Eklund History Center Open on Sundays, Wednesdays
Posted on Jun 19, 2008 in categories Exhibits, Press Releases
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The forested land that became Glencoe comes alive at the Glencoe Historical Society’s Eklund History Center located in the former workshop of furniture maker Carl Eklund. The Eklund History Center now is open every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. through the year with the exception of August and major holidays as well as Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. throughout the year.
Docents are 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 with a variety of flowers and bushes. The center has three permanent exhibitions:
- Old Glencoe, which includes artifacts from 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, the name of the first settlement. Other artifacts include those from the early farming families as well as the compact by the Glencoe Company, ten men who incorporated the village in 1869.
- Business district in the 1890s through the 1930s with a “Can You Guess?” case with artifacts such as shopping bags and hat boxes, from stores that have come and gone or those still located in Glencoe’s downtown.
- The Eklund Family’s workshop for furniture making, upholstery and interior decorating.
The Then … and Now exhibit, created in conjunction with the Second Grade visit to the historical society, displays artifacts from the 1920s through the 1990s and asks how today do you listen to music, communicate (telephones), prepare papers for schools (typewriters) and prepare meals (pickled cumcumbers anyone?)
Admission is free. Sundays are for fun and learning. Visitors are invited to stroll through the garden and come inside at the Glencoe Historical Society’s Eklund History Center from 1–4 p.m. on Sundays or 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays.