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1840s
Craft Fair at Postville Courthouse on Sunday
[August 20, 2007]
See how they did it "back then" as traditional
crafts are demonstrated Sunday during the 1840s Craft Fair, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m., at Postville Courthouse State Historic Site, 914
Fifth St. in Lincoln.
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Midwest craftsmen will demonstrate a variety of 19th-century
trades, including blacksmithing, coopering, chair making,
woodcarving, wool dyeing, candle dipping, broom making, quilting,
paper marbling, wagon wheel weaving, rope making, chair caning and
bobbin lace making. Some of the items will be for sale.
An Abraham Lincoln impersonator will greet visitors.
Live period music will be performed throughout the day by the
Prairie Aires, Chris Vallillo--Gin Ridge Music, Steve Staley, Mark
Mathewson, Dale Evans and Postville Express.
The 1840s Craft Fair is free and open to the public. Refreshments
will be sold on-site. Postville Courthouse will be open for tours
throughout the day, and there will be plenty of free parking in the
shade.
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 The event is sponsored by the
Illinois Historic
Preservation Agency.
Postville Courthouse State Historic Site, administered by the
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, is a reproduction of the
first Logan County Courthouse, used by Abraham Lincoln and others
from 1840 to 1847. It is normally open Tuesday through Saturday from
noon to 4 p.m. Tours are free, although a donation of $2 for adults
and $1 for children is suggested.
[Text
from Illinois
Historic Preservation Agency news release received from the
Illinois Office of Communication and Information] |
