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Artifact of the Month

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

This is the drum head from the drum he played in the Rochelle Band.

At the museum...

on exhibit in the Cabinet of Curiosities

Have a Cup...of Holiday Cheer

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.

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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.

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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October and November was a nod to our history project of "Getting down to business in Rochelle" - bringing the past into the future.

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December is a Tea Party with a display of a wonderful collection of holiday tea sets in our Cabinet of Curiosities. Stop in in December and have some tea with us!

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Don't forget to buy your Raffle Tickets! 

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Birthdays have been celebrated all year and we're just about to the end of 2024. Next year? It's all about Community and Connections. How do you connect in the community? Do you volunteer? Do you have a business? How do you connect with our community to make it better? Share your thoughts by contacting the museum at 815 562-3040 or hubhistory@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you.

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