"STEP BACK INTO A 1950S CHRISTMAS" Exhibit at 1950s Park Forest House Museum
"Step Back into a 1950s Christmas," exhibit
will be on display at the 1950s Park Forest House Museum, at 141 Forest Blvd, on Wednesdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturdays December 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Period decorations are on display in every room. Take a break from the hustle and
bustle of 21st Century holidays to revisit the holidays of your past in this gem of a museum, just down the street.
Advance tickets, good for any of the days of this exhibit, are on sale from Park Forest Historical Society board members. Tickets are $3.00 for adults; 12 and under are free. This is a special rate for December. Walk-ins, without tickets, are welcome at the same rate. The tour is free with the purchase of a Marshall Field's Brick.
The society will try to accommodate group tours at other times, if volunteers are available.
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Bricks from Marshall Field's Park Forest store, and the books, Gregory Randall's America's Original GI Town, Amy Peele's Aunt Mary's Guide to Raising Children the Old-fashioned Way, and Jerry Shnay's Park Forest Dreams and Challenges will be available for sale at the museum. Check the society's website at www.parkforest history.org for details and updates.