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NEW HOURS: PARK FOREST 1950s HOUSE MUSEUM


 

New Hours and Spring Exhibit at 1950s Park Forest House Museum

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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. 

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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. 

 

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