Monday, October 24th, 6:00 p.m.
Lansing Public Library, upstairs
2750 Indiana Ave. Lansing, IL, 60438
From its volunteer roots in fighting prairie fires to its leadership in emergency medical services, the role of this important village entity will be presented in slides and discussion. For more information, call 708-474-7497
Historian Art T. Burton will present the life of Jackie Robinson and the impact his life had on American Sports. This program celebrates the 75th anniversary of Robinson’s breaking the color barrier in professional baseball. The program will take place on Monday, September 26, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lansing Public Library upstairs. The library is located at 2750 Indiana Ave., Lansing, IL 60438.
For more information, call 708-474-7497.
The Lansing Historical Society Museum is proud to announce the opening of the “Brides Through the Decades” exhibit, which had not been in place for the past two years due to Covid. We have over 60 gowns and other vintage clothing on display along with photos of the brides and notes on the fashion trends of the different eras. Museum hours are Mondays, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Or call 708-474-7497 for viewing at other times.
Come and match wits with your friends and neighbors and Lansing Historical Society members!
If you’re new in town, come and learn some Lansing history. Come and have fun and win prizes!
Monday, April 25, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lansing Public Library, upstairs on the stage, 2750 Indiana Ave. Lansing, IL 60438
For more information, call Barb Dust, 708-474-4797
Lansing’s only police officer to be killed in the line of duty, Ken Novak, died on April 8, 1992. Lansing’s only marine to be killed in Iraq, Phil Martini, died on April 8, 2006. Each year the Lansing Historical Society mounts an exhibit to honor these two men who gave their all. Following the vigil on April 8th, the exhibit will remain in place through the month of April.
The exhibit will be open on Friday, April 8, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Lansing Historical Museum, located in the lower level of the Lansing Public Library, 2750 Indiana Ave., Lansing, IL
Bob Malkas, long-time manager of the Lansing Municipal Airport, will present a program based on his extensive research about the airport.
Monday, March 28,2022 at 6:00 p.m. on the stage of the Lansing Public Library, 2750 Indiana Ave. Lansing, IL 60438. The program is open the public with no admission charge. For more information, contact Barb Dust, 708-474-7497 or barbd728@aol.com.
The Lansing Historical Museum will once more host its Festival of Lights, Christmas Around the World. The grand opening will be on Monday, November 29th at 6:00 with holiday music by the Thornton Fractional South and North choral departments. The Festival features over 30 Christmas trees and other displays representing 28 countries. Hours will be Monday through Thursday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays, 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. For tours at other times, call 708-474-7497.
Monday, October 25, 2021, 6:00 p.m.
Lansing Public Library Community Room
2750 Indiana Ave., Lansing, IL
Local naturalist, Jim Sweeny, will give a brief introduction and then show the movie “The Everglades of the North.” This award-winning documentary reveals the diverse ecology and controversial saga of the Grand Kankakee Marsh—an area of the Midwest that less than a century ago resembled the the swamplands of Florida’s Everglades. After the movie Jim will do a Q&A. For more information, call 708-474-7497.
The Lansing Historical Society is launching a project to collect family recipes from Lansing residents along with stories about the recipes and memories of cooking in days gone by.
Recipes and stories will be displayed in the Lansing Historical Museum and in a cookbook. Each person sending in a recipe can enter into a raffle for culinary related prizes by writing their phone number on the back.
Please consider sharing a recipe and/or a story by:
-emailing it to barbd728@aol.com
-sending it to Lansing Historical Society, P.O. Box 1776, Lansing, IL 60438.
-dropping it off at the Lansing Public Library, 2750 Indiana Ave., Lansing, IL
Entries due: June 30, 2021
Lansing Historical Society in partnership with Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Speakers Bureau will present “Family Heirloom Recipes from the Illinois State Fair” with Catherine Lambrecht on April 26. 2021 at 6:30 via Zoom.
This p
resentation will serve as a kick-off event for Lansing Historical Society’s project “Recipes from our Roots: Lansing Shares Recipes and Stories.” Throughout the next few months we will ask Lansing residents to send us their family recipes and stories about them or just stories about cooking in the days gone by. Our goal is to bring our community together and celebrate our diversity as well as the shared experience of breaking bread together.
To sign up for this event, please email: barbd728@gmail.com. Once you have sent the email, you will receive the link to the Zoom presentation. This event is free and open to the public.
This event is being produced in partnership with Illinois Humanities. The Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Speakers Bureau invites Illinois authors, artists, and educators to share their expertise and enthusiasm with people throughout the state, enabling local nonprofit organizations to present free-admission cultural programs of high quality to their communities for a modest fee.
Illinois Humanities is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Illinois General Assembly [through the Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA)], as well as by contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed by speakers, program participants, or audiences do not necessarily reflect those of the NEH, Illinois Humanities, IACA, our partnering organizations, or our funders.
