Our dedicated volunteers work to educate, engage the community, and inspire a love of history as we tell the story of our beloved town. We continue to seek opportunities to tell the village’s story here and through engaging programs and exhibits throughout town. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
We hope you will join us in celebrating the ways our vibrant community’s rich past is very much a part of our lives today.
In 1968, the Village of Glen Ellyn purchased a building that was once a wayside inn located on what is now known as “Stacy’s Corner” at Geneva Road, just west of N. Main Street. This much-modified building was originally built by Moses and Joann Stacy in 1846, just over a decade after the Churchills settled here in 1833.
A year later in 1969, the Glen Ellyn Historical Society was formed to assist the Village in restoring the building to its original condition, complete with period-appropriate furniture, stoves, cooking and eating utensils, and tools. The result was Stacy’s Tavern Museum, which stands today as the only fully restored stagecoach inn in Illinois resting on its original foundation.
Since that time, the Glen Ellyn Historical Society has grown to offer regular programming and research facilities at the neighboring Glen Ellyn History Center, a gift shop at Stacy’s Corners Store, and events and activities at the beautiful Ward Plaza, our outdoor area that welcomes people to the north entrance of Glen Ellyn.
The Glen Ellyn Historical society is governed by a Board of Directors—passionate volunteers who are members of the Historical Society, live or work in Glen Ellyn, and love to find innovative ways to discover and tell the story of our town. Meet the board:
We understand that there is great power in being the ones who get to tell the story. And so our board of directors adopted the following Statement of Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity February 16, 2022.
“The Glen Ellyn Historical Society is committed to a practice of non-discrimination and equal opportunity in all its aspects, including its education programs, activities, employment, collections and publications. We are dedicated to complying with all laws and applicable regulations that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. We are resolved to being an inclusive, representative, and equitable institution. Our dedication to scholarship and learning, inspiration and civic engagement seeks to make our members, volunteers, staff and the public feel welcome and included. We are continually learning how to become a better resource for our community and how to more accurately share the history and stories of the diversity of people who have played roles in Glen Ellyn’s past. It is our intention to help all people feel welcome and have the opportunity to create meaningful connections with local history.”
