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 Punch
and cookies will be served while
guests browse a selection of
Christmas gift items ranging from
books to an Abraham Lincoln bust,
Abe placemats, Christmas ornaments
and memberships or Pioneer
Certificates.
Books include Bill Donath's
Generosity and Gary Duane Blessman's
The Logan Regiment...the 106th
Illinois Regiment.
Gold ornaments include the Logan
County Courthouses, Lincoln City
Hall, Lincoln Public Library,
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital,
the Earl Hargrove Chapel and Lincoln
Christian College and Seminary;
Lincoln College University Hall, The
Arcade Building, Lincoln Rallies the
People, and the 175th anniversary of
Logan County. A silver ornament of
the Knapp/Chestnut/Becker Library in
Middletown is also available. Each
boxed ornament comes with its own
story.
In addition Lincoln Centennial
celebration wooden nickels and
collectible coins will be available.
The following collectible plates are
also offered: Logan County Fair,
Sheer's Auto Supply, Villages of
Emden, Mt. Pulaski, and Elkhart, and
Zion Lutheran Church, St. Peter
Lutheran Church, First United
Methodist Church, Lincoln; and the
Mt. Pulaski Methodist Church.
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Society memberships at a cost of
$15 individual or $20 for two
persons residing at the same address
will be available along with Pioneer
Certificates. Family history must be
completed prior to receipt of a
Pioneer Certificate. Researchers are
available to assist with this.
CD's of the 1886 Logan County
History and the 1860 and 1840-1880
Censuses are also available.
In addition to the open house the
LCGHS Center is open Tuesday,
Thursday, and Friday from 11 a.m. to
4 p.m. and on the second and fourth
Saturday's each month. However, it
will not be open Thanksgiving Day,
but will be open Friday after 1 p.m.
Donations of family history and
other historic items pertaining to
Lincoln and Logan County are always
welcomed. Proceeds from the open
house help support the Society's
endeavors to preserve and promote
local history.
[Diane Osborn]
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