Historical Museum Shares Stories of Women in History

Morton Grove's temporary Women in History exhibit tells stories of residents from the 1800s through today.

Morton Grove women have been secretaries and soldiers, pilots and philanthropists. Now the Morton Grove Historical Museum is telling their stories through their newest temporary exhibit, Women in History, which opened Sept. 25. Earlier: Historical Museum Welcomes New Curator Spread out across the Haupt-Yehl House and the Museum Education Center, the exhibit shares the stories of residents from the settlement of the village up to present day through displays of photographs and artifacts from the museum’s collection. The exhibit was partially inspired by the donation of an old secretary desk and an antique writing desk. “When we received these desks we decided to set up a section on women in business,” said curator Mary Busch. The exhibit …

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Suburban Stadiums: Morton Grove Historical Museum

Morton Grove's Historical Museum is co-operated by the Park District and Historical Society.

Each week in Suburban Stadiums, Morton Grove Patch will feature a different local athletic facility, from fitness centers to neighborhood parks. We’ll dive into its history, list what programs it has to offer and provide a calendar of major events hosted at the space. MORTON GROVE HISTORICAL MUSEUM Facility and History: The Haupt-Yehl house was built in 1888 – seven years before the Village of Morton Grove was incorporated on December 24, 1895 -- by Nicholas Haupt as a home for his wife and eight children on Lincoln Avenue. After Haupt and his wife, Magdalena, died, the Haupt children remained in the house. One of the daughters, Elizabeth, married Mathias Yehl in 1901 and raised their six children in the house. The house remained in the …

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Photos: Welcome To Morton Grove Day At The Farmers Market

Community Groups, Local Organizations Gather To Celebrate Village, Meet Neighbors

This weekend, the Morton Grove Farmers Market hosted its first festival of summer with the Welcome to Morton Grove Day.  The event is an open house of sorts, gathering many local community organizations, celebrating the village and allowing neighbors to get to know one another. In addition to the weekly offerings of produce, plants, foods, and other merchandise, Saturday's festival featured an inflatable fun house, a balloon artist, temporary and henna tattoos, interactive science demonstrations, live music, crafts, and more. Samina Hussain, Chairwoman of the Morton Grove Illinois Community Relations Commission, stated, "The purpose of this event is to represent as many local entities as possible.  We have all kinds of groups here.  People…

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Morton Grove Native Scores Oscar with Alice in Wonderland

Proud parents Pat and Mary Ann watch at home in Morton Grove as their daughter Karen O'Hara accepts an Oscar in Los Angeles.

Newly-minted  Oscar winner Karen O'Hara, who grew up in Morton Grove, was almost sure the set decorator from Inception would take home the gold statuette, she said in an interview from her Pasadena, CA home on Thursday. “I was shocked,” she said, when Tom Hanks read her name and that of Robert Stromberg, the set designer she worked with on Alice in Wonderland. She rose from her seat, wearing a gown and heels borrowed from a next-door-neighbor. (She had wanted to wear the same dress she bought for the BAFTA awards, but her friends nixed the idea. “What if people Google you and you’re wearing the same thing?” she said they told her.) “I was speechless, and started to feel like I might cry,” she said. “But when I was walking down the aisle I …

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The Moms Council

Mom Talk: Who Knows What the ISATs Are?

Our children face ISAT testing this month.

Spring is on its way, or so we think, and our kids want to go out and play. But when we take a look at our school calendars, there is something called the ISATs looming out into the month.  Does anyone know what the ISATs are? Obviously we all know what the SAT testing requires, which is plenty of prep work in high school. But the lines can get a little blurry with tests for younger children. We want to let our kids be kids, and it's a bit young for pressurized testing. But then again, responsible parents want to help their young Einsteins grow and prosper.  So let's share the wealth of knowledge here. Offer your approach, attitude and tactics. 

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Denise Lee

1:15 pm on Friday, March 4, 2011

A good nights sleep, a great breakfast, and a pep talk about doing my best and working hard is what prepared me when I was their age. Our school has done such a wonderful job exposing the kids to the kinds of things that will be on the test. I do some ISAT practice test with my son, but I try not to make such a huge deal about it being a big test because his stress level will not allow him to do …   more ›

Transform your Space, Transform your Life in 2011

A local organization expert shares some tips with Morton Grove Patch readers.

Many people resolve to "Get More Organized" in January. Is this one of your New Year's resolutions year after year? Working with my clients, I witness the struggles people have to get and stay organized. Many people just can't do it alone and need a professional organizer to work with them. But many others just need some simple tips to jump-start the process. In my opinion, being disorganized takes a toll on our health and well being, both at home and at the office. I believe our personal space should be a sanctuary from life's chaos, not a repository for its artifacts. Clearing out the physical clutter allows us to have more space, more time and more positive energy in our lives. The average American spends 55 minutes a day looking for…

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Niles Township Rx Card Saved Residents $17,500

Township trustees hear a report on what the card did for residents in its first five weeks.

Debby Karton gave the Niles Township board of trustees a positive report Monday on what its newprescription drug card program, which is designed to save individuals money on their medications, has accomplished so far.  From Oct. 12, when the program started, to Nov. 17, a five-week period, 543 people used the card at pharmacies.  Without it, they would have paid a total of $37, 836.73 for their medications; however, the card enabled them to pay a cumulative $20,323.16, a savings of 46.3 percent. "You are to be commended," Karton, a benefits coordinator with the Illinois Public Pension Fund Association, told the board. "You've taken a risk to think outside the box and your residents have benefitted from that."  Karton and her colleague Joel…

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The Curious Case of the Forest Preserve Posts

Artifacts of Morton Grove's Once Prosperous Greenhouse Industry Recall a Bygone Age

It happens at least once a year. Someone pops into the Morton Grove History Museum and asks if anyone knows anything about the stubby little posts off the bicycle path in the Linne Wood Forest Preserve. Mary Busch, curator of the museum, will say: "Yes, I do." The rows of stubby posts that poke out from beneath the leaves and mustard garlic plants are, according to Busch, the only remaining artifacts in their original location from the booming greenhouse industry that made Morton Grove world famous. And the posts were part of the greehouses that belonged to Morton Grove's largest operation, the Poehlmann Brothers Company. According to John B. Slater, chairman of the Historic Sites Committee of the Morton Grove Historical Society, the posts…

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Janice Cha

8:24 am on Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Thanks, Sam, for tracking down the story of the posts. I've seen them and wondered about them many times.   more ›