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Become a Glen Ellyn His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety Member

From its begin­ning in the early 1830’s, the Vil­lage of Glen Ellyn’s his­tory has been richly tex­tured by the peo­ple who pio­neered the prairies and made the ful­fill­ment of their dreams our legacy.

Lest these dreams be lost, a group of ded­i­cated vol­un­teers founded the Glen Ellyn His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety in 1969. Today, the Society’s pro­grams encom­pass activ­i­ties involv­ing hun­dreds of res­i­dents of the Vil­lage of Glen Ellyn.

Mem­bers of the Glen Ellyn His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety are proudly respon­si­ble for:

  • The oper­a­tion and sup­port of Stacy’s Tav­ern Museum (in part­ner­ship with the Vil­lage of Glen Ellyn), a way­side stage inn built in 1846. The Tav­ern has been restored on its orig­i­nal site. Exhibits and addi­tions to the arti­fact col­lec­tion are ongoing.
  • An active house plaquing pro­gram to research the iden­tify Vil­lage struc­tures of his­tor­i­cal sig­nif­i­cance. Plaques placed on the struc­tures are an inter­est­ing addi­tion to Glen Ellyn’s liv­ing history.
  • Edu­ca­tional out­reach includ­ing lec­tures and sem­i­nars on his­tor­i­cal top­ics to a vari­ety of audi­ences, school pro­grams, an arti­fact and library col­lec­tion, and par­tic­i­pa­tion in vil­lage activities.

You are cor­dially invited to become a mem­ber of the Glen Ellyn His­tor­i­cal Society

Mem­ber­ship ben­e­fits include:

  • Free admis­sion to Stacy’s Tav­ern Museum
  • Your per­sonal sub­scrip­tion to the Mes­sen­ger Newsletter
  • Email notice for spe­cial events
  • Invi­ta­tions to open­ing recep­tions, annual meet­ing and spe­cial events
  • 10% dis­counts at the Stacy’s Cor­ners Store
  • Reduced rate for pro­grams, and His­tory Cen­ter rental
  • Vol­un­teer opportunities:
    • Become a docent at Stacy’s Tav­ern Museum
    • Inter­pret his­tory for chil­dren through Outreach
    • Pro­grams
    • Become a his­tor­i­cal char­ac­ter for Outreach
    • Pro­grams
    • Cat­a­logue archival materials
    • Han­dle research queries
    • Research house and site histories
    • Write newslet­ter articles
    • Teach or demon­strate his­tor­i­cal crafts
    • Assist with spe­cial events
    • Assist with fund rais­ing events
    • Tend our period gardens
    • Cook for spe­cial events

Click here for a mem­ber­ship application

For more infor­ma­tion, call 630–469-1867