Guild Annual Meeting & L Car No. 1 First Look

This event is no longer on sale.

Tuesday May 14

10:30 AM  –  2:00 PM


***SOLD OUT***

To join the waitlist, please contact Nell McKeown at mckeown@chicagohistory.org

Celebrate the restoration of the L car no. 1 funded by the Guild and receive an exclusive first look at the new renovations. View the L car that took guests to the 1893 Chicago world’s fair and peruse world’s fair artifacts with curators; meet historic figures who made headlines at the fair; and hop aboard the L car No. 1 for a tour. With period musicians, 19th-century costumes, and a luncheon straight from 1893, you’ll enjoy a glimpse of the wonder that fairgoers experienced 131 years ago.

If you have a seating request or a dietary preference, please contact Nell McKeown at 703-403-1482 or mckeown@chicagohistory.org. Guild members, please arrive by 10:30 a.m. for the Guild Annual Meeting reports; non-Guild members may arrive at 11:00 a.m.

If you already have a ticket and wish to add more, or if you prefer to pay by phone, please contact Nell McKeown at (312) 799-2112. Checks may be sent to the below address:

ATTN: Nell McKeown
Chicago History Museum
1601 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60614