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Artifact of the Month

Thanks to Gretchen for bringing in some wonderful artifacts from Ed Orner.

This is a page from the Wagon Book, 1899 and is a record of deliveries from The Washington Market. 

Do you see any names that are familiar?

At the museum...

on exhibit in the Cabinet of Curiosities

Butchers, Bankers and Bottlers

Dairies and Druggists

Fashion and Fun

Rochelle has had them all!

Latest museum podcast can be found at this link

https://youtu.be/gs089D8CwkI

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The links to all our podcasts can be found under the COLLECTIONS & EDUCATION tabs.

Check them out!

2024 is here!

and because our building - The City and Town Hall - is celebrating its 140th birthday the museum will be celebrating birthdays all year long.

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Help us celebrate by sharing any special birthdays in your family or other ideas for birthdays we can celebrate.

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In January we celebrated the 140th birthday of City Hall now home to the Flagg Township Museum.

In February and March we celebrated with an exhibit about Freedom of Faith, Places of Worship in Rochelle. April celebrated the 28th birthday of National Poetry Month. In May we recognized the 109th birthday of the 1915 Iron Fountain.

What did we celebrate in June? Happy 100th Birthday, Ol' Gertie & 50 Years of Love in Rochelle, An Open House with the Prabhakars.now

It was a Birthday Party in July with a special treat for those born in 1944 and before along with a Book Signing.

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August started with a Book Signing on the 8th and our participation in the Heritage Festival Parade on August 18th - "From Rock to Rec" highlighting the change from Braiden's Quarry to Spring Lake, our history lesson. Thanks go to our volunteers for walking with us. Our "float" won the President's Award!

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August and September was all about learning in Rochelle, actually since 1840...quite a history about the schools in Rochelle from the log cabin to today's RTHS campus!

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Don't forget to buy your Raffle Tickets! 

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Birthdays will be celebrated all year and will include Rochelle banks, schools, and people. If you have information or artifacts or stories about any of these topics give us a call (815 562-3040), email (hubhistory@gmail.com), or come visit (open Thursday through Sunday from 11 to 4)!