Lilacia Park Tours May 4 - May 18

Lilac Heritage Tour : The history of Lilacia Park, why Lombard has lilacs, Colonel Plum.

Heirloom Lilac Tour: Horticulture within Lilacia Park, especially lilacs.

• Weekday Tours (May 4 - 18)
  Tuesday - Friday at 11 am
  
  
• Weekend Tours (May 4 - 18)
  Saturday & Sunday at 2pm

Tours begin at the Victorian Cottage - near SE corner of Lilacia Park. There are no tours on Mondays.

Tours cost $3 a person; free for Historical Society members. To book a tour, please call 630-629-1885.

Historic Art Deco Posters

Own your own reproductions of Charles B. Medin's Lilac Festival posters from the 1930's.

Sculptor, photographer, and artist Charles Medin studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and became the staff artist and assistant art director of the Illinois Central Railroad magazine where he regularly painted the magazine covers. Charles Medin lived with his wife and daughter in Lombard until his death in 1967.
Purchase your posters at the Victorian Cottage; call 630-629-1885.

Lilac Time Quilt Show May 4 - May 17 Carriage House Tour our quilt show of small quilts (no larger than 36x36) at the Carriage House. Pick up a ballot to vote on your favorite quilt.