Glenview History Center

Glenview History Center Welcome to the Glenview History Center's page! The Farmhouse museum is open Sunday afternoons from 1:00-4:00 in the summer or by appointment.

The Glenview History Center is a not-for-profit volunteer organization that preserves the cultural heritage of Glenview and its people. The Center maintains two facilities: the 1864 Farmhouse Museum and the modern Hibbard Library, a replica of the Victorian coach house. The museum displays furniture, clothing, pictures, and other memorabilia from the Civil War period to World War II. Please call 8

47-724-2235 to arrange a tour! The Hibbard Library is open for research on Tuesday afternoons from 1:00-4:00. Suggested donation is $5. To find out more about the GHC and Glenview explore the web site!

Join us at 6 tonight for a reception to celebrate the opening of a special exhibit in the Glenview Public Library lobby....
05/28/2026

Join us at 6 tonight for a reception to celebrate the opening of a special exhibit in the Glenview Public Library lobby. See uniforms from the Glenview History Center and Hangar One Foundation collections and learn the stories of the service members who wore them.

This year we’re ordering up some “Memories on the Menu” for Throwback Thursday. Do you remember TGI Friday's? It sported...
05/28/2026

This year we’re ordering up some “Memories on the Menu” for Throwback Thursday. Do you remember TGI Friday's? It sported the chain's red-and-white striped awnings and Gay Nineties interior when it opened in the early 1980s at 4513 West Lake Avenue. Jason Ochoa was a 2008 finalist in the chain's bartender contest (photo). After the chain was sold, the Glenview restaurant closed its doors in 2015, and today is a Korean steakhouse.

This year we’re ordering up some “Memories on the Menu” for Throwback Thursday. Do you remember Cliff's Pizza? It moved ...
05/21/2026

This year we’re ordering up some “Memories on the Menu” for Throwback Thursday. Do you remember Cliff's Pizza? It moved into the space at 1336 Waukegan Road, where Wisconsin Farms had been, around 1970. After 1973 it became Greek's Pizza and in 1983, The Pizza Bakery took over and later changed the name to Goode & Fresh Pizza Bakery.

We have exciting news! Aviation maintenance students will be restoring the historic Coast Guard helicopter now in GHC's ...
05/18/2026

We have exciting news! Aviation maintenance students will be restoring the historic Coast Guard helicopter now in GHC's collection. This temporary arrangement to move the helicopter to Michigan benefits everyone. Read the press release and find out more!

05/16/2026
05/16/2026

Who remembers the air shows at Naval Air Station Glenview? That’s this month’s Village Flashback.

Check out this great exhibit in the lobby of the Glenview Public Library!
05/15/2026

Check out this great exhibit in the lobby of the Glenview Public Library!

This year we’re ordering up some “Memories on the Menu” for Throwback Thursday. Do you remember Link's Homestead? Locate...
05/14/2026

This year we’re ordering up some “Memories on the Menu” for Throwback Thursday. Do you remember Link's Homestead? Located on Waukegan Road a quarter of a mile north of Glenview Road in the 1930s (it never had an address), it provided "meals at all hours," dancing every night (except Mondays), Bavarian entertainment and food, and a stein of beer for 10 cents.

05/12/2026

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary this year, join the Village, Glenview Public Library, Glenview Chamber of Commerce and Glenview Park District from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8 for Glenview's America 250 Celebration!

Enjoy family fun activities (lawn games, balloon animals and face painting) and a special reading of the Declaration of Independence before settling down to enjoy live music from The Chicago Experience to end the night. The best part about it? It's free!

Learn more at glenview.il.us/america250.

How about taking mom to the Glenview History Center to see how her village began? We're open today from 1 to 4 at 1121 W...
05/10/2026

How about taking mom to the Glenview History Center to see how her village began? We're open today from 1 to 4 at 1121 Waukegan Road. Happy Mother's Day! (Photo: Ill. Senator Charles Percy and his mom on a ferris wheel, 1973)

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1121 Waukegan Road
Glenview, IL
60025

Opening Hours

1pm - 4pm

Telephone

+18477242235

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