Mother Rudd Home Museum

Mother Rudd Home Museum The Warren Township Historical Society was organized in 1975 to unite all people interested in the history of Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois.

We learn about our history, collect pertinent artifacts, and preserve those artifacts for the future. The Mother Rudd Home Museum was established in 1991 and is overseen by the Warren Township Historical Society.The museum is open to the public on Tuesday mornings from 10am to 12pm, and at scheduled Open Houses throughout the year. Research in our extensive archive library is available by appointm

ent. School groups, scout troops, etc., can be accommodated by appointment; please call or email. Admission is free. Donations are welcome! Come join us! Volunteers are welcome to join the archive project, or to help with accessioning, research, housekeeping, light carpentry work, or exhibit design. If you are interested in volunteering, stop by the museum on Tuesday mornings between 10am and 12pm, or email [email protected] for more information. We will also be recruiting for volunteer docents to help with the weekly open houses during the summer which run in conjunction with the Gurnee Farmer's Market. Membership is open to all. Effective 2008, dues are $7 (individual), $12 (family), per year. Members receive our bi-monthly newsletter, and invitations to member only events and meetings. Email [email protected] for more information.

08/09/2025

Because of the hot weather, regrettably we are not having live music outside the Mother Rudd Home today. But we're still open for Gurnee Days, with refreshments and surprises for kids today while they last. Please stop by! Open 1-4.

Prior to his presentation last weekend at the Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County, historical novelist James Ciccone a...
11/20/2024

Prior to his presentation last weekend at the Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County, historical novelist James Ciccone and his sister Diane Ciccone stopped by. The Ciccones are 7th-generation descendants of the brother of Amos Bennett, the first settler in Warren Township.

Some pictures of items from today's annual Show-and-Tell at the Mother Rudd Home Museum. Click on the pictures for expla...
03/04/2024

Some pictures of items from today's annual Show-and-Tell at the Mother Rudd Home Museum. Click on the pictures for explanations.

Gurnee Days open house today and tomorrow, 1-4. Have you ever seen our little out-building, the "Chicken Coop"? It's ope...
08/12/2023

Gurnee Days open house today and tomorrow, 1-4. Have you ever seen our little out-building, the "Chicken Coop"? It's open to visitors for the first time. And of course both floors of the main building are open too.

Program is TONIGHT!! Hope you can join us. Free!
06/19/2023

Program is TONIGHT!! Hope you can join us. Free!

Lake County, Illinois Barns, Farms, Silos & Stables is a collection of over 130 barn photos taken since 2014. lc-bfss is a source of information on the county's agricultural past.

We are excited to welcome John Rouse and his photo presentation about Lake County Farmland! It's this Monday, June 19th ...
06/15/2023

We are excited to welcome John Rouse and his photo presentation about Lake County Farmland! It's this Monday, June 19th at 7:00pm.

John took up photography as a hobby in 2011. He photographs and documents Lake County barns, farms, silos and stables.

Lake County, Illinois Barns, Farms, Silos & Stables is a collection of over 130 barn photos taken since 2014. lc-bfss is a source of information on the county's agricultural past.

05/19/2023

Apologies -- the new date for the John Rouse photo presentation about Lake County Farmland is MONDAY, JUNE 19th. Hope to see you then!

If you are on paper mailing list and got a postcard, yes, that is the correct date on the postcard. (The previous Facebook entry was wrong.)

05/10/2023

At the request of our speaker, the date of the John Rouse presentation on Lake County Farmland has changed from next week (May 17) to Wednesday, July 19. Hope to see you then!

Delightful time at this year's Show-and-Tell. Here are some pictures from the event.
01/16/2023

Delightful time at this year's Show-and-Tell. Here are some pictures from the event.

Address

4690 Old Grand Avenue
Gurnee, IL
60031

Opening Hours

9:30am - 12pm

Telephone

(847) 263-9540

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