• Afternoon Tea – Barbie: The History of America’s Most Famous Doll

    Central School 103 South Maple Street, Mount Prospect, IL, United States

    Join us for afternoon tea and a presentation! She might be the most famous doll in the world. For more than sixty years, Barbie has been played with, analyzed, collected, criticized and loved. In this illustrated lecture, historian Leslie Goddard delves into the history of Barbie and her inventor, the passionately creative – and intensely […]

    $25
  • MPHS Book Club

    Central School 103 South Maple Street, Mount Prospect, IL, United States

    What’s it like to be a historian? We’ll find out at our inaugural Book Club meeting with Emily Dattilo, local author and Director of the Mount Prospect Historical Society. We’ll discuss her new book, “Mount Prospect Historic Sites” and find out about her process for building the Museum’s collection, cataloging and organizing artifacts and data, […]

    $5
  • Second Sundays at the Society – A Peek in Mount Prospect’s Attic

    Central School 103 South Maple Street, Mount Prospect, IL, United States

    Join us at Central School for a unique opportunity to take a peek behind the scenes at the Society. Don't miss this chance to view artifacts from our collection. You […]

  • Bessie’s Workbasket

    Central School 103 South Maple Street, Mount Prospect, IL, United States

    The Mount Prospect Historical Society will be continuing monthly needlecraft nights under a new name — Bessie’s Workbasket. Join us the second Wednesday of each month in Central School (103 […]

    $10
  • Bessie’s Workbasket

    Central School 103 South Maple Street, Mount Prospect, IL, United States

    The Mount Prospect Historical Society will be continuing monthly needlecraft nights under a new name — Bessie’s Workbasket. Join us the second Wednesday of each month in Central School (103 […]

    $10