to Historical Society Members.
Join us for a fascinating look at the stories behind the headstones in this now inactive cemetery. Among others, the cemetery is home to Luke Gannon, whose 1847 log cabin sits on the McHenry County Historical Society's grounds. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased here.
Join us for an afternoon of paddling on the Kishwaukee River.
Outing and ticket information are available here.
See you on the Kish!
Underground Railroad Lecture II: Frontier to Freedom
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