Membership renewal is from January to March 1st. You need not live in Thornton to become a member so please encourage your friends to join. Choose a one-time life membership to avoid yearly renewal, or an individual membership. Please visit the How to become a Member page to fill out a membership form. Or you can visit the museum on the first or third Saturdays from now until May. Individual Membership: $15. Lifetime Membership: $150.
2024 Calendar of Events
Village of Thornton Historical Society
Meetings & Programs:
January 3, 6:00 PM: Board Meeting at Museum
January 9, 9:30 AM: Local Historical Societies’ Round Table Meeting
February 26, 7:00 PM: General Meeting – Program: Movie Night/Popcorn
March 25, 7:00 PM: General Meeting – Program: “Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City” by Bruce Allardice
April 3, 6:00 PM: Board Meeting at Museum
April 22, 7:00 PM: General Meeting – Program: “Secret Northwest Indiana” by Joseph Pete
May 13, 6:00 PM: Annual Dinner Meeting – TBD
May 14, 9:30 AM: Local Historical Societies’ Round Table Meeting
May 31, 4:00 PM: Set up for Quarry Tour at St. Paul Church
June 1, 8:00 AM: Spring Quarry Tour at St. Paul Church
July 3, 6:00 PM: Board Meeting at Museum
August 26, 7:00 PM: General Meeting – Program: “Organized Crime in Chicago during Prohibition” by John Binder
September 10, 9:30 AM: Local Historical Societies Round Table Meeting
September 23, 7:00 PM: General Meeting – Program: “CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) Camp Thornton” by Historical Society
October 2, 6:00 PM Board Meeting at Museum
October 4, 4:00 PM: Set up for Quarry Tour at St. Paul Church
October 5, 8:00 AM: Fall Quarry Tour at St. Paul Church
October 28, 7:00 PM: General Meeting – Program “Christmas at the White House” by Leslie Goddard
November 15, 6:00 PM: Heritage Dinner at St. Paul Church, 508 Chicago Rd.
December 8, 2-4:00 PM: Holiday Open House at the Museum