Midway Village Museum - Rockford, Illinois

Events

	Winter Lecture Series - First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt 02/14/2010

	Winter Lecture Series - Rockford and the Golden Age of Magicians 02/21/2010

	Behind the Scenes Tours 02/28/2010

	6th Annual Sock Monkey Madness Festival 03/06/2010 - 03/07/2010

	Behind the Scenes Tours 03/14/2010

	Heirloom Seed Starting Workshop 03/20/2010

	Winter Lecture Series - Carrie's Story: A Personal History of the Women's Army Corps During World War II 03/21/2010

	Egg Artists' Show & Sale 03/27/2010 - 03/28/2010

Find Your Place in History

Midway Village Museum is a 137-acre campus conveniently located near I-90 yet comfortably nestled among the trees to give visitors the step-back-in-time experience.

The museum campus consists of a Victorian village with 24 historical buildings filled with artifacts of the era as well as several beautiful 19th century gardens that depict life in northern Illinois from 1890 to 1910. Interpreters in authentic period dress are available seasonally for guided tours. The main museum building holds large group meeting rooms and exhibit space with a number of permanent exhibits reflecting Rockford's history and culture that include The Girls of Summer: Rockford Peaches of the AAGPBL, Queen City of the Prairies: Rockford's First 20 Years and The Missing Link: Socks, Monkeys and Rockford's Industrial Past.

Winter Lecture Series Begins in January

Urban Archaeology: Retrieving the History of the Barber Colman Company
2 pm Saturday, February 6, 2010

. Learn stories illuminated by this new museum collection
. Hear about the collection process and acquisitions of the artifacts
. Lecture presented by Laura Furman, Curator of Collections at Midway Village Museum

Midway Village Museum gratefully acknowledges
. Northwest Bank for their support of the Winter Lectures Series
. Community Foundation of Northern Illinois for their support of the Howard Colman papers
project though a grant from the Jon W. Lundin Historic Preservation Fund

To learn more http://www.midwayvillage.com/event_calendar.cfm?id=1023.

Please Save Items for the Upcoming "From Minks to Sinks" Sale
Midway Village Museum is planning a huge sale of good, reusable items of all types this April. It's a great time to clean.......out with the old in with the new.

Please set your items aside or get in touch with Betty Willard at bettyrockford@comcast.net for storage. Only small appliances or easily moved furniture items will be accepted. Children's toys and clothing are highly desirable. We are also looking for collectibles.

To learn more about the sale click http://www.midwayvillage.com/event_calendar.cfm?id=1035.Visitors to Rockford may stay at a Rock Hospitality Group hotel with a special overnight rate of $89. Those guests staying at the Holiday Inn-Express enjoy with the special rate a complete Continental breakfast, a fitness area and swimming pool for the children. Please click www.rockhospitality.com or call 1-815-654-4100 for complete details on overnight accommodations.

	Exhibits

		The Old Millhouse The Old Millhouse, located on the edge of the Museum's Severin Lake, is a working replica of an operating water-powered machine shop With no flowing water to drive the wheel, electric pumps are used to deliver water to the sluice. But, from that point, everything works by water power, just as it did over 100 years ago.

		Flight Many of Rockford’s pioneer aviators are featured including Col. Bert Hassell and his 1928 SM – 1 Stinson, the Greater Rockford.

		The Village Picturesque Midway Village features twenty-four historic structures including a hardware store, general store, print shop, blacksmith shop, one-room schoolhouse, general store, hotel, fire station, police station, hospital, bank,carpenter shop, town hall, law office and a variety of homes.

		Queen City of the Prairies In only 20 years after its founding, Rockford became an important regional center of government, industry and commerce. Find out how in this new, engaging and interactive exhibit.