Preserving the Past

For Our Future

Established in 1955, the Libertyville Historical Society collects and preserves historical material and information relative to the Libertyville area. The 1878 Ansel B. Cook Home, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is home to the society’s archives and museum.

Walking Tour, Sunday, July 27

The View from the Park: Libertyville’s First 100 Years

Embark on a guided stroll around Cook Memorial Park and explore the town's first hundred years through the stories of the buildings surrounding the park. Your tour includes entrance to the Ansel B. Cook Home after the walk.

Duration: 45-60 minutes
Cost: $10 per person / $5 per person for Society members
Payment collected at the door

2025 Summer Open Houses
Every Sunday in June, July and August, 2 - 4 p.m.

Docent-led tours. No reservation required.

Additionally open: Saturday, June 14, 2-4pm and Saturday, August 2, 2-4pm

$5/adults, kids FREE!

2025 Special Exhibits Include:

  • Civil War era dresses from a private collection

  • Civil War items from the Libertyville Historical Society collection

  • Hawthorn-Mellody Farm memorabilia in the Libertyville History Gallery

The Wide Awakes Banner Restoration

Liberty & Union Campaign

An item of invaluable historical significance to Libertyville and Lake County with a connection to a nation-changing moment in U.S. history is in need of restoration.

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Registration now open! https://libertyvillehistoricalsociety.as.me/events
Visit the Ansel B. Cook Home this Sunday between 2pm and 4pm. $5/adults, kids free. There's also lots to see outside the house this weekend during Libertyville Dog Days of Summer. Unidentified photo from the Dusenberry family collection.
Happy Fourth of July! The Ansel B. Cook Home is open Sunday from 2pm to 4pm. $5/adults, kids free. This card showing Old Abe, an eagle carried by the 8th Wisconsin Regiment during the Civil War, was sold for the benefit of the Great Sanitary Fair in
Come see us at the Farmers Market this Thursday! We will be out from 9am to 1pm.
The Ansel B. Cook Home is open Sunday from 2pm to 4pm. $5/adults, kids free. Hawthorn-Mellody Farms memorabilia is featured in the Libertyville History Gallery this summer.
The Ansel B. Cook Home is open this Sunday from 2 pm to 4pm. $5/adults, kids free. This summer Civil War-era items from our collection, such as Frederick Grabbe's duffel and valise, are featured in our second-floor display case. Learn more about Fre