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"STEP BACK INTO A 1950'S CHRISTMAS" Exhibit at 1950's Park Forest House Museum

"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 website at www.parkforesthistory.org for details and updates.

Convenient street parking is available in front of the museum!

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