Elmhurst History Museum
Elmhurst History Museum
4.5
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Friday
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
About
The Elmhurst History Museum is an award-winning regional history museum founded in 1957 and operated by the City of Elmhurst. The museum engages people with history through its collection, ongoing and changing exhibits, and diverse educational experiences. The Elmhurst History Museum is located in a historically significant landmark known as the Glos Mansion, the former home of Elmhurst's first village president, Henry Glos, and his wife, Lucy. The Elmhurst History Museum also operates the Churchville Schoolhouse, a restored National Register of Historic Places property located on Church Road in Bensenville. The Churchville Schoolhouse provides schoolchildren and groups with an authentic living history experience led by an old-fashioned school marm from the early 1900s (by appointment only).
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Mar L
Chicago, IL324 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
Always an interesting exhibit. Came for the Department Store and Charles Schultz a few years ago. In historic building with City of Elmhurst history exhibit always on the 2nd floor. Worth your time.
Written 17 January 2024
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Eric S
Cuyahoga Falls, OH46 contributions
July 2021
Stopped in to see the special exhibit of Snoopy/NASA. Nicely set up. Went upstairs to the permanent displays about Elmhurst history and was impressed at the quality of displays. Also had a well produced video on town history. Would have spent more time there but my young children were not quite old enough to appreciate it all. Building, itself, is a beautiful old mansion worth walking around.
Written 17 July 2021
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pja817
Elmhurst, IL25 contributions
June 2017 • Solo
I went there to do some genealogic research, not expecting to find anything interesting other than the facts I needed. But the place sucked me in! Spent well over an hour browsing through the exhibits.
Written 14 August 2017
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We love it when people are surprised by what they find here at Elmhurst History Museum...you never know what you might find! Thanks for taking the time to tell us, and come back soon.
EHM Staff
Written 16 August 2017
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Clifford L
Henderson, NV871 contributions
Oct 2015 • Couples
Nice small museum near city center. History of area and development of the city. Lots of items from years gone by. Well worth a visit. Plan about one hour.
Written 24 October 2015
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Boemiana
Downers Grove, IL1,046 contributions
Apr 2018 • Friends
Joyful sentiments,theological points, comic strip exposed for audience's interpretation,memorabilia and references to heroic deeds, you will find in this exibition.Soothing jazz plays in the background."In the nick of time,a hero arose,a funny looking dog with a big black nose"by The Royal Guardsman.On the second floor the history of Elmhurst settling.This activity,including domentary movies and,posing for pictures and spy games can take up to two hours.Small kids have not much to do here.
Written 15 April 2018
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pja817
Elmhurst, IL25 contributions
July 2017
I was doing some genealogy research and did not expect to find much, but was very pleasantly surprised at the fascinating exhibits that are very well displayed
Written 25 January 2018
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Thank you!
Written 16 January 2019
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bhbsid
Hillside, IL16 contributions
Jan 2017 • Friends
Fantastic place! they had cemetery reading where headstones had been damaged and removed! Thank goodness for that! Great friendly staff and volunteers! Also a file of local information from local newspapers, an unexpected bonus!
Written 10 November 2017
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Thanks for stopping by and sharing your positive thoughts! We appreciate, come back soon.
Elmhurst History Museum
Written 11 November 2017
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Robert L
New Orleans, LA49 contributions
May 2017 • Friends
Nice, small museum. Worth taking a look if you're in the area! Was with friends taking in the sites of downtown Elmhurst and the college campus. Nice area to walk around.
Written 11 July 2017
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Thanks for stopping by!
Written 12 July 2017
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Daniel A
Beijing, China35,067 contributions
June 2017 • Couples
If you are in Elmhurst, this is a place to check out. The surrounding park is beautiful and the suburb actually is a great place to live, raise a family and the schools are phenomenal. The museum adds a little culture to the small city, is quite charming and easy to navigate. I wouldn’t make a special visit here but since we were staying in the area, it was something to do.
Written 10 July 2017
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Thanks Daniel, we appreciate your thoughtful review! Come back again.
Written 12 July 2017
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Karen S
120 contributions
May 2017
The Elmhurst History Museum always has fantastic interactive exhibits. There is a great new one on the history of Elmhurst, and the rotating exhibits have covered topics from Candy to Marion Mahony Griffin. Always worth an hour visit. Enjoyable every time we've visited.
Written 17 May 2017
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Thanks Karen--we appreciate your positive comments and visits to Elmhurst History Museum!
Written 19 May 2017
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