GLEN ELLYN – Glen Ellyn Historical Society Board of Directors President Suzanne Carty wants people to envision what life was like in 1846, the year Stacy's Tavern was built.

They will be able to get a taste of that life during the 15th annual Tavern Day, which will be from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at Stacy's Tavern Museum, 800 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn. Along with tours of Stacy's Tavern, the event also will feature farm animals, a beekeeper, strolling musicians, a blacksmith, rope and candle-making, corn husk doll creating, storytelling and other pioneer activities.

"We want to let people see what we have and let them learn something about the history of their community, try some old-fashioned activities and get a feel for what life might have been like [back then]," Carty said.

Her husband, Doug Carty, will demonstrate how to make rope during Tavern Day, and kids will be able to help him. For the second year in a row, husband and wife Martin and Melody Eastman of Wheaton will provide music for the celebration. Melody Eastman also is pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Glen Ellyn.

The cost for Tavern Day is $8 for adults, $6 for Glen Ellyn Historical Society members, $4 for children 3 to 17 and $3 for children of society members. Children younger than 3 get in free. Tickets can be purchased at Stacy's Corners Store or at the gate.

Stacy's Tavern Museum is a restoration of an authentic 1840s wayside inn that is owned by the village of Glen Ellyn and operated by the Glen Ellyn Historical Society. The tavern was built by Moses Stacy and his wife, Joanna, in 1846, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

For the past 10 years, Suzanne Carty has been giving visitors a history of Stacy's Tavern in her role as a docent there. Carty herself lives in a historical house on Main Street in Glen Ellyn that was built in 1891.

"I think there's a lot of connections between what happened in the past and what happens today," she said.

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If you go

What: Glen Ellyn Historical Society's Tavern Day

When: 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 25

Where: Stacy's Tavern Museum, 800 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn

Cost: $8 for adults, $6 for Glen Ellyn Historical Society members, $4 for children 3 to 17 and $3 for children of society members; children younger than 3 are free

Info: gehs.org