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Kids Day
May 20th, 11 - 4 p.m.
Cahokia Mounds
State Historic Site
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Kids Day is a free special event
for kids of all ages. Hands-on activities foster
cultural preservation and an appreciation for
prehistoric life-ways in the youth of our community.
Activities will include: flintknapping, making
pinch pots, throwing spears with an atlatl, grinding
corn, identifying animal pelts and tracks, playing
Indian games, and fingerweaving bookmarks. Marilyn
Kinsella will be here storytelling and the Kahok
Dancers will perform Native American-influenced
dances. Food and drinks will be available for
purchase. In case of inclement weather, the events
will be moved indoors.
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is located
off I-55/70 & IL 111 on Collinsville Rd, Collinsville,
Illinois. For more information call 618/346-5160,
email cahokia.mounds@sbcglobal.net,
or visit www.cahokiamounds.org.
Wood Show - Rare
Artifacts from the 1700 to early 1900s
on display
through May 31, 2012
Metamora Courthouse
State Historic Site
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WOODn’t it be lovely to
see some things made of wood that are no longer
in use? Or if they are, they are now made of metal
or plastic.
The Metamora Courthouse State
Historic Site in concert with the Myers, Smyth,
Keely Library have put together a show of things
made of wood from the 1700s into the early 1900s
-- things that are rarely seen these days. From
toys to tools to domestic items that might be
hard for some to identify, items will be on display
throughout the museum, although, most of the show
is in the first floor display room which is handicap
accessible.
There is a quiz with prizes
for those who would like to try their hand at
identifying some of the stranger artifacts. See
if you can figure out which is the schmoosher,
the peel, shillelagh, the triptych, the kneading
trough, weasel, and the "husband beater."
Also, there is a slaver's whip woven out of one
piece of wood, an inlaid music box, and Native
American weaving shuttles.
The show will be available during
regular visitors' hours, 1-5pm, Tuesdays through
Saturdays and other times by appointment. For
more information, contact Mr. Jean Myers, Curator,
at 309/367-4470 or at metcourt@mtco.com.
Admission to the show and museum is free. Groups
of ten or more please call ahead.
42nd Annual Rendezvous
June 2-3, 2012
Fort de Chartres
State Historic Site
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The Midwest’s largest gathering of 1700s
era soldiers, settlers, traders and campers, the
Annual Rendezvous at Fort de Chartres, will be
held Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3 at Fort
de Chartres State Historic Site near Prairie du
Rocher.
Rendezvous features 1700s military
units, traditional craft demonstrations, period
music and dancing, black powder shooting events,
cannon firings and more from the time when France
controlled what is now the State of Illinois.
All activities are free and open to the public,
and many feature public participation. Scores
of period artisan and craft demonstrations will
include pottery, blacksmithing, silversmithing,
coopering, pewter casting, felt making, silk ribbon
embroidery, weaving, woodworking, basketry, treenware
making, silhouette cutting, and cordwaining. Many
items will be for sale. Period music and dance
will be offered both days.
Fort de Chartres State Historic
Site is located four miles west of Prairie du
Rocher and 37 miles south of Belleville. Take
Route 3 to Route 155 and follow the signs. For
more information call 618/284-7230, email ftdchart@htc.net,
or visit www.ftdechartres.com
on the web.
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