Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society

Membership Meetings
The Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society holds membership meetings at 7:00 PM on the third Mondays of September, October, November, January, February, March, April, and May. At the meetings, a local history program is presented following a brief discussion of Historical Society matters. Refreshments are served at the end of each session.

Cook Park Library (map)
413 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Libertyville, IL 60048
(847) 362-2330



	March 18, 2013 Program Behind The Gate 7:00 pm, Cook Park Library Legend says that The Gate on River Road north of Libertyville was the entrance to a girl's finishing school in the early 1950s. As the story goes, four students were killed and their heads put on the posts of The Gate. What happened behind The Gate? Jenny Barry, local history librarian at the Cook Memorial Library, will investigate the legend and provide a history of the land behind the The Gate. View presentation

	April 15, 2013 Program Zion's Unique Past 7:00 pm, Cook Park Library Tim Morse and Lee Deming of the Zion Historical Society will talk about the interesting origin and unique history of the city of Zion.

	May 20, 2013 Program Memorabilia Roundup 7:00 pm, Cook Park Library Share your personal photos and other saved treasures of years gone by in Libertyville and Mundelein. Bring pictures of homes, schools, businesses and families to show and talk about.