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2012 Calendar of Events January 22, 2012, 2 p.m. at the Museum In conjunction with the Museum's LeeWards exhibit, join quilt expert Chris Moline at the Museum for a program on kit quilts sold by LeeWards. February 26, 2012, 2-5 p.m. at Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin. Fee per item is $12 for Society members and $18 for non-members. If you are not bringing an object for appraisal, attendance is free, but registration is required. Please call Gail Borden Public Library at 847-742-2411 to register for this event. Our antiques expert will provide appraisals and information on audience menbers' antiques and collectibles. To pay for an appraisal, click here. You will be directed to our payment processing site. Please call the library and notify them as to the item you will be bringing in for appraisal. Tickets may also be purchased at the Museum or at the Library. Members receive a discount and should call the Museum to purchase their tickets. Objects for appraisal may include: Fine art (paintings, drawings, prints and statuary); furniture (smaller pieces are best); Ceramics (figural pottery, vases, dishes, kitchenware and stoneware); Glassware (lighting, marbles and souvenir items); Vintage photographs (snapshots, tintypes, ambrotypes and daguerreotypes); Advertising (posters, lithographed tin, paper and figural objects); Folk art (carvings, quilts, weathervanes, windmill weights and "outsider" art); Toys, dolls (bisque, composition and plastic), windups and mechanical banks; Metalware (iron, bronze, brass, pot metal, silver, silver plate); Clocks, including mantel, hanging and figural; Costume jewelry, including brooches, bracelets, earrings. The following items MAY NOT be submitted for appraisal: Weapons, including swords and knives (though folding knives with advertising are accepted); coins and paper money; Beanie Babies; fine jewelry, including precious gems, pocket and wristwatches; most musical instruments, including violins (though some acoustic and early electric guitars are accepted). Questions about objects not covered here can be submitted in advance to determine if they are appropriate. March 18, 1-4 p.m.: General Meeting and 2012 Exhibit Grand Opening April 15, 1 p.m.: General Meeting. Program: the Civil War. Speaker: Jim Zingalis May 17: International Museum Day June 6: Outing/Tour event TBD June 21, 12 Noon: Brown Bag Lunch: Circus Life presented by Richard Bennett Fourth of July Parade July 19, 12 Noon: Brown Bag Lunch: Jerry Turnquist August 16, 12 Noon: Brown Bag Lunch: Sherman Hospital September 23, 11-3:30pm: 25th annual Cemetery Walk, Bluff City Cemetery October 14, 1 p.m.: General Meeting: WhizzBang Traveling Salesman featuring Ron Solberg November 3, 6-9 p.m.: Annual Benefit/Silent Auction at the Centre of Elgin December 8, 2012, 1-3 p.m.: Holiday Tea – St. Nick to America Terry Lynch Downloadable 2012 Calendar flyer (PDF format)
Thank You to our 2011 Cemetery Walk Sponsors! Many thanks to the following individuals and companies, listed in alphabetical order, who sponsored the 2011 Walk.
Though every effort is made to ensure this calendar is accurate, scheduled events and programs may change due to unforeseen circumstances. To have one of our historical speakers entertain at your event, check our Speakers Bureau program. |
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