Perspectives: The Growth of Elk Grove

Discover how Elk Grove transformed in the areas of education, social life, business, and resident demographics to become the Elk Grove Village we know today. Listen to perspectives from past and present residents through audio clips. Add your voice to the exhibit as you relate to the various topics. A number of photographs and original artifacts will be displayed with an array of hands-on components to connect visitors to the history of this area. This recurring exhibit will be on view each year from late summer through the winter. Exhibit support provided by the Elk Grove Historical Society.

Exhibit Opening July 8, 2022

Explore what receipts from the past can tell us about our history and business in the early 1900s. This exhibit will focus on the Deike family and their store in Elk Grove, with receipts and newspaper articles written about the store and Deike's Creamery. 

The Schuette Homestead

2021

Travel back in time to learn about the hardships and joys a German family endured in Elk Grove, IL. Their story is told through their belongings and documents.

Farming Women of Elk Grove Township

October 16, 2020 to February 14, 2021

The common image of early farms in America is of men in the fields, and women in the home. Women could, and did operate entire farms when men worked in town or went off to war. This exhibition highlights farming women and their stories. The featured artifact is a wedding dress worn by Wilma Wille, an early resident of Elk Grove. 

A Palette for Preservation: Paintings by Bonnie Casey

Inspired by the ever-changing landscape of Elk Grove Village and the surrounding area, artist and former resident, Bonnie Casey, painted a number of rural homesteads during the 1970s as a final record of their existence. Images and historic items from associated properties will be displayed alongside a series of Casey's original paintings to revive these locations once more. Artwork by current Elk Grove Artist Association members will be featured throughout the museum's farmhouse to complement the theme of local preservation. Exhibit visitors are eligible for entry into a monthly raffle drawing for a chance to win a $100 gift card to Blick Art Materials.

This exhibit is proudly supported by Blick Arts Materials (500 E. Golf Road in Schaumburg) and Elk Grove Historical Society members.