Eklund History Reopens on Sundays with New, Refurbished Exhibits
Posted on May 30, 2008 in categories Exhibits, Press Releases
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The forested land that became Glencoe comes alive at the Eklund History Center as does the workshop of Carl Eklund, furniture maker and owner of the shop that now is home to the museum.
As of June 1 (Sunday), the Eklund History Center will be open every Sunday through the year with the exception of August and major holidays, from 1 to 4 p.m. Docents will be available to take visitors around to see the permanent exhibits as well as enjoy this season’s temporary exhibition: Then … and Now.
The history center, at 377 Park Ave., is behind the Eklund Garden, now blooming in irises and flowered bushes.
The center has three permanent exhibitions:
- Old Glencoe, which includes artifacts from the pioneering families, including the LaPier Inn sign from the first resident’s inn located along the Green Bay Trail; a Kentucky rifle and ox harness of the kind that pulled the scows up along Lake Michigan to Taylorsport. Other artifacts include those from the farming families that located in the area as well as the compact by the Glencoe Ten, the men who incorporated the village in 1869.
- Glencoe business district in the 1890s through the 1930s with a “Can You Guess” case with artifacts such as shopping bags, from stores that have come and gone in Glencoe’s downtown, and others that are still here.
- The Eklund Family and their workshop for furniture making, upholstery and interior decorating.
Admission is free. Sundays are for fun and learning. Stroll through the park. Visit the exhibits. The door is open at the Glencoe Historical Society’s Eklund History from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sundays.