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Artifact of the Month

A Flag from the Spanish American War

This is a 40 star US flag that was used by Company M. It is five feet by eight feet and is made of cotton with gold braid trim. The stars are machine sewn. The heading is canvas wih five brass grommets.

It's a wonderful artifact that is part of the museum's collection. Unfortunately there is no record of the donor.

If you want to learn more about Company M come to the museum and look it up at the Research Rochelle research station.

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The links to all our podcasts can be found under the EDUCATION tab.

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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.

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

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It's everybody's birthday in July with a party on Sunday, July 14th from 1 to 4 pm. If you were born in 1944 and before we'll have a special treat for you!

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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)!