Museum Name: McHenry County Historical Museum
Schedule: May 1 - Oct. 31: Tues.-Fri. & Sun. 1-4 p.m. or by appt.
Established: 1976
Address: 6422 Main Street, P.O. Box 434, Union, IL 60180
Phone Number: 815-923-2267
Fax Number: 815-923-2270
Email: info@mchsonline.org
Director: Nancy J. Fike
Website: www.mchsonline.org
Focus: Our mission is to provide the methods and means of presenting McHenry County History to enrich life
Ages: 8 years through adult
Costs: $5.00 Adults, $3.00 Seniors & Students, $12.00 Family rate, Free to Members
Notes: Free Events: The Annual Heritage Fair is always the 2nd Sunday of July filled with entertainment, loud auction, sales, pie baking contest, demonstrations, museum open & food available. 1st Sunday in October is the Apple Cider Festival which has cider pressing, entertainment, demonstrations, barn raising, tractor parade & contests and sales. Food available

Major Exhibits
Marching Off-Left Behind: The Civil War Experience

Exhibits of 06
"King Pin" - Bowling "To Have & To Hold, An 1870's Wedding" "Well, Hello Dollies!" "Childhood Revisited" "Fun in Motion" and "Push and Pull" - Toys that Move "Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries" - 1930's Kitchen

Class Trip Programs
West Harmony One-Room School Experience on Tues. & Wed. mornings during the school year. Full Museum Tours on Thurs. & Fri. mornings during the school year. History Trunk can be reserved for 3 wks and delivered to the school. All programs have to be reserved in advance.

Class Trip Pricing
No charge to students on a fieldtrip if their township or town has a membership at McHenry County Historical Society. If there is no membership, there is a $3.00/student fee.