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This past weekend, we recorded a museum tour (1st floor) given by docent, Aline Merz.
You can check out the video here: PRHS Musuem Tour
You won’t want to miss a fantastic opportunity to learn about “Glass through the Ages.” It will be held Aug.11, 2007, from 10am-1pm at the Historical Society Museum.
Darcel Tanquary is the owner of the collection. She collects colored, clear, patterned glass from mostly the early 1900’s and is planning to bring a variety with her. She will be there to tell about the collection and answer questions. Ms. Tanquary belongs to glass clubs, one of which is “The 20, 30, 40’s Society”, where she is an active member. She has displayed her glass before and also has numerous displays at home. The colored glass is just lovely. Ms. Tanquary also traveled to many glass conventions. She was part of an antique store in recent years. In addition to this, Darcel is a great cook, cake decorator, and maker of watermelon pickles!!
The Harry Potter event is coming up on Friday, July 20 (in two weeks). If you would like to help the PRHS for this outstanding event, or you have any ideas or “loans” of decorations to make it magical, mysterious or enchanted, please contact LAUREN MALONEY. (Any lava lamps, electric luminaries, yardage of black or shimmery fabric, etc would be great. It will be returned to you at the end of the evening…)
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By going to www.ShopForMuseums.com, you can shop online at your favorite store, and have a portion of your sale AUTOMATICALLY donated to the PRHS–at NO COST TO YOU! Chose from over 100 famous online stores that you know & probably shop at today!
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If you have a collection of items that are vintage, antique, old, or inherently interesting to Park Ridge’s rich history, contact us and we can showcase your collection in a prominent place in our Museum at 41 Prairie. We would like to temporarily borrow collections that are esoteric and interesting, regardless of monetary value or collectible popularity.
The items must be small, lightweight, easy to display/move around and pertaining to history or times gone by. Examples of others’ collections are:
Small dollhouse toys from 1920’s
Vintage travel items from 1950’s
Park Ridge photos/postcards from turn of the century
Baby/toddler items from 1940’s
Vintage telephones from 1900’s
Artwork/prints from Park Ridge’s artists’ colony
We will demonstrate great care with your collection, but obviously the owner will need to sign a waiver of liability as well as paperwork necessary for the loan of a personal collection to the PRHS.
We will display the owner’s name and history of the collection in our newsletter and website.
Know that your collection will be viewed and enjoyed by everyone who visits our Museum!!
For more information, contact Lauren Maloney (PRHS Secretary).
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For our board members…
Our meeting is this TUESDAY, JUNE 19, at 7:00pm at the Museum. We have a lot to review and discuss and hope to see you there. Please bring your calendars so that we may confirm dates for upcoming events. Thank you!
Saturday, June 2nd was the first day the Museum was open of the 2007 Summer season – coinciding with the first day of the Farmer’s Market! We had over 50 guests come through our doors for coffee and breakfast treats, and to look around the Museum.
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Why not stop by the Park Ridge Historical Society anytime from 10 – 1pm on Saturday! There will be several friendly staff members to welcome you and to take you on a tour of the Museum–chock full of Park Ridge History & artifacts. And – with the Farmer’s Market right next door, you can get some shopping done in the same trip!
On Tuesday, May 22nd, we had a fun volunteers gathering at the Museum. Here are some pictures from last night!
Take a look at our great new T-Shirts (and logo)! They will be the next fashion trend in PR.
Matilda sporting a new look. 
