"STEP BACK INTO A 1950'S CHRISTMAS" Exhibit at 1950's Park Forest House Museum

"STEP BACK INTO A 1950s CHRISTMAS" exhibit will be on display at the 1950s Park Forest House Museum at 141 Forest Blvd on Wednesdays from 11:00AM to 2:00PM and Saturdays December 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2011 from 10:00AM to 3:00PM.  Period decorations are on display in every room. Take a break from the hustle and bustle of 21st Century holidays to revisit the holidays of your past in this gem of a museum just down the street.

Advance tickets, good for any of the days of this exhibit are on sale from Park Forest Historical Society board members.  Tickets are $3.00 for adults; 12 and under are free.  This is a special rate for December.  Walk-ins, without tickets, are welcome at the same rate.  The tour is free with the purchase of a Marshall Field's Brick.  The society will accomodate group tours at other times, if volunteers are available.

Bricks from Marshall Field's Park Forest store, and the books Gregory Randall's America's Original GI Town, Amy Peele's Raising Children the Old-fashioned Way, and Jerry Shnay's Park Forest Dreams and Challenges will be available for sale at the museum.  Check the society's website at www.parkforesthistory.org for details and updates.