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Join EHM Curator of Exhibits Sarah Cox on a tour of our recent exhibition, Victory at Home 1941-1945. The exhibition runs through August 18, 2024 in our first-floor gallery.

Let's take a look at the World War II-era monument that recognized Elmhurst residents who served in United States' armed forces.

Join EHM Curator of Exhibits Sarah Cox on a tour of our recent exhibition, Lost Chicagoland Department Stores. The exhibition runs through January 28, 2024 in our first-floor gallery.

Meet J. Hart Rosdail, the Elmhurst resident who held the Guinness Book of World Records title of World's Most Traveled Man from 1968 through 1977.

Join Curator of Exhibits Sarah Cox as she gives a gallery tour of the " Bicycle: Two Wheels to Adventure" exhibit.

Elmfest was an annual festival held in June each year from 1983 through 2008. Let’s take a look back on the fondly-remembered festival that ushered in summer each year in Elmhurst.

Our community is home to a narrow strip of native tallgrass prairie that runs parallel to the Illinois Prairie Path and is rightfully considered to the oldest undisturbed piece of land in Elmhurst. Let’s take a closer look at the Elmhurst Great Western Prairie.

Learn more about internationally renowned 19th-century portrait artist G.P.A. Healy and his patron, Thomas Barbour Bryan, in the early years of Elmhurst.

Join us for a tour of downtown Elmhurst in February 1991, footage courtesy of the City of Elmhurst Comcast team.

Exhibit Consultant Sandy Denninger leads viewers through highlights of the In Pursuit of Happiness: Immigrants in Our Communities exhibit. Available through May 14, 2023.

Jeff Mauro, star of Food Network's The Kitchen, Next Food Network Star and Sandwich King, joined us at Elmhurst History Museum on September 8, 2022 for a recording of his "Come on Over" podcast. The podcast features Jeff and his sister Emily in front of a live audience, as well as an interview with our curator of exhibits, Dan Bartlett. The program was a fun celebration of the EHM exhibit Eat Y...

Join Elmhurst History Museum Director and avid homebrewer Dave Oberg for a deep dive into the colorful history of beer. This prerecorded program will cover the ancient origins of this beloved beverage and its integral role in human history and civilization, from the ancient world to modern times. Available on RUclips Sept 1-Sept. 30.

Let’s take a tour of a few of our favorite local eateries of Elmhurst and enjoy some culinary history.

Curator of Exhibits Dan Bartlett leads viewers through highlights of the Eat Your Heart Out: Iconic Chicagoland Foods exhibit. Watch and learn about the culinary treats and treasures that were born out of Chicago's diverse food scene. Available until 10/2/22.

People of the Prairie: 12,000 Years in DuPage County Gallery Talk

Preserving Your Family History

From Prairie to Tree Town: Tales of Old Elmhurst

Elmhurst College 1941

Elmhurst History In Focus: Elmhurst University

Gallery Talk: An Ever-Widening Circle: Elmhurst University at 150

Elmhurst Our Kind of Town: Interview with Rudolf G. Schade

Elmhurst Greats and Grads

Elmhurst History In Focus: Elmhurst Veterans

More Than Just a Game: The Birth of Organized Sports in America

Elmhurst History In Focus: The 1936 Centennial Celebration

The Elmhurst Centennial Song

Elmhurst History In Focus: Architects of Elmhurst

The Civilian Conservation Corps in Elmhurst and DuPage County

Elmhurst History In Focus: Lost Landmarks of Elmhurst