Mount Prospect Historical Society Forum
On September 9 – 11 help us raise money while you eat at Jersey Mike’s Subs located at Randhurst Village, 106 East Kensington Road in Mount Prospect.
20% of the proceeds will go to the Mount Prospect Historical Society. All Historical Society patrons must bring in the downloadable flyer.
Please join the Mount Prospect Historical Society and enjoy a medium Blizzard in the summer heat this Saturday, August 7th – all day!Funds raised support the Mount Prospect Historical Society and the many programs we provide for the community. MPHS will receives a Blizzard Buck for each medium Blizzard ordered.
Celebrate that the Blizzard was started 25 years ago!
Dairy Queen
1495 Elmhurst Road
(they moved a couple of blocks south)
Des Plaines, IL 60016-5608
(847) 290-1200
Those who attend Fourth of July festivities in Mount Prospect this year may feel as if they’ve gone back in time. Members of North West Territory Alliance (NWTA) will be teaming up with the Mount Prospect Historical Society to bring the sights and sounds of the War for American Independence to the Village festivities. The Alliance re-creates the culture and lifestyle of this important time in American history, from 1775 to 1783.
Volunteer members of the Alliance will march in the Village parade which begins at 1 p.m., Sunday, July 4th. Immediately afterward the group will camp at Melas Park, next to the Lions Club Village Fair, where they will set up Revolutionary War tents, march through the park, demonstrate the manual of arms and talk about this historic period.
Admission is free and visitors will be encouraged to walk through the encampment where they may interact with the soldiers and “camp followers”, see demonstrations and ask questions. There will also be some “fireworks” that day as the soldiers demonstrate the use of their black powder muskets.
“Having attended several Alliance events, I can tell you that it is easy to get drawn in,” says Greg Peerbolte, executive director of the Mount Prospect Historical Society. “These events are among the most colorful and engaging presentations of history I have seen.” Peerbolte noted that an Alliance event held at the Mount Prospect Public Library in March drew enthusiastic and positive reviews from attendees.
This event is part of an ongoing partnership between the NWTA and the Mount Prospect Historical Society. The groups plan to hold a larger scale re-enactment in 2011. The event, which will tentatively be held in Lions Park, is in the planning stages.
For more information, please contact Peerbolte at (847) 392-9006.
“The answer is that it is German for ‘downtown’, and, more importantly, the name of our newest event,” replies Greg Peerbolte, the Society’s executive director. In what will be known as its first ever Stadtmitte History Crawl, the Mount Prospect Historical Society is inviting its supporters to join them as they soak up all the sights, smells and sounds in Downtown Mount Prospect, both past and present, on a historic, interactive stroll to be held Friday evening, July 30th.
Stadtmitte, which was so-named to reflect the Village’s heavily German roots, will begin at the Historical Society’s museum campus. Participants are welcome to make the “crawl” anytime between 5:30 and 9:30 p.m. The route will take them through various parts of the downtown, where participating shops and restaurants will have their doors open to offer samples and giveaways to crawlers. Attendees should also look forward to meeting some of the characters in Mount Prospect’s history who helped to shape the downtown.
The 1930s Mount Prospect Hospital, rumored to be haunted, will be one of the stops on the Mount Prospect Historical Society’s Stadtmitte History Crawl.
Immediately following the crawl, join the Historical Society and the live band “5000 South” at the Blues Bar from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. for music late into the evening. Stadtmitte attendees will be given free admission.
“By combining facets of some of our popular events such as our Mount Prospect Stories, the Holiday Housewalk and Cemetery Walk, we hope to have a really energetic and fun event on what is sure to be a beautiful summer evening,” Peerbolte said.
Admission to the event is $15 and will benefit the Historical Society’s operating and education fund, which allows events such as Stadtmitte to be offered to the public.
The event will be part of a larger “History Weekend”. On Saturday evening the Society will be on hand at the Mount Prospect Downtown Merchants’ Cruise Night auto show, where a pictorial display and items from the museum store will be available. Society volunteers will also have a presence Sunday morning at the Lions Club Farmers Market with a bake sale and historical display. For more information about the weekend, phone Peerbolte at (847) 392-9006.
Make dinner a selfless act by joining us for a fundraiser
at the Randhurst Chipotle at Rand and Kensington
on Thursday, July 8th from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Show them the flyer and 50% of the proceeds benefit the
Mount Prospect Historical Society. Download it here.
The booth is open from 1 p.m. until 11 p.m. Enjoy the carnival, listen to the great music, imbibe in refreshments and eat great food from local vendors. BUT SAVE LOTS OF ROOM FOR CORN ON THE COB. The booth will be manned by Historical Society Board members and friends of the Society. We will be working hard to give you the best corn available. So stop on by and have some corn.
Also don’t forget about the Revolutionary War Reenactors who will be previewing the Historical Society-sponsored Reenactment next year. The demonstration begins right after the parade. They will be creating lots of noise!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Vino 100
110 S. Emerson Street
Mount Prospect
Italian and domestics wines to sample
as well as hors d’oeuvres
From
6-9 p.m.
Admission $10 at the door
Proceeds to benefit the operation of the
Mount Prospect Historical Society.
Questions? Call 392-9006
Seen here is the entire Mount Prospect Police Department’s fleet, which consisted of an oversize Henderson Motorcycle and 2-door Ford V8 purchased in 1933. This photo was taken in 1941.
Historical Society presents next installment of “Mount Prospect Stories” with a look at the history of the Mount Prospect Police Department
The Mount Prospect Historical Society will continue its popular series of “Mount Prospect Stories” with a history of the Mount Prospect Police Department. The Police Department began early in the twentieth century with a police chief and lone patrolman. It is now among the most modern and respected departments in the northwest suburbs. In that time, the Department has seen its share of crime, capers and characters.
Mount Prospect Historical Society Executive Director Greg Peerbolte will discuss the formation of the department, its close relation to Public Works, its long-serving first patrolman and second chief George Whittenberg, the story behind P-1’s infamous “Bluesmobile” distinction, and many other fascinating stories of the department’s heroism, bravery and dedication to the Village of Mount Prospect. A special guest will be present to discuss his personal connection with the history of the department.
Mount Prospect’s first Patrolman and second Chief of Police was George E. Whittenberg, pictured here in 1933. The building behind him was at one time home to Village Hall and the Police and Fire Departments, located at Maple and Evergreen Streets near the current site of the Village’s water tower. The artillery piece next to Whittenberg was likely placed in commemoration of the First World War It was reported that this piece was a victim of a scrap drive to support the second World War. During this time, it was common for communities to donate such artillery pieces from previous conflicts as a show of solidarity in the American war effort.
The presentation will be held in the community room at Village Hall on Monday, June 7, at 6:30 p.m. For more information on this event, phone Peerbolte at 847/392-9006.
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As part of the restoration of the Museum Campus grounds, the Mount Prospect Historical Society was proud and happy to receive a donation of a Donald Wyman Crabapple tree from McKay Nursery. This donation is due to McKay’s “Color It Green” initiative, and was facilitated by their local representative Kathy Uszler, who owns a local landscape design firm known as the Plant Manager.
“We are so pleased that our program can assist in restoring the historic grounds of the historical society’s museum campus. Crabapples were specified in the original landscape design a number of years ago, and we hope the Donald Wyman Crab we provided will grow and bloom for many years,” said Uszler. According to Greg Peerbolte, executive director of the Historical Society, several memorial benches were funded as part of the Central School capital fund and it is hoped this new tree will provide shade to one or two of them as it matures.
Assisting with the planting were Kathy Uszler, Greg Peerbolte, and members of the Garden Club committee, including Mary Soyka, Rita Waters, Judy Schliessmann, Mary Lange and Village Trustee Arlene Juracek, also a member of the Historical Society Board.