Long Grove’s National Historic Bridge is Saved!
The Long Grove Village Board votes to accept a bid to rebuild the Bridge’s foundation and refurbish the iron infrastructure.
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Annual Report and Meeting for 2019/20
The Long Grove Historical Society celebrates the accomplishments of the past year and the creation of a new board for the 2019/20 season.
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Maple Syrup Season
In a video from 1984, long time Long Grove mayor Bob Coffin and his wife Betty show how they tap and make maple syrup.
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2019 Membership Drive
Join the Long Grove Historical Society and help get the Long Grove Covered Bridge restored.
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2018 Long Grove Ghost Walk – Our Sixth Annual Event
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?
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Good Times with the Gridleys
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.
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Bridge Damaged
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.
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Family History Research
Indexes for Family History Researchers
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Bridge Listed on National Register
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.
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Long Grove Times – #39 Summer, 2018
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.
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Book Club Picks Books
Long Grove Historical Society’s Historical Book Club selections for 2018/19.
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Vintage Advertising
An old Long Grove promotional item is discovered – how old is it and how does it relate to Long Grove?
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