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NEW HOURS: PARK FOREST 1950s HOUSE MUSEUM
NEWS FROM
THE PARK FOREST HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Contact: Jane Nicoll
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New Hours and Spring Exhibit at 1950s Park Forest House Museum
The 1950s Park Forest House Museum at 141 Forest Blvd, Park Forest, Illinois announces new hours, Wednesday and Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The museum can also be open for groups by appointment, at other times. Donation is adults $5: 12 and under free with an adult. Scout and school tours are priced individually. From March 17 through May 5, 2012, the museum will be decorated for a 1950s Easter.
Decorations include Easter die cuts, honeycomb rabbits and baskets, plastic and tin decorations, children’s books and Easter baskets with candy available in the 1950s. There is also a very special display of hand blown, hand-painted eggs brought back from World War II.
For details, to arrange a special group tour, or to volunteer, visit the Park Forest Historical Society website, www.parkforesthistory.org, or call Jane Nicoll, 708-481-4252.