Adopt an Artifact! is a unique program offered by the St. Charles History Museum that allows people to “adopt” various artifacts from the Museum’s Collection. Artifacts may be adopted for up to a year and can be renewed.
Welcome back for Week Three of our 100 Days, 100 Artifacts online exhibit, an exploration of St. Charles History though artifacts!
This week we take a look at unique artifacts from a pickle puzzle to dish-ware from Heinz Cut Glass.
Enjoy this look at our town’s history through the artifacts that helped to shape it.
Welcome back for Week Three of our 100 Days, 100 Artifacts online exhibit, an exploration of St. Charles History though artifacts!
This week we take a look at unique artifacts from a promotional pickle phone by Pickle Packers International to The Horse of the Century’s retirement in St. Charles, Illinois.
Enjoy this look at our town’s history through the artifacts that helped to shape it.
Welcome back for Week Two of our 100 Days, 100 Artifacts online exhibit, an exploration of St. Charles History though artifacts!
This week we take a look at artifacts from childhood marbles to a unique piece of St Charles’ Baker Hotel’s storied Rainbow Room.
Enjoy this look at our town’s history through the artifacts that helped to make it.
Why bother looking at artifacts, you might ask? Artifacts - the objects we make and use - can be sources for better understanding our history. While textbooks focus on the great documents of the American past, or the important events, artifacts can show us another kind of history, another way of approaching the past.
Join us on our as we explore St. Charles’ history through 100 artifacts from our collection posted in 100 days. What will you learn?
*Special tours may be scheduled ahead of time for any day of the week, including Monday
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