Register now for historical society programs, teas
The Mount Prospect Historical Society campus, 101 S. Maple St., Mount Prospect, will be bustling with unique and interesting historic programs during 2020.
The society is launching a new program series called "Five Dollar Fives" beginning in February. The "Fives" series will take place in months with a fifth Saturday and feature local speakers and history-themed topics.
The first program on Feb. 29 will feature Mary Arvidson, Regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution Eli Skinner Chapter. Arvidson will speak on the DAR, its mission and how to qualify to be a member. The program will be at 10 a.m. in Central School, 103 S. Maple. Cost is $5.
Other "Five Dollar Five" programs are scheduled for May, August and October and will feature a local crafter, a Civil War re-enactor and a local history author.
The society will also offer three afternoon teas during the year. Each tea will feature a historic interpreter or lecture. These teas were very well received last year.
"I so enjoyed the presentation of the Ladies' Hats," said society member Marlene Peterson. "The presenter was so knowledgeable and had a sense of humor. The tea, in beautiful tea cups, was wonderful, as were the cookies."
The first tea will be at 2 p.m. March 14 in Central School. Historic interpreter Lynn Rymarz will present "Julia Child: Her Life in France." Hear Julia's own words as she describes her love of French food and how she became determined to learn how to cook it.
Follow her journey into the French culture, including her visits to the local markets and into her cooking classes at the Cordon Bleu.
Tea and light refreshments will be served. Tickets are $12.
Ellie Carlson of Ellie Presents and Martina Mathisen, who both spoke at teas last year, will return in June and September, respectively.
Tickets for the first "Five Dollar Five" on Feb. 29 and the Julia Child tea March 14 are now available. Registration is required and space is limited. The teas were all sellouts last year.
To register, visit www.mtphist.org or call (847) 392-9006.
The Mount Prospect Historical Society is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that is committed to preserving the history of Mount Prospect through artifacts, photographs and both oral and written memories of current and former residents and businesspeople.
On its campus, in the heart of the village, the society maintains the 1906 Dietrich Friedrichs house museum, carriage house, the ADA-accessible Dolores Haugh Education Center and the 1896 one-room Central School.