Heritage Gallery

The Arlington Heights Historical Society and Museum operates the Heritage Gallery and Shop located in the western portion of the Old Soda Pop Factory building. The Heritage Gallery specializes in local history exhibits drawn from the Historical Society's extensive collections along with national and regional traveling exhibits that explore the broader context of our history. The Heritage Shop offers a selection of historical toys, books and stationery as well as local history memorabilia.

The past is never lost - as long as someone remembers it.

Saving Endangered Species, Saving Ourselves
June 5-August 29, 2010

It is easy to see why the bald eagle, our national symbol, should be protected; but what about the lowly fat pocketbook mussel or the decurrent false aster?

Saving Endangered Species, Saving Ourselves is a traveling exhibit developed by the Bell Museum of Natural History and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 Division of Endangered Species. Through photomurals, maps, colorful panels, sculpture, and pop-up story books, the exhibition explores the harmful environmental changes in the Midwest that have led to the decline in the biodiversity of our region. It uses federally listed endangered species from Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio, to examine how these declining species, even the humble ones, are often warning signals of environmental problems that can harm other species, including humans. A local component also examines this issue in Arlington Heights and the greater Chicagoland area. The exhibition concludes with descriptions of a number of ecosystem protection efforts that are being developed by partnerships among government agencies, private conservation groups and local citizens. These stories can help one discover how they can help save endangered species through proper land management, healthy lifestyles, and consumer activism.

Saving Endangered Species, Saving Ourselves, locally sponsored by Arlington Park, a Churchill Downs Company; Arlington Heights Farmer’s Market; and H. B. Fuller, can be viewed in the Heritage Gallery from June 5 through August 29, 2010. The Heritage Gallery and Shop is located on the Arlington Heights Historical Museum Campus at 112 West Fremont Street. The Gallery specializes in local history exhibits drawn from the Historical Society’s collections and local, national and regional traveling exhibitions that explore the broader context of our history. The Heritage Shop offers a selection of historical toys and books, along with local history memorabilia. Gallery hours are Friday through Sunday, 1:30p.m. to 4:30p.m. There is no admission fee for the Gallery, but a suggested donation of $2.00 is recommended.

For more information about Saving Endangered Species, Saving Ourselves contact the museum at 847-255-1225