Residents recall Glencoe School Days at Eklund Center exhibit opening

Posted on Mar 23, 2006 in categories Events, Press Releases

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More than 45 people gathered on March 12th to “ooh” and “aah” over the newly opened Glencoe School Days exhibit, some wondering aloud how students could sit on such small and firmly anchored desks, others remembering photos of specific classes.

The collection of artifacts, ranging from photos of the Glencoe School (the entire school) in 1898 to graduation dresses from the 1930s and 1990s, to school books, Junior High Project scripts and much more, brought back memories to visitors who had gone through the Glencoe schools, attend them now or will attend them in the future. Sipping punch and enjoying cookies—including “school cookies” of letters and numbers that could be used to spell out works—the attendees reminisced with one another. Many entered their recollections in a book provided for the event.

Even before the exhibit opened, notification of the open house brought new donations to the Glencoe Historical Society’s collection from which artifacts for the exhibit were chosen:

  • Color photo of the 1955 Central School Class Reunion
  • Color copy of an 1898 8th grade school picture
  • Programs from the recent Junior High productions Oliver! and 2004’s Guys and Dolls.

These donations are on display on our New Acquisitions board.

The other exhibit that drew comments was the permanent installation, Taylorsport and Old Glencoe. Artifacts from the period 1833–1900 are organized and shown in the exhibit entry area, including:

  • 1830s Kentucky rifle
  • Ox harness of the type used by Glencoe’s first white settler, Anson Taylor
  • One of the first maps of Glencoe.

Anson Taylor named the town after himself and located his inn, the LaPier House, at the corner of Harbor and Old Green Bay Rd. But when the railroad came through, the town was renamed Glencoe, the name that has stuck.

The artifacts now on exhibit include:

  • Indian arrowheads
  • Victorian housewares (vase, pitcher)
  • Blacksmith’s tools
  • Photographs of early farming families

The Glencoe Historical Society at the Eklund Center, 377 Park Ave., is open from 2–4 p.m. the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month, September through June, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays and by appointment. The Research Center is open 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and by appointment. If you would like to donate items, you can bring or send them to 377 Park Ave., or call 847.835.0040 for pick-up.

 

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  2. On March 23, 2006 3:56 PM, Nello Lucchesi said:

    An article describing both exhibits was published in the March 2, 2006 issue of the Glencoe News.