Last updated: 2/13/2010
Elgin History Museum
Elgin, Illinois
Address
360 Park St.Elgin, IL 60120
phone: 847-742-4248
e-mail: elginhistory@foxvalley.net

Hours

Wednesday through Saturday, 12-4 p.m., March through December. Closed January and February.

Admissions

$3 adults, $1 students, under 6 free

Museum Type(s)

Art

Staff

Elizabeth Marston
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Description

Pack James Gifford's wagon and visit his log cabin in early Elgin. Hear the watch ticking at the Elgin National Watch factory, sit in an Elgin Road Race car, and feel the beat of the Hiawatha Pageant.

Old Main is alive with two floors of exhibits reflecting Elgin's rich past.

History

Founded in 1961, the Elgin Area Historical Society rehabbed Old Main to create the Elgin Area Historical Museum. Old Main was the original building for Elgin Academy, a private, independent prep school. The school donated the building to the City of Elgin who partnered with the Historical Society to fix up the building in the 1980s. The pitched roof was put back along with a new lighted cupola. The paint was removed from the brick and the windows replaced. The interior was kept close to the orignial, but with many of the classrooms eliminated in order to have more sizable gallery space. The building was opened as a museum in 1987.

Artifact Collections

Elgin National Watch Company, Courier News negatives, Elgin, IL industry and business, Hiawatha Pageant, local Elgin history.

Governance

Non-profit membership organization

Library
Access: General Public, Students, Scholars
Appointment required: Yes
Publications

Quarterly newsletter

ADA
Wheelchair Accessible
Exhibitions
Museum Events
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MUSEUM CONFERENCES

Museum Trustee Association Spring Forum 2024

April 10 - 14, 2024

Atlanta, Georgia

Texas Association of Museums 2024 Lubock Annual Conference

April 14 - 17, 2024

Lubbock, Texas

2024 Colorado-Wyoming ANNUAL MEETING

May 1 - 4, 2024

Worland, Wyoming

West Virginia Association of Museums 2024 Conference

June 6 - 8, 2024

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

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