Come Find Your History...
Lake County Historical Society
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Welcome to our new website! This is the place to find information on events, facility rentals, tours, research opportunities, genealogy and more. The site is still a work in progress, so thank you for your patience.
Come find your history - at the Lake County Historical Society.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Thursday, December 5&6, 2024 - 10:00am-4:00pm
Come see our Deck the Halls decorations. Open from 10 am - 4 pm on December 5th and 6th.
Start the season off with a sight to behold at the Lake County History Center's Deck the Halls celebration
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Enjoy a tour of our Christmas decorations
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Take home delicious baked goods and candy from The Peppermint Lane Sweet Shop.
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Choose a gently used special gift from the North Pole Novelties.
Cost: Members $8, Non-Members $10, 3-12 $5, 3 and under free
Walk ups are welcome.
There are no refunds but a credit to a future event will be offered.
HAVE A GROUP? SPECIAL GROUP DAYS NOVEMBER 30, DECEMBER 7 AND 14 THAT INCLUDES LUNCH. Menu: Pretzel crusted chicken, red skin potatoes, seasonal vegetables, garden salad or fruit. GROUPS OF 8 OR MORE $24 PER PERSON CALL THE LAKE COUNTY HISTORY CENTER AT 440-639-2945 AND ASK FOR TONYA.
Breakfast With Santa
Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 11:00am - 1:30pm
The family will enjoy a wonderful breakfast and then meet with Santa and make a special ornament.
Tour the Lake County History Center Museum and enjoy the festive decorations . Have Breakfast or lunch in your PJ’s with Santa in the Lake County History Center's Heritage Hall. After your meal, visit the event barn and make an ornament to take home!! Photo opportunity with Santa.
There is limited seating, so book early & bring your camera!!
No refund requests after December 2, a credit will be given before that date.
If the event says sold out, please call the History center at 440-639-2945 to check if there is additional seating.
Friday, December 20, 2024 - 10:00am-11:30am
Christmas involves all of our senses.
Join us as we ring in Christmas with Gingerbread Man activities:
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Decorate gingerbread men cookies
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Enjoy an active gingerbread boy story
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Test your Christmas trivia
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Enjoy the sights in Christmas decorated museum
The program is targeted for preschool to early elementary, but any age is welcome.
PIONEER SCHOOL
Little Pioneer
At Lake County History Center’s Pioneer Village (Available April-October), little ones become pioneers in early the 1800's. They will go to school, do chores, meet a pioneer friend and roll a beeswax candle to take home.
Go back to the early 1800’s. Learn about school taught by rote, meet a pioneer and hear stories of how they survived and differences to what they left back east, roll a beeswax candle to take home, learn about trade in a general store, understand how seasons affected chores.
Length: 2 hours, Available Apr-Oct, $8/student, Minimum $100. Target age: K-Grade 1. Time length: 2 hours; $8/child $160/minimum.
