BOOK YOUR LILAC HERITAGE TOUR OF LILACIA PARK
Feb 23, 2023 12:00 AM
LOMBARD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
BOOK YOUR LILAC HERITAGE TOUR OF LILACIA PARK
February 27, 2023 - Lombard, IL –The Lombard Historical Society is pleased to announce that it will again be offering Lilac Heritage Tours this year as part of Lilac Time, with tour dates from May 2 through May 20, 2021 – three whole weeks. Registration is required prior to attending. Group tours will be 15 guests per group - with two groups per day. Tickets are $7 each and are available at lombardhistory.org/lilac-time. For more information, please email info@lombardhistory.org, or call 630.629.1885.
Springtime in Lombard means Lilac Time, and for those of you new to Lombard, it also means guided tours of Lilacia Park by experienced Lombard Historical Society staff and docents. This is an annual event for many Lombardians who enjoy pairing it with lunch at one of Lombard’s many eateries, some newly opened.
This season, tours will run from May 2nd to May 20th, with one 11:00 am tour on Mother’s Day. All tours are 45 – 60 minutes and start at 11 am at the Lombard Historical Society, 23 W. Maple Street, across from Lilacia Park. Ticket holders should arrive at least15 minutes prior to their tour time and gather outside the Lilac Emporium Gift Shop. Convenient parking is available in the lot just west of the Historical Society.
Carriage House exhibits will be open for visitors to learn more about Lombard's history, Lilac Time pageants, princesses and queens. The Lilac Emporium Gift Shop will be open for visitors to take home a Lombard or Lilac Time memento.
About the Lombard Historical Society
The Lombard Historical Society celebrates Lombard's heritage by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of Lombard and operates the Victorian Cottage Museum, the Carriage House and the Society’s Archives at 23 W. Maple Street, and the Sheldon Peck Homestead (a National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Site) at 355 E. Parkside Avenue in Lombard. The Sheldon Peck Homestead hosts activities and groups and is open for tours Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from noon to 4 pm. The Victorian Cottage is open for tours Saturdays at 1:00, 2:00 & 3:00 pm only. The Lilac Emporium Gift Shop is open Tuesdays – Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm. For more information about hours, membership and volunteer and donor opportunities, please visit lombardhistory.org, email info@lombardhistory.org or phone 630.629.1885.
BOOK YOUR LILAC HERITAGE TOUR OF LILACIA PARK
February 27, 2023 - Lombard, IL –The Lombard Historical Society is pleased to announce that it will again be offering Lilac Heritage Tours this year as part of Lilac Time, with tour dates from May 2 through May 20, 2021 – three whole weeks. Registration is required prior to attending. Group tours will be 15 guests per group - with two groups per day. Tickets are $7 each and are available at lombardhistory.org/lilac-time. For more information, please email info@lombardhistory.org, or call 630.629.1885.
Springtime in Lombard means Lilac Time, and for those of you new to Lombard, it also means guided tours of Lilacia Park by experienced Lombard Historical Society staff and docents. This is an annual event for many Lombardians who enjoy pairing it with lunch at one of Lombard’s many eateries, some newly opened.
This season, tours will run from May 2nd to May 20th, with one 11:00 am tour on Mother’s Day. All tours are 45 – 60 minutes and start at 11 am at the Lombard Historical Society, 23 W. Maple Street, across from Lilacia Park. Ticket holders should arrive at least15 minutes prior to their tour time and gather outside the Lilac Emporium Gift Shop. Convenient parking is available in the lot just west of the Historical Society.
Carriage House exhibits will be open for visitors to learn more about Lombard's history, Lilac Time pageants, princesses and queens. The Lilac Emporium Gift Shop will be open for visitors to take home a Lombard or Lilac Time memento.
About the Lombard Historical Society
The Lombard Historical Society celebrates Lombard's heritage by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of Lombard and operates the Victorian Cottage Museum, the Carriage House and the Society’s Archives at 23 W. Maple Street, and the Sheldon Peck Homestead (a National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Site) at 355 E. Parkside Avenue in Lombard. The Sheldon Peck Homestead hosts activities and groups and is open for tours Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from noon to 4 pm. The Victorian Cottage is open for tours Saturdays at 1:00, 2:00 & 3:00 pm only. The Lilac Emporium Gift Shop is open Tuesdays – Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm. For more information about hours, membership and volunteer and donor opportunities, please visit lombardhistory.org, email info@lombardhistory.org or phone 630.629.1885.