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Spring Creations

Container Flower Garden

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 6:00pm
Local garden expert Jill Tumberger help you create a beautifully balanced flower container to last all summer long!

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Bessie’s Workbasket

Planters

May 14th, 2025 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm at Central School

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May Afternoon Tea 2025

Zelda Fitzgerald visits MPHS

presented by Lynn Rymarz

May 31st, 2025 at 1:00pm at Central School

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Welcome to the Official Website of the Mount Prospect Historical Society

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Tour Hours: Wednesdays 10am-2pm.
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Read our Spring 2025 Newsletter here.

 

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Business Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10 am to 3 pm (closed Friday through Monday) Tour Hours: Please make an appointment HERE or give us a call at (847) 392-9006 Disabled-Accessible Education Center: Please make an appointment HERE or give us a call at (847) 392-9006 101 … Read More about About Us

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Mount Prospect Historical Society
101 South Maple Street
Mount Prospect, IL 60056
847.392.9006
info@mtphistory.org

The Mount Prospect Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is committed to preserving the history of Mount Prospect, IL, through artifacts, photographs and both oral and written memories of current and former residents and businesspeople.  On its campus in the heart of the Village, the Society maintains the 1906 Dietrich Friedrichs house museum, the ADA-accessible Dolores Haugh Education Center and the 1896 one-room Central School, which was moved to the museum campus in 2008, renovated and opened to the public in 2017, the 100-year anniversary of the Village.

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