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Both history lovers and beer afficionados will find something to love during the day-long Mount Prospect Historical Society bus trip to Milwaukee on Saturday, September 14, 2024. Participants will tour the historic Pabst brewery and taste some beer (or a soft drink); then have lunch at the On Tap restaurant in the former Pabst Brewing Company’s Mill House building; and finally tour the gorgeous old Pabst family mansion. Take note that each participant will be responsible for choosing and paying for their own lunch.

“I took the tour and found it to be very informative about Pabst beer, the brewery, the King and Fred Pabst. Not only was the history and tour great, but also nostalgic when seeing the bottling line where Laverne and Shirley’s intro was filmed, along with the iconic glove on beer bottle scene.”

The Pabst Mansion tour in the afternoon will present a totally different experience. Captain Frederick and Maria Pabst had it built in 1892 and it remains the foremost example of a preserved 1890s Gilded Age Mansion in the Midwest or virtually anywhere else in the country.

As leading figures in Milwaukee society, the Pabsts became consummate art collectors, filling their mansion with priceless treasures. After the Pabst descendants sold the house in 1908, it became the Archbishop’s residence and the center of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee for more than 67 years. Then it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and opened for tours in 1978. Tour-goers will leave Mount Prospect at 9 a.m. and return at 5 p.m. The cost for the day is $95 per person ($85 for MPHS members). Participants should be aware that the trip requires considerable walking and the ability to climb bus stairs, flights of stairs and stand for up to 60 minutes. 

Register at www.mtphist.org/milwaukee.

August 12-16 2024
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Cost: $100
Ages 6-11

Join us for an exciting and creative week of art on the Mount Prospect Historical Society campus! Let’s come together to create beautiful butterflies, sculptures, and paintings inspired by artists like Piet Mondrian, Wassily Kandinsky, Yayoi Kusama, and Andy Warhol. We’ll be using recycled materials to make our masterpieces against the unique backdrop of our blacksmith shop, butterfly garden, and historic buildings.

Limited space available. No refunds.

Camp is full. Please email amarcus@mtphistory.org to be put on a wait list.

Lynn Rymarz, a well-known and talented portrayer of historic women, will visit the Mount Prospect Historical Society’s historic Central Schoolhouse, 103 S. Maple St., at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2024 for a first-person presentation on the life of Lady Churchill, a New York socialite who married into the upper echelons of British society and became the mother of Sir Winston Churchill.

Attendees will enjoy tea, pastries and fruit during the presentation.

The year was 1917. America had just entered World War I and socialite Jennie Jerome married

Sir Randolph Churchill and became a part of the inner circle of the royal family during Queen Victoria’s reign.

Step back in time and see the world through Lady Randolph Churchill’s eyes. Hear how this independent-minded New York socialite left her mark on British society by writing plays, books, articles and political speeches for her husband and even publishing a British magazine.

Learn also how she influenced Winston and watched his rise in British politics. Historical letters, books and photographs will be shared.

Rymarz has entertained audiences with her portrayals of historical women since 2005. As a children’s author and storyteller, she enjoys sharing little-known historical stories. Her performances have included Mary Lincoln, Martha Washington, Susan B. Anthony, Mary Surratt, Nellie Bly, The Unsinkable Margaret Brown, Mary Cassatt, Zelda Fitzgerald and Julia Child.

Cost of the tea is $20 for Society members and $25 for non-members. Take note that attendance is limited to 45 people, ages 18 and over. Advance registration is required and there are no refunds.  Visit www.mtphist.org/afternoon-teas/ to register.

Classes meet on the driveway outside of the Dolores Haugh Education Center. (located behind the museum at 101 S. Maple Street)

Each program costs $25 and is open to kids ages 7 and up. Space is limited. Registration is non-refundable.

Registration is now closed.