2021 Schedule
WITH THE STATE OF ILLINOIS EASING RESTRICTIONS ON MEETINGS AND PUBLIC GATHERINGS,
WE ARE ANTIPATING HOLDING "IN PERSON" MEETINGS STARTING SEPTEMBER 2021.
WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION AND WILL KEEP EVERYONE UPDATED
THROUGH THE SCHEDULE PAGE ON THIS IS WEBSITE AND ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE
WE ARE ANTIPATING HOLDING "IN PERSON" MEETINGS STARTING SEPTEMBER 2021.
WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION AND WILL KEEP EVERYONE UPDATED
THROUGH THE SCHEDULE PAGE ON THIS IS WEBSITE AND ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE
MONDAY, AUGUST 23 to SATURDAY, AUGUST 28 - NRHS National Convention in Milwaukee, WI
- The NRHS will be holding their 2021 National Convention at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Milwaukee Downtown, 611 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53203
- Trips scheduled to: National Railroad Museum, East Troy Electric Railroad Museum, Illinois Railway Museum
- Excursion on Metra on the Milwaukee North District and North Central Service lines from Fox Lake, IL to Antioch, IL
- Banquet speaker will be Vice Chair of Metra (and Blackhawk member) Norm Carlson
- Attendees will follow the COVID-19 guidelines from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and the States of Wisconsin and Illinois
- To register, or for more information, go to the NRHS website > https://nrhs.com/convention/
This is not a Blackhawk event. Blackhawk Railway Historical Society is not responsible for changes or cancellations.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 - Monthly Meeting
- We are anticipating being able to hold In-person meetings starting in September of 2021. Please follow this website, our Facebook page, or our monthly mailing for further information.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 - Monthly Meeting
- We are anticipating being able to hold In-person meetings starting in September of 2021. Please follow this website, our Facebook page, or our monthly mailing for further information.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24 - Fall Indiana Swap Meet and Program
- Meets are held at :
American Legion Post 66
132 N Wiggs St, Griffith, IN 46319 - The hall opens around 9 AM for vendor setup and opens to the public at 10 AM.
- Selling runs from 10 AM to 2 PM and then we offer a presentation on railroading, usually covering Indiana.
- A $2 donation is requested at the door.
- Due to Indiana's current COVID-19 restrictions, face coverings will be required for all attendees. If you are feeling or showing symptoms of COVID-19, please stay home.
- 8' Vendor tables are $15 each, however the first table is FREE to Blackhawk members. Click here to join us.
- TABLES SELL OUT QUICKLY. The size of the hall is limited, and our floor plan allows for easy movement rather than packing in as many tables as possible. We do maintain a waiting list, but for best results, order and pay for your tables as soon as you can.
- Requests for tables should be directed to:
- Blackhawk Railway Historical Society
2009 Boehme St.
Lockport, IL 60441-4611
- Blackhawk Railway Historical Society
- or E-mail us for more information about the swap meet
- while in Griffith, stop by the Griffith Historical Society's Railroad Park and museum (201 S Broad St.) at the famous railroad crossing and junction, or stop by the Hi-Rail Modular Train Club at the nearby Franklin Center (201 N. Griffith Blvd.)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 - Monthly Meeting
- We are anticipating being able to hold In-person meetings starting in September of 2021. Please follow this website, our Facebook page, or our monthly mailing for further information.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 - Monthly Meeting
- We are anticipating being able to hold In-person meetings starting in September of 2021. Please follow this website, our Facebook page, or our monthly mailing for further information.
NOTE: All events subject to cancellation for unforeseen circumstances.
Blackhawk Railway Historical Society is not responsible for events shown here that it does not sponsor.
Blackhawk Railway Historical Society is not responsible for events shown here that it does not sponsor.
About Our Meetings
We hold regular meetings at 7:30 PM on the first Friday of the month (except July and August), at the Gladys Fox Museum on the southwest corner of 9th Street (Illinois Route 7) and Washington Street in the historic downtown district of Lockport, Illinois. Visit our Meetings page for more information.
Doors open at 7:00 PM and there is plenty of free parking on Washington Street. If there is no wake scheduled, additional parking is available in the lot of the adjacent Goodale Memorial Chapel, in the 900 block of Hamilton Street.
Admission to all meetings is FREE and open to the public. Attendees are invited to participate in our monthly raffle of rare and interesting railroad memorabilia and models. Refreshments are also available.
Meetings include a presentation on railroads, past and present, by well-known railfans, authors, photographers, historians, railroad professionals and railroad advocates.
Doors open at 7:00 PM and there is plenty of free parking on Washington Street. If there is no wake scheduled, additional parking is available in the lot of the adjacent Goodale Memorial Chapel, in the 900 block of Hamilton Street.
Admission to all meetings is FREE and open to the public. Attendees are invited to participate in our monthly raffle of rare and interesting railroad memorabilia and models. Refreshments are also available.
Meetings include a presentation on railroads, past and present, by well-known railfans, authors, photographers, historians, railroad professionals and railroad advocates.
Giving A Program/Programs For Your Group
We are always looking for quality programs from railfans, railroad professionals, advocates, scholars and historians. We can supply a large screen, projection equipment (slides, 16mm movies, video or computer) and an appreciative and enthusiastic audience. If you have a program you would like to present, or know of a presenter that has a program to offer, please read about our program requirements on our Meetings page and then E-mail our Program Director.
The Blackhawk can present programs on local railroad history for your organization. There are many possibilities: a discussion of local railroad history, historic railroad movies and photographs, or even a visit from a 19th-century station agent or a real locomotive engineer. Blackhawk members have given presentations to local historical societies, civic groups, government organizations, and lectured at the Chicago History Museum.
For more information, please send us an E-mail or talk to us at one of our monthly meetings.
The Blackhawk can present programs on local railroad history for your organization. There are many possibilities: a discussion of local railroad history, historic railroad movies and photographs, or even a visit from a 19th-century station agent or a real locomotive engineer. Blackhawk members have given presentations to local historical societies, civic groups, government organizations, and lectured at the Chicago History Museum.
For more information, please send us an E-mail or talk to us at one of our monthly meetings.