Victorian Garden Party

Enjoy summery refreshments, Victorian inspired games and crafts and live violin music at this traditional Victorian occasion. This event is best suited for adults and ages 12 and up. Tickets are $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Tickets are required and available on the website: LombardHistory.org. For more information about this event, or the Lombard Historical Society, please visit lombardhistory.org, email info@lombardhistory.org, or phone 630.629.1885.

The Lombard Historical Society is opening the doors wide to welcome our neighbors to a garden party. Experience the lovely garden, enjoy traditional tea party refreshments and bask in the atmosphere with beautiful live classical violin music by Colleen Kuraszek.

Sample Victorian-inspired finger-food and traditional tea party delicacies. Beverages include iced tea, lemonade and wine. Try your hand at making Victorian paper fan crafts or take a swing at the Victorian sport of croquet. The Victorian Cottage will be open for self-guided tours and violinist, Colleen Kuraszek will entertain everyone with her sublime violin performance.

Saunter over and meet some new friends. Call a girlfriend you haven’t seen in a while, a new neighbor, or your darling thirteen-year-old granddaughter, and join us at the Victorian Cottage for a charming garden party on the grounds of the Lombard Historical Society.

Come dressed in your garden party best. Don’t forget your sun hat! There will also be a raffle for a gift basket with items from the Lilac Emporium Gift shop.

This event is best suited for adults and ages 12 and up. Tickets are $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Tickets are required and available on the website: LombardHistory.org. For more information about this event, or the Lombard Historical Society, please visit lombardhistory.org, email info@lombardhistory.org or phone 630.629.1885.

About the Lombard Historical Society
The Lombard Historical Society celebrates Lombard’s heritage by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of Lombard and operates the Victorian Cottage Museum, the Carriage House and the Society’s Archives at 23 W. Maple Street, and the Sheldon Peck Homestead (a National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Site) at 355 E. Parkside Avenue in Lombard. The Sheldon Peck Homestead hosts activities and groups and is open for tours Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from noon to 4 pm. The Victorian Cottage is open for tours Saturdays at 1:00, 2:00 & 3:00 pm only. Tour times differ during Lilac Time. The Lilac Emporium Gift Shop is open Tuesdays – Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm. For more information about hours, membership and volunteer and donor opportunities, please visit lombardhistory.org, email info@lombardhistory.org or phone 630.629.1885.