Long Grove Historical Society

2019 Membership Drive

Nov 28, 2018 | Society News

Join the Long Grove Historical Society and help get the Long Grove Covered Bridge restored.

2018 Long Grove Ghost Walk – Our Sixth Annual Event

Sep 11, 2018 | Events

Fancy a creepy historical walk around the coolest downtown in Lake County? Join the Long Grove Historical Society for their sixth annual Long Grove Ghost Walk! The ghosts will be there… will you?

Good Times with the Gridleys

Aug 20, 2018 | Events

Video from the 2018 Vintage Days performance of Good TImes with the Gridleys. The home town show covers retells some significant events in Long Grove History.

Bridge Damaged

Jun 29, 2018 | Save The Bridge

Only days after being placed on the nation’s National Historic Register, Long Grove’s iconic bridge was severely damaged by an over-size, over-weight truck.

Family History Research

Jun 21, 2018 | Society News

Indexes for Family History Researchers

Bridge Listed on National Register

Jun 15, 2018 | Save The Bridge

Long Grove’s Buffalo Creek Bridge, more commonly known as the Long Grove Covered Bridge, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service of the United Stated of America.

Long Grove Times – #39 Summer, 2018

May 15, 2018 | Long Grove Times

Join us this weekend to kick off our summer events at Long Grove’s Historical Farmhouse. Fun family events are planned all summer long – see the complete listing of dates and times below. Also, learn about a few old things that turned up around town, meet our new board members for the upcoming year, and find out who won the recently completed Covered Bridge Art Contest.