The Glen Ellyn His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety Mis­sion: Research­ing, pre­serv­ing and pre­sent­ing the his­tory of Glen Ellyn…for today and for gen­er­a­tions to come.

The Glen Ellyn His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety has been serv­ing the greater Glen Ellyn area since 1969, when it was formed at the request of the Vil­lage of Glen Ellyn to restore Stacy’s Tav­ern (a stage­coach inn from the 1840s) and oper­ate it as a museum cel­e­brat­ing the Village’s early his­tory. The role of the Soci­ety has expanded con­sid­er­ably over the years and now includes the Glen Ellyn Cen­ter for His­tor­i­cal Research, the Glen Ellyn His­tory Cen­ter (for tem­po­rary exhibits, meet­ings and edu­ca­tional pro­grams), Stacy’s Cor­ners Store, and Ward Plaza, which pro­vides an attrac­tive gate­way to Glen Ellyn from the north. All of the Society’s facil­i­ties are located at His­toric Stacy’s Cor­ners, the birth­place of Glen Ellyn, where North Main Street inter­sects St. Charles and Geneva Roads.

The Glen Ellyn His­tory Cen­ter, which houses most of the Society’s activ­i­ties as well as Stacy’s Cor­ners Store,  is located at 800 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn, Illi­nois, 60137. It is open Tues­day through Sat­ur­day from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and most Sun­days from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Stacy’s Tav­ern Museum, which is near the His­tory Cen­ter at 557 Geneva Road, is open for tours on Wednes­day and Sun­day after­noons from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and by appoint­ment.  Group tours are sched­uled year round by appoint­ment.  Admis­sion is $5/adults and $2.50/students.

The Society’s phone num­ber is 630–469-1867 x101. Email should be addressed to: direc­tor@gehs.org  The Society’s mail­ing address is P.O. Box 283, Glen Ellyn, IL 60138.