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March 2025
A Brief History of The Girls School
Museum Educator, Heidi Howlett, will present a history of the Illinois State Training School for Girls that was once located in Geneva. Reservations recommended, $5/person, free for museum members. REGISTER HERE
Find out more »April 2025
Reagan Comes to Geneva
In April 1982, President Ronald Reagan visited an eighth grade class at St. Peter's Catholic School. GHM will share the story of his visit along with a panel of a few of those eighth grader students. REGISTER HERE
Find out more »May 2025
Genevans Held Hostage
Forty years ago four parishioners and the pastor of St. Peter's Catholic Church were taken hostage on TWA Flight 847. Learn the timeline of those 17 days that later became a made-for-television movie. Registration recommended, $5/person, free for museum members. REGISTER HERE
Find out more »July 2025
Historic House Tour
Explore four homes in downtown Geneva and learn their history, who built them and stories of people who lived in them. Enjoy this rare opportunity to walk through the homes and explore their unique character. Tickets include tours of all four homes, admission to the Geneva History Museum from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. that day, and a swag bag full of coupons and offers from museum partners - $35/person, $30/museum member, and $45/person after July 15. Registration is required…
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