September ~  2010 September 4 ~ The Company Picnic 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Museum Campus – Honoring the Henney Motor Company – live Dixieland Jazz, food, kids games, as well as displays of vehicles manufactured by Freeport’s famous maker of “professional automobiles” (hearses, ambulances, flower cars, etc.). Admission free. Rain date: Monday, Sept. 6th September 22 ~ Classic Film Series – “Stagecoach” (1939) starring John Wayne & directed by John Ford 1:30 PM & 7:00 PM at the Lindo Theater. Sponsored by the Lindo / Classic Cinemas, Highland Community College and the Stephenson County Historical Society. Introduction and post screening discussion led by Alan Wenzel and Ed Finch. $5 per person – series package of all five films for $20. Purchase at the theatre. October ~  2010 October 5 ~ Local History Lecture Series – “Measuring Stephenson County” 7:00 PM at Freeport Public Library – Dr. Ed Finch will discuss the history of weights, measurements and land recording in Stephenson County. Co-sponsored by the Freeport Public Library Foundation. FREE. October 6 ~ Classic Film Series – “My Darling Clementine” (1946) starring Henry Fonda. Directed by John Ford 1:30 PM & 7:00 PM at the Lindo Theater. Sponsored by the Lindo / Classic Cinemas, Highland Community College and the Stephenson County Historical Society. Introduction and post screening discussion led by Alan Wenzel and Ed Finch. $5 per person – series package of all five films for $20. Purchase tickets at the theatre. October 13 ~ Local History Lecture Series – “The Taylor Family Letters” 7:00 PM at Freeport Public Library – Historical Society Exhibit Coordinator Judy Birdsell will discuss the letters written by Oscar Taylor and his family from the 1820s to the 1930s. Series co-sponsor is the Freeport Public Library Foundation. FREE. October 19 ~ Local History Lecture Series – “Arcade Toys” 7:00 PM at Freeport Public Library – Jack Johnson of Kimball, Nebraska, a nationally known collector of Arcade Toys, will discuss the history of collecting toys made by the famous Freeport manufacturer. Series co-sponsor is the Freeport Public Library Foundation. FREE. October 23 ~ Halloween at the Museum for the Children 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Museum. Teri Reid will tell “family friendly” ghost stories from Stephenson County, followed by “Trick or Treat” door-to-door on the Museum grounds. Refreshments. $2.00 per person, but FREE for children up to age 12 in costume. October 27 ~ Classic Film Series – “High Noon” (1952) starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelley. Directed by Fred Zinnemann 1:30 PM & 7:00 PM at the Lindo Theater. Sponsors of the series are the Lindo / Classic Cinemas, Highland Community College and the Stephenson County Historical Society. Introduction and post screening discussion led by Alan Wenzel and Ed Finch. $5 per person – tickets can be purchased at the theatre. October 28 ~ Local History Lecture Series – “The W. T. Rawleigh Art Collection” 7:00 PM at Freeport Public Library – Jessica Caddell, Collections / Exhibit Manager at Freeport Art Museum will discuss some of the artifacts in the W. T. Rawleigh Collection, as well as how and where Mr. Rawleigh acquired some of the objects. Series is co-sponsored by the Freeport Public Library Foundation. FREE. November ~  2010 November 10 ~ Classic Film Series – “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969) starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Katharine Ross. Directed by George Roy Hill 1:30 PM & 7:00 PM at the Lindo Theater. Series sponsors are the Lindo / Classic Cinemas, Highland Community College and the Stephenson County Historical Society. Introduction and post screening discussion led by Alan Wenzel and Ed Finch. $5 per person, tickets can be purchased at the theatre. December ~  2010 December 5 ~ Annual Christmas Tea Noon to 3:00 PM at the Museum – Tea, coffee and holiday cookies. See our Christmas Gift Shop as well as the Taylor Home decorated for a Victorian Christmas. FREE. December 8 ~ Classic Film Series – “Casablanca” (1942) starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Directed by Michael Curtiz 1:30 PM & 7:00 PM at the Lindo Theater. Series sponsors are the Lindo / Classic Cinemas, Highland Community College and the Stephenson County Historical Society. Introduction and post screening discussion led by Alan Wenzel and Ed Finch. $5 per person.