When: December 6th from 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Where: The Robert Vial House, 7425 S. Wolf Rd., Burr Ridge IL
Join us for this popular annual event. The Vial House will be decked out in true Victorian style and refreshments will be on hand to enjoy. Come and take family photos in front of our beautiful Christmas Tree.
When: November 23 at 7:00 PM
Where: Pleasantdale Park District, Walker Park Recreation Center
In this nostalgic-packed lecture, historian Leslie Goddard, Ph. D, explores the history of Route 66, the iconic road that linked Chicago to Los Angeles. Learn why this road remains so indelibly associated with the lore of the American road trip.
When: September 21 at 7:00 PM
Where: Pleasantdale Park District, Walker Park Recreation Center
Author Pat Camielliere will take us on a road trip along the Des Plaines River to visit some little known historic sites.
When: June 7th, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Where: Robert Vial House
In Celebration of our country’s 250th Anniversary we will have a Military display at the House. Please stop in and view some of the more interesting items from our collection.
When: Now
Where: FCHS Museum, located on the grounds of Pleasant Dale Park District
Come see our new “Kid’s Corner” exhibit at the FCHS Museum. Try out some old-fashioned toys, make a ‘call’ on a rotary dial phone, and play a tune on a pump organ.
Check out our other current exhibits including “The Power of Advertising”, “Native Americans”, “Pleasantview Fire Department”, “Tools”, and “Postcards”.
Where: FCHS Museum, located on the grounds of Pleasant Dale Park District
New exhibit at the museum:
Come in and see this expanded exhibit. Learn about the small unincorporated town called Tiedtville which started out as a tavern , dance pavilion and horse track and expanded into a town with a grocery store with a post office , a butcher shop, a bowling alley, a barbershop and it’s own jail! Summer cottages were also available so you could escape the big city.
In 1953 the town was torn down and turned into very popular auto and motorcycle racetrack. Many photos of the town, the track, the drivers and the events will be on display.
Copies of Tiedtville and Santa Fe Speedway, a book by Christina Andino are available for purchase at the museum.
Also at the museum are displays on Native America, Natural History, tools, and early settlers.
Our Kids Korner is popular with children and adults too. Come in and try out a typewriter, a rotary dial phone, a pump organ and lots more.
When: September 21, 2026 at 7:00
Where: Pleasantdale Park District, Walker Park Recreation Center
Author Pat Camalliere will take us on a journey in our own backyard . We will visit interesting but little-known places along the Des Plaines River. Learn about the quarries of Lemont, Joliet Dam and Locks and the beautiful Dellwood Park, a Victorian Gem. How many of you know about the Palos Golf Club on top of the Forest Preserve hills overlooking 107th Street which was closed to accommodate nuclear experiments at Red Gate Woods during WWII ?