Education

Programs

We offer a range of fascinating history programs for your organization, group, social event, or classroom.

  • Abraham Lincoln Goes to Waukegan

  • The Civil War: The War Efforts in Waukegan

  • “Firsts” in Waukegan

  • Influential Women of Waukegan’s Past

  • Jack Benny: From Waukegan to Hollywood

  • Jane Addams: Remembering Waukegan’s Bowen Country Club

  • Lake County’s First Public Execution  

  • Lake Michigan History and Local Shipwrecks

  • The Making of Waukegan: Immigration and Industry

  • Native American History of the Waukegan Area

  • Play Ball: Baseball in Waukegan 

  • Ray Bradbury: Waukegan’s Influence on a Visionary

  • Titanic: A Fateful Ticket to Waukegan

  • Waukegan and the Motion Picture Industry

  • Waukegan and the Underground Railroad

  • Waukegan’s African American History

For school groups only:

  • A Day in the Life of a Student (corresponds to the year your school opened)

  • Early Settlers of Little Fort

  • The French Fur Trade

  • Guided Neighborhood Walking Tours

  • The Growing Town of Little Fort

  • A Growing Waukegan

  • Haunted Waukegan

  • History of the Waukegan Schools

  • Introduction to Studying & Learning about Local History

  • Prominent Events and Visitors of Waukegan

  • Waukegan’s Famous Civil War Drummer Boys

  • What-Cha-Ma-Call-It History Trunk (hands-on program)

For educators and youth leaders:

  • Guided Museum Tours (All Grades)

  • Guided Bus Tours (All Grades)

  • Classroom Presentations (All Grades)

  • Library Research (All Grades)

  • Research assistance of Chicago Metro History Fair (All Grades)

Program length is 45 minutes to 1 hour.

  • Many programs are multimedia presentations with hands-on artifacts.

  • Programs presented in the schools are based on Social Sciences Performance Standards.

  • Programs can be given for multiple classrooms on the same day.

  • Programs able to be scheduled to be given on a weekly basis.

  • Presenters are the Waukegan History Museum staff.

  • All programs have a connection to Waukegan. If you have a need for something and you don’t see it on the list, let us know and we’ll try to create it.

  • The history of Waukegan is truly amazing and we look forward to sharing it with you!