Community members will get the chance to make apple cider at the Sycamore History Museum’s upcoming annual Fall Festival.Attendees will learn the process of making apple cider using an apple press. The festival will include other fall-related craft...
The Sycamore History Museum will host a performance by American English, a Beatles tribute band, Sept. 26 at St. Mary’s Church, 322 Waterman St.Tickets can be purchased at the Sycamore History Museum, 1730 N. Main St., and the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce,...
A Saturday fundraiser for the Sycamore History Museum, 1730 N. Main St., featured former President Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln.Lincoln impersonators Max and Donna Daniels were the focal point of the museum’s annual winter fundraiser.Abraham...
The Sycamore History Museum will ring in the holidays with an open house.The museum, 1730 N. Main St., is using the open house to say “thank you” to the community. The event will run 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday and includes tours of the museum, crafts, hot...
The Sycamore History Museum had locals bustling Saturday for the Historic Homes Tour during the 52nd annual Pumpkin Fest.The annual tour’s theme for this year was the Movers and Shakers of Sycamore, and it featured six of Sycamore’s oldest homes,...
Thirty years of Sycamore’s manufacturing history have been condensed into a book written by an NIU alumnus.The Sycamore History Museum, 1730 N. Main St., held an open panel discussion at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the DeKalb County Community Foundation, 475...
The holidays are here and there are plenty of free upcoming events for DeKalb and Sycamore residents to take part in. Discover Sycamore will be host Winter Chocolate Walk from 5 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 6. Residents will be able to enjoy a variety of chocolate...
Civil War reenactors told the stories of the second year of the war on Saturday. The presentation, titled “1862” was hosted by the Sycamore History Museum (SHM) and included reenactors from Grant Lee Custer & Company. SHM plans to continue the...
Volunteers are needed to guide tours on historical houses of the Sycamore area during the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival. The Historic Homes Walk will be held on Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. as part of the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival. The walk is hosted by...
Exploring a cemetery in October is not only for Halloween lovers, but also for history enthusiasts like those who toured Elmwood Cemetery on Sunday. The Annual Elmwood Cemetery Heritage Walk has been held on the first Sunday in October for the past 12...
About 50 people came out to the Sycamore History Museum for its monthly brown bag lunch event Thursday. The presentation was on the history of the DeKalb County Courthouse. Sue Breese, Joiner History Room volunteer and Sycamore Library assistant, spoke...
