Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society to host Christmas Open House December 3rd

[November 30, 2016]   LINCOLN - A Christmas open house is being planned from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society.

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.

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]