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Located near I-90 on Rockford’s east side on Guilford Rd. between Mulford & Perryville Rds. Use the E. State St. Bus. 20 Exit. The Village Part of the 148-acre museum campus, the Village includes 26 structures and 10 heritage gardens representing a rural community during the era of 1890-1910. From May through August interpreters in Victorian clothing lead tours exploring the life and culture of the period. History Education Programs Check our website for unique, school and family hands-on programs interpreting the rich history of Rockford and the northern Illinois region. Summer Day Camp Summer adventures for youth start here at your history museum! Campers explore the mysteries of history in our one-of-a-kind Village. Registration and information are available online starting in March. Heritage Gardens 10 enchanting gardens envelop you in the rich history of Victorian horticulture. Private garden tours uncover the mysteries of 19th century garden design and the legacy of heirloom planting. Membership Support the museum while receiving many benefits including unlimited free admission to the museum and village, free or reduced admission to special events, participation in the Time Traveler program, free electronic newsletter, reduced cost for children’s programs, a 10% Museum Store discount, and Community Partners coupons. For a list of benefits visit www.midwayvillage.com or call for a Membership brochure. Volunteering Work alongside the professional staff in Exhibits, Textiles, Collections, Gardens, Wood Shop, Administration, Education, and Special Events. Volunteering is a great opportunity to utilize and broaden your skills, meet others who share the same interests, and have fun! Rentals Offering several picturesque settings to accommodate private group events like: • Baby Showers • Class Reunions • Wedding Receptions • Birthday Parties • Wedding Ceremonies • Family Reunions • Bridal Showers • Company Picnics • Rehearsal Dinners • Business Meetings/Retreats • Holiday Parties • Funeral/Memorial Luncheons Announcing The Online Digital Collections Now for the first time, 1,500 of the 20,000 images in the museum’s collection are available to the public online. Visit www.midwayvillage.com/digital-collections.html. About Us This tour is a series of 19 historical plaques installed at downtown Rockford historical locations. The tour starts at any of the tour stops listed on the downloadable map. To learn more and to download the map, visit RockfordHistoryWalks.org. Rockford History Walk Tours Queen City of the Prairies: Only 20 years after its founding Rockford became an important regional center of government, industry, and commerce. Visit the John Thurston interactive exhibit to learn more about life in 1840s Rockford. The Girls of Summer: Meet the Rockford Peaches and learn about these ladies who played hardball in the 1940s-50s. The Missing Link: Socks, Monkeys and Rockford’s Industrial Past: Monkey around with red heel socks and view Nelson knitting machines. Find the sock monkey that helped win Rockford the title of “Home of the Sock Monkey.” Flight Gallery: Learn about local aviators like Bessica Raiche, and see Col. Bert Hassell’s 1928 SMI Stinson- Detroiter Airplane. Then fly our flight similator. Industrial Gallery: Rockford’s industrial geniuses created innovative products that impacted the local and worldwide economy. View all they created, including a dynamic exhibit on Bergstrom Inc. Adjacent to the Museum Center be sure to see: Old Doll’s House Museum: Outside the Museum Center, the Old Doll’s House Museum has 30 miniature homes representing different countries. The Millhouse: Tour an 1860s recreated mill with a functioning waterwheel located on Lake Severin. By appointment only. Museum Exhibits Open Year Round 6799 Guilford Road • Rockford, Illinois 61107 (815) 397-9112 (815) 397-9156 fax www.midwayvillage.com Group Tours Available The Museum offers tours and programs appropriate for schools, scouts, churches, garden or social clubs. To book a group tour at the Museum or to request a speaker who can come to you, call 815-397-9112. Hours & Admission Museum Center, Mill House, Old Doll’s House and Museum Store: Jan. – April / Sept. – Dec. Tues – Fri: 10 am – 4 pm Sat: 10:30 am – 4 pm • Closed: Sun & Mon May – August Tues – Fri: 10 am – 4 pm Sat & Sun: 10:30 am – 4 pm • Closed: Mon Village Hours: Thur – Sun: 11 am – 4 pm (May 5-31) Tues – Sun: 11 am – 4 pm (June thru August) Last Village tour starts at 3 pm • Closed: Mon Village open by appointment only September thru April Admission: Adults: $7 Children 3 to 17: $5 Children 0 to 2: Free Museum Members are free! Supported in part by the Rockford Park District Midway Village Museum, the best institution for collecting, preserving and interpreting the history of the Rockford region, is committed to educating and enriching our community by providing state-of-the-art exhibits, programs and events. Mission Inside the Museum Center visitors can engage and explore history through interactive exhibits in the more than 20,000 square feet of gallery spaces. 2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS WWW.MIDWAYVILLAGE.COM OPEN YEAR ROUND INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS Many Faces, One Community This touch-friendly exhibit features stories of Rockford’s immigrants from 1834 to the present. Arrive through the train depot, stroll along 7th and South Main Streets, visit an immigrant home, and apply for a job at the Swedish furniture factory in this immersive experience.
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Located near I-90 on
Rockford’s east side on Guilford Rd.
between Mulford & Perryville Rds.
Use the E. State St. Bus. 20 Exit.
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The Village Part of the 148-acre museum campus, the Village includes 26 structures and 10 heritage gardens representing a rural community during the era of 1890-1910. From May through August interpreters in Victorian clothing lead tours exploring the life and culture of the period.History Education Programs Check our website for unique, school and family hands-on programs interpreting the rich history of Rockford and the northern Illinois region.Summer Day Camp Summer adventures for youth start here at your history museum! Campers explore the mysteries of history in our one-of-a-kind Village. Registration and information are available online starting in March.Heritage Gardens 10 enchanting gardens envelop you in the rich history of Victorian horticulture. Private garden tours uncover the mysteries of 19th century garden design and the legacy of heirloom planting.Membership Support the museum while receiving many benefits including unlimited free admission to the museum and village, free or reduced admission to special events, participation in the Time Traveler program, free electronic newsletter, reduced cost for children’s programs, a 10% Museum Store discount, and Community Partners coupons. For a list of benefits visit www.midwayvillage.com or call for a Membership brochure.Volunteering Work alongside the professional staff in Exhibits, Textiles, Collections, Gardens, Wood Shop, Administration, Education, and Special Events. Volunteer ing is a great opportunity to utilize and broaden your skills, meet others who share the same interests, and have fun!Rentals Offering several picturesque settings to accommodate private group events like:• Baby Showers • Class Reunions• Wedding Receptions • Birthday Parties• Wedding Ceremonies • Family Reunions• Bridal Showers • Company Picnics• Rehearsal Dinners • Business Meetings/Retreats • Holiday Parties • Funeral/Memorial LuncheonsAnnouncing The Online Digital Collections Now for the first time, 1,500 of the 20,000 images in the museum’s collection are available to the public online. Visit www.midwayvillage.com/digital-collections.html.
About Us
This tour is a series of 19 historical plaques installed at downtown Rockford historical locations. The tour starts at any of the tour stops listed on the downloadable map. To learn more and to download the map, visit RockfordHistoryWalks.org.
Rockford History Walk Tours
Queen City of the Prairies: Only 20 years after its founding Rockford became an important regional center of government, industry, and commerce. Visit the John Thurston interactive exhibit to learn more about life in 1840s Rockford.
The Girls of Summer: Meet the Rockford Peaches and learn about these ladies who played hardball in the 1940s-50s.
The Missing Link: Socks, Monkeys and Rockford’s Industrial Past: Monkey around with red heel socks and view Nelson knitting machines. Find the sock monkey that helped win Rockford the title of “Home of the Sock Monkey.”
Flight Gallery: Learn about local aviators like Bessica Raiche, and see Col. Bert Hassell’s 1928 SMI Stinson-Detroiter Airplane. Then fly our flight similator.
Industrial Gallery: Rockford’s industrial geniuses created innovative products that impacted the local and worldwide economy. View all they created, including a dynamic exhibit on Bergstrom Inc.
Adjacent to the Museum Center be sure to see:
Old Doll’s House Museum: Outside the Museum Center, the Old Doll’s House Museum has 30 miniature homes representing different countries.
The Millhouse: Tour an 1860s recreated mill with a functioning waterwheel located on Lake Severin. By appointment only.
Museum ExhibitsOpen Year Round
6799 Guilford Road • Rockford, Illinois 61107(815) 397-9112 (815) 397-9156 fax
www.midwayvillage.com
Group Tours AvailableThe Museum offers tours and programs appropriate for
schools, scouts, churches, garden or social clubs. To book a group tour at the Museum or to request a
speaker who can come to you, call 815-397-9112.
Hours & AdmissionMuseum Center, Mill House,
Old Doll’s House and Museum Store:Jan. – April / Sept. – Dec.Tues – Fri: 10 am – 4 pm
Sat: 10:30 am – 4 pm • Closed: Sun & Mon
May – AugustTues – Fri: 10 am – 4 pm
Sat & Sun: 10:30 am – 4 pm • Closed: MonVillage Hours:
Thur – Sun: 11 am – 4 pm (May 5-31)Tues – Sun: 11 am – 4 pm (June thru August)Last Village tour starts at 3 pm • Closed: Mon
Village open by appointment only September thru AprilAdmission:
Adults: $7 Children 3 to 17: $5 Children 0 to 2: Free Museum Members are free!
Supported in part by theRockford Park District
Midway Village Museum, the best institution for collecting, preserving and interpreting the history of the
Rockford region, is committed to educating and enriching our community by providing
state-of-the-art exhibits, programs and events.
MissionInside the Museum Center visitors can engage and explore history through interactive exhibits in the more than 20,000 square feet of gallery spaces.
2 0 1 8 C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S
WWW.MIDWAYVILLAGE.COM
OPEN YEAR ROUND
INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS
Many Faces, One CommunityThis touch-friendly exhibit features stories of Rockford’s immigrants from 1834 to the present. Arrive through the train depot, stroll along 7th and South Main Streets, visit an immigrant home, and apply for a job at the Swedish furniture factory in this immersive experience.
Check www.midwayvillage.com regularly for updates.
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Experience History, Culture and Signature Events
Experience Date Time Type The 1960s: The Generation of Love & War Jan. 2-Feb. 28 10am-4pm ExhibitImpact of World War I (AR) Jan. 20 10am-2:30pm SymposiumMuseum Gallery Guided Tour Jan. 27 10:30am Public ToursJunior Interpreter Program Interviews (AR) Feb. 3Girl Scout Event Day (AR) Feb. 10 9:30am-3:30pm Scout EventMusic of the 1960s Feb. 11 2pm LectureJunior Interpreter Program Interviews (AR) Feb. 17Presidents and Patriots Family Event Feb. 19 10am-3pm Special EventMuseum Gallery Guided Tour Feb. 24 10:30am Public ToursJFK, Rockford, and The Nation Feb. 25 2pm LectureSock Monkey Madness Festival Mar. 3 & 4 10am-4pm Special EventCub Scout Event Day (AR) Mar. 10 9:30am-3:30pm Scout EventThe Visual Culture of the 1960s Mar. 11 2pm LectureRockford’s Cultural Heritage Celebration Mar. 17 10am-4pm Special EventCommunity Forum on Regional Government Mar. 18 2pm ForumMuseum Gallery Guided Tour Mar. 24 10:30am Public ToursEgg Artistry Show and Sale Mar. 24 & 25 10am-4pm Special Event
Experience Date Time TypeThe Great War-WWI School Day (AR) Apr. 6 9:30am-2pm School EventThe Great War-World War I Apr. 7 & 8 10am-5pm Sat. Special Event 10am-4pm Sun. Special EventMinks to Sinks Sale Apr. 19-21 5-7pm Thur. Fundraiser 8am-4pm Fri. & 9am-12pm Sat.Museum Gallery Guided Tour Apr. 28 10:30am Public ToursCivil War History School Day Event (AR) May 1-4 9:30am-2pm School EventVictorian Village Opens for Tours May 5 11am-4pm Public ToursTipsy History (AR) May 9 6:30-8:30pm Special EventMain Street Market May 19 9am-4pm Special EventMuseum Gallery Guided Tour May 26 10:30am Public Tours
Experience Date Time TypeSummer Victorian Tea (AR) June 3 2-4pm Special EventVictorian Summer Evening Village Tours June 6 7pm & 8pm Public ToursHistory Explorers Event June 9 10am-3pm Special EventNEW! Middle School Camp: June 11-15 8am-5:30pm Middle School Camp Silent Film StarsVictorian Summer Evening Village Tours June 13 7pm & 8pm Public ToursHistory’s Mysteries: Myths & Legends (AR) June 18-22 Times Vary Elementary CampVictorian Summer Evening Village Tours June 20 7pm & 8pm Public ToursPre-K Adventures: Tall Tales (2-3 yrs) (AR) June 21 10am or 5:30pm Pre-K Camp
(4-5 yrs) (AR) June 22 10am or 5:30pm Pre-K CampMuseum Gallery Guided Tour June 23 10:30am Public ToursHistory’s Mysteries: More Weird History (AR) June 25-29 Times Vary Elementary CampVictorian Summer Evening Village Tours June 27 7pm & 8pm Public ToursPre-K Adventures: Silly but True Stories
(2-3 yrs) (AR) June 28 10am or 5:30pm Pre-K Camp (4-5 yrs) (AR) June 29 10am or 5:30pm Pre-K Camp
History Explorers Event July 7 10am-3pm Special EventHistory’s Mysteries: More Storybook Adventures July 9-13 Times Vary Elementary Camp Victorian Summer Evening Village Tours July 11 7pm & 8pm Public ToursThe Rockford Plate: Ethnic Foods July 12 5:30-9pm Fundraiser of the 1950s (AR)Pre-K Adventures: Messy Art (2-3 yrs) (AR) July 12 10am or 5:30pm Pre-K Camp
(4-5 yrs) (AR) July 13 10am or 5:30pm Pre-K CampHistory’s Mysteries: Ancient Mysteries (AR) July 16-20 Times Vary Elementary CampVictorian Summer Evening Village Tours July 18 7pm & 8pm Public ToursPre-K Adventures: Digging in the Past
(2-3 yrs) (AR) July 19 10am or 5:30pm Pre-K Camp (4-5 yrs) (AR) July 20 10am or 5:30pm Pre-K Camp
Community Picnic: Free Admission Day July 22 11am-4pm Special EventHistory’s Mysteries: Wild & Crazy Kids (AR) July 23-27 Times Vary Elementary CampVictorian Summer Evening Village Tours July 25 7pm & 8pm Public ToursPre-K Adventures: Wild & Crazy Kids (AR)
(2-3 yrs) (AR) July 26 10am or 5:30pm Pre-K Camp (4-5 yrs) (AR) July 27 10am or 5:30pm Pre-K Camp
Museum Gallery Guided Tour July 28 10:30am Public ToursHistory’s Mysteries: Following the Drum (AR) July 30-Aug. 3 Times Vary Elementary CampVictorian Summer Evening Village Tours Aug. 1 7pm & 8pm Public ToursPre-K Adventures: Tis the Season (2-3 yrs) (AR) Aug. 2 10am or 5:30pm Pre-K Camp
(4-5 yrs) (AR) Aug. 3 10am or 5:30pm Pre-K CampHistory’s Mysteries: You Wouldn’t Aug. 6-10 Times Vary Elementary Camp Want to During... (AR)Victorian Summer Evening Village Tours Aug. 8 7pm & 8pm Public ToursPre-K Adventures: How does your Garden Grow? (2-3 yrs) (AR) Aug. 9 10am or 5:30pm Pre-K Camp
(4-5 yrs) (AR) Aug. 10 10am or 5:30pm Pre-K CampMagical Gardens Family Event Aug. 11 10am-3pm Special EventVictorian Summer Evening Village Tours Aug. 15 7pm & 8pm Public ToursVictorian Summer Evening Village Tours Aug. 22 7pm & 8pm Public ToursMuseum Gallery Guided Tour Aug. 25 10:30am Public ToursVictorian Summer Evening Village Tours Aug. 29 7pm & 8pm Public ToursNo Village Tours on July 4
Experience Date Time TypeDinner in the Gardens (AR) Sept. 6 TBA Member EventMain Street Market Sept. 8 9am-4pm Special EventWorld War II School Day Event (AR) Sept. 21 9:30am-2pm School EventBehind the Lines (AR) Sept. 21 5-8pm Special EventWorld War II Days Sept. 22-23 10am-5pm Sat. Special Event 10am-4pm Sun.Scarecrow Harvest Festival Oct. 6 10am-4pm Special EventTipsy History (AR) Oct. 10 6-8pm Special Event All Hallows’ Eve Oct. 20 12-6pm Special EventTrick or Trot Run/Walk Oct. 21 8:30am FundraiserMuseum Gallery Guided Tour Oct. 27 10:30am Public ToursAll Aboard! Model Train Show Nov. 3 10am-4pm Special EventEvening of Illumination (AR) Nov. 3 6-8:30pm Special EventHometown Heroes: Rockford’s Nov. 10 1pm Special Event Vietnam VeteransMuseum Gallery Guided Tour Nov. 24 10:30am Public ToursVictorian Holiday Tea (AR) Dec. 1 2-4pm Special EventChristmas in the Trenches (AR) Dec. 8 10am-11:30am Special EventVictorian Holiday Celebration Dec. 8-9 11am-4pm Special EventMuseum Gallery Guided Tour Dec. 22 10:30am
No Museum Gallery Tour in September
* The Rockford Plate continues in its third year with a 1950s theme. Ethnic cuisine prepared and served by several cultures is a highlight each year. The fundraiser’s finale is music and a delicious dessert at the Main Street Celebration.
* Magical Gardens Family Event in August.
* Sock Monkeys and more at the annual Sock Monkey Madness Festival in March celebrating Rockford’s manufacturing past.
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* The popular World War II Days continue as one of the largest reenactments in the Midwest. More than 60 authentic vehicles, artifacts, and tanks create an experience second to none.
Visitors also tour encampments, see skirmishes and large-scale battles, and hear lectures and musical performances.
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