A Premiere: A Look at Lilacia Park

A New Tradition, Celebrating 90 Years..

Entrance to Lilac Park

We have an opportunity to embrace a new Lilac Time tradition while still being mindful of protecting our family, friends, neighbors and the vulnerable in our midst. Instead of going to Lilacia Park with your family and friends as usual, bring your scrumptious snack, homemade or store delivered, to your favorite ‘easy chair’ and watch Sarah Richardt, former Executive Director of the Lombard Historical Society and former President of the Lombard Park District Board of Park Commissioners, while she takes you on a virtual tour of Lilacia Park.

This video was created in conjunction with Tim Frakes Productions.

Although she is already ensconced in her new home in Ohio, you will be able to accompany her through her beloved Lilacia Park. With a degree in Forestry, a position on the Park Board for several years, and over a decade of giving tours of the Park, there is no better tour guide for this adventure. As many of you know, Sarah brings a contagious enthusiasm with her regardless of the outing, and although you will not be at the park, you will have a fabulous time watching A Look at Lilacia Park, featuring Sarah Richardt.

Sarah Richardt, Executive Director, 2016-2020.

As Lombard celebrates the 90th anniversary of Lilac Time, become the generation that creates an unforgettable merging of the old traditions with the new. Light a lilac scented candle, wear lavender, put those purple Mardi Gras beads to good use, make your own parade (keeping safely distant from your fellow paraders), and, of course, watch A Look at Lilacia Park. We have a choice. We can be dragged kicking and screaming, or we can sashay into the future imagining ourselves frolicking in the beautiful Lilacia Park amid the heady scents and vivid hues of May, all from the safety of our own homes.

Were you, or the people who owned your home before you, among the hundreds of ‘new’ people to move to Lombard who received a lilac bush from the Village? Invite your neighbors and friends who are not lucky enough to have a lilac bush, to pop into your yard and snip a sprig to bring home. Maybe they will leave a note on the bush, or the front door, so that, when it is safe to take a peek, you could read the messages.

Feel free to post pictures of your new Lilac Time traditions on our Facebook page.

About Tim Frakes Productions

Located in the old Lombard Hotel, above Babcock’s Grove Restaurant, Tim Frakes produces documentary and image video for non-profit, faith-based, broadcast and corporate clients.