Crete Area Historical Society Inaugural Newsletter – 1st Edition
Also a sign that we will install in front of the Museum relating to the Grant we received from the “Network to Freedom”. How exciting is that.
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Join us Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm @ Crete Public Library, 1177 Main Street Crete, IL
History of Chicagoland in Maps Click link for registration: https://cretelibrary.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=17788
Read moreFeeling Festive at the Museum.
Feeling festive at the Museum. Caroling at Crete Country Christmas. Merry Christmas from Al Mack of the Crete Area Historical Society and Crete Monee Girls Soccer Team – 2023
Read moreRay Mattox – the person behind the camera for so many Crete Pictures and before and after shots.
Ray is a member of the Crete Area Historical Society and has a facebook page called History of Crete ill. Keep up the good work Ray.
Read moreMemorial Day in Crete 2023
Historical Society honors our Veterans and remembers those from Crete who gave their all! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Read moreGetting ready for a new paving.
Grading and drainage around the Museum. Ready for paving Crete Area Historical Museum Grading and Paving Parking Lot
Read moreFreedom Seekers/Underground Railroad Stories Book Signing at the Crete Public Library
Hi All, The Crete Area Historical Society (CAHS) has exciting news to share. The Crete Area Historical Society and the Crete Public Library are co-sponsoring a book signing event with Dr. Larry McClellan for his newly released book, Onward to Chicago: Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad in Northeastern Illinois published by Southern Illinois University Press. The event […]
Read moreCountry Christmas Holiday
Mark your calendar! This is going to be FUN! Our event planning committee has been hard at work to bring this special event to the community. Please join us Saturday December 2 12-4PM at our museum located at 550 West Exchange Street, Crete!
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1st Annual Golf & Dinner Fundraiser
The Crete Area Historical Society will be having a Golf & Dinner fundraiser at Lincoln Oaks Golf Course on September 24th to raise money for the restoration of the future Crete Historical Museum. Please pass along this information to any golfers you know. If you don’t golf, a dinner is offered. Come on out for […]
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Juneteenth Celebration
We invite you to our Juneteenth Celebration Saturday, June 17, 2023 at Crete Park, 515 First Street, Crete, IL 60417 “CAHS: Helping to preserve the history of this area’s support for the abolition of slavery dating to 1841.” Several prominent families, as members of the Crete Congregational Church, served as conductors on the Underground Railroad. […]
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