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  • About/
    • Staff and Board of Management
    • About LHS
    • Contact
  • Plan Your Visit/
    • Carriage House
    • Victorian Cottage
    • William J. Mueller Gazebo
    • Sheldon Peck Homestead
    • The Peck Gardens
    • Lombard Cemetery
  • Learn/
    • Lombard History
    • Underground Railroad
    • Archives & Research
    • Blog
    • Teacher Hub & Home School Groups
    • Scout Visits
  • Exhibits/
    • Pioneering Women
    • Kitchen Chronicles: Exploring Culinary Gadgets and Recipes
  • Events/
    • Upcoming Events
    • Wedding Expo
    • 50/50 Split the Pot Raffle
    • Food Truck Social
    • Host an Event
  • Join & Support/
    • Membership
    • Support
    • Community Partners & Donors
    • 2025 Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Volunteer
    • Job Opportunities
  • Gift Shop/
    • Shop Lombard
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Lombard Historical Society

Lombard, IL

Blog

Lombard Historical Society
  • About/
    • Staff and Board of Management
    • About LHS
    • Contact
  • Plan Your Visit/
    • Carriage House
    • Victorian Cottage
    • William J. Mueller Gazebo
    • Sheldon Peck Homestead
    • The Peck Gardens
    • Lombard Cemetery
  • Learn/
    • Lombard History
    • Underground Railroad
    • Archives & Research
    • Blog
    • Teacher Hub & Home School Groups
    • Scout Visits
  • Exhibits/
    • Pioneering Women
    • Kitchen Chronicles: Exploring Culinary Gadgets and Recipes
  • Events/
    • Upcoming Events
    • Wedding Expo
    • 50/50 Split the Pot Raffle
    • Food Truck Social
    • Host an Event
  • Join & Support/
    • Membership
    • Support
    • Community Partners & Donors
    • 2025 Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Volunteer
    • Job Opportunities
  • Gift Shop/
    • Shop Lombard
March 18, 2025

Before We Were Lombard: The Story of Babcock’s Grove

March 18, 2025/ Executive Director
Before We Were Lombard: The Story of Babcock’s Grove

Before becoming Lombard…

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March 18, 2025/ Executive Director/
Lombard History
Babcock's Grove, Early Lombard
November 07, 2024

Exploring the History of Lombard’s Fire Stations

November 07, 2024/ Executive Director
Exploring the History of Lombard’s Fire Stations

Explore the development and changes of Lombard's fire stations.

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November 07, 2024/ Executive Director/
Collections & Archives, Lombard History
Blog, Fire Department, Fire Stations, Lombard History
April 05, 2024

Ellen Martin: Bloomers and Bicycles

April 05, 2024/ Executive Director
Ellen Martin: Bloomers and Bicycles

Learn more about Ellen Martin….

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April 05, 2024/ Executive Director/
Collections & Archives, Lombard History, Women's Suffrage
Ellen Martin, Bicycles, Ellen Martin Day
November 09, 2023

In Memory: Patricia Poskocil 1935-2023

November 09, 2023/ Executive Director
In Memory: Patricia Poskocil 1935-2023

In memory of Patricia Poskocil founding member of LHS.

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November 09, 2023/ Executive Director/
Lombard History
Memorial
September 06, 2023

Lombard's Early Railroad History

September 06, 2023/ Joe Noce
Lombard's Early Railroad History

Learn more about how trains impacted Lombard…

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September 06, 2023/ Joe Noce/
Lombard History, Trains
Blog, Lombard History
May 28, 2022

Charles Peck: The California Gold Rush

May 28, 2022/ Executive Director
Charles Peck: The California Gold Rush

Diary of a Forty-Niner…

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May 28, 2022/ Executive Director/
Lombard History
Blog, California, Forty-Niner, Gold Rush, Charles Peck, Travel, Oregon Trail
March 19, 2022

The Lombard Homebound Reading Service

March 19, 2022/ Executive Director
The Lombard Homebound Reading Service

Learn about the noteworthy organization that allowed homebound residents receive books.

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March 19, 2022/ Executive Director/ Comment
Lombard History
Helen Plum Library
January 29, 2022

Machines on the Ground, Machines in the Sky: The Establishment of Lombard’s own Airport

January 29, 2022/ Executive Director
Machines on the Ground, Machines in the Sky: The Establishment of Lombard’s own Airport

Learn more about Lombard’s airport…

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January 29, 2022/ Executive Director/
Lombard History
Airplane, Airport, Lombard Airport, Airmail
December 18, 2021

Ralph Chaplin: Labor Activisim

December 18, 2021/ Executive Director
Ralph Chaplin: Labor Activisim

What does labor activism and Lombard have in common? At first glance, they don’t seem to be related to each other…

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December 18, 2021/ Executive Director/
Lombard History
Ralph Chaplin, Labor Movoment, Lilac Time, Industrial Workers of the World (WWI)
December 11, 2021

Here's Your New Telephone Service!

December 11, 2021/ Executive Director
Here's Your New Telephone Service!

Learn more about how telephone service came to Lombard.

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December 11, 2021/ Executive Director/
Lombard History
Telephone
December 04, 2021

The Gristmill of York Center

December 04, 2021/ Executive Director
The Gristmill of York Center

Known today as Fabyan's Windmill, this glorious structure had its birth in York Center, southeast of Lombard.

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December 04, 2021/ Executive Director/
Lombard History
Gristmill, York Center
August 14, 2021

Becoming Lombard: A Snap Shot

August 14, 2021/ Executive Director
Becoming Lombard: A Snap Shot

By 1868, Babcock’s Grove had already become a “commuter town”…

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August 14, 2021/ Executive Director/
Lombard History
Josiah Lombard, Ruben Mink, Commuter Town
August 06, 2021

1928 - Caroline League for City Council

August 06, 2021/ Colette Freeman
1928 - Caroline League for City Council

Caroline League, candidate for city council in 1928, and her children

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August 06, 2021/ Colette Freeman/
Lombard History
Caroline League
July 31, 2020

LHS Collects Covid-19 Related Objects, Stories & Images

July 31, 2020/ Colette Freeman
LHS Collects Covid-19 Related Objects, Stories & Images

Entry from Mildred Dunning’s 1932 diary

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July 31, 2020/ Colette Freeman/
Lombard History, 2020
Covid-19, Donations
  • About/
    • Staff and Board of Management
    • About LHS
    • Contact
  • Plan Your Visit/
    • Carriage House
    • Victorian Cottage
    • William J. Mueller Gazebo
    • Sheldon Peck Homestead
    • The Peck Gardens
    • Lombard Cemetery
  • Learn/
    • Lombard History
    • Underground Railroad
    • Archives & Research
    • Blog
    • Teacher Hub & Home School Groups
    • Scout Visits
  • Exhibits/
    • Pioneering Women
    • Kitchen Chronicles: Exploring Culinary Gadgets and Recipes
  • Events/
    • Upcoming Events
    • Wedding Expo
    • 50/50 Split the Pot Raffle
    • Food Truck Social
    • Host an Event
  • Join & Support/
    • Membership
    • Support
    • Community Partners & Donors
    • 2025 Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Volunteer
    • Job Opportunities
  • Gift Shop/
    • Shop Lombard

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