Discover Victorian mourning traditions at Lombard's Victorian Cottage Museum. Free tours Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Meet the widow on Saturdays!
Step into the past with an immersive, first-person theatrical tour exploring Victorian mourning traditions, funeral customs, mourning attire, and beliefs about connecting with the beyond. Experience an evening where history, mystery, and the supernatural come together.
Experience Victorian Christmas tours in Lombard, IL! Explore a historic holiday-decorated home with special family-friendly Saturday tours and costumed docents.
Victorian Fun for the Young & Young at Heart!
Victorian Fun for the Young & Young at Heart!
Victorian Fun for the Young & Young at Heart!
Join us for our History After Tours of the Victorian Cottage
Holiday Operating Hours
Death comes to all of us, sometimes in the darkest of garments. The symbols of loss and rituals of mourning may alter over the centuries, but death is unchanging….
Lombard Historical Society collects, preserves, interprets and promotes the history of Lombard.
SEARCH THE LHS WEBSITE:
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Hover over highlighted date and click the event to get details.
© Lombard Historical Society
The Lombard Historical Society office:
The Victorian Cottage and Office
23 W. Maple, Lombard, IL 60148
Sheldon Peck Homestead, 355 E. Parkside, Lombard, IL 60148
Contact Us
