CHRISTMAS ON COURT MUSEUM DISPLAY

Ginsey Campbell shows off one of our ornament kits that the museum had for sell at last nights Christmas on Court. We sold the kits for .50 cents. We had our display inside the Tazewell County Courthouse as usual.

                  Pat Moser shows one of the ornament kits to a visitor at Christmas on Court last night

Our theme display was items from Christmas past. Gayle Gettman shows one of the books, A Christmas Prayer book.

We would like to thank everyone who came out to our display and hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas on Court festivities. Don't forget to visit the Tazewell County Museum located in the Sunset Hills shopping plaza located at 2950 Court Street in Pekin. A special thank to Pat Moser, Barbara Tidaback, and Gayle Gettman who manned the display last night.

CHRISTMAS TREES GOING UP AT MUSEUM

Tazewell County Museum staff members from left to right: Pat Moser, Barbara Tidaback, and Gayle Gettman decorate the Museum Christmas tree with paper cutouts of the logo used by the Museum, the Illinois Mud Turtle.

Other Christmas Trees that will be put up in the Museum from different groups will be Pekin Kiwanis Club, Mackinaw Historical Society, and the E. Peoria Women's club. 

Karen Parmele President of the Mackinaw Historical Society and a Museum board member, stands by their Christmas Tree.

                                                   Pekin Womens Club Christmas Tree

In other Museum news, the Museum will have a display inside the Courthouse for Christmas On Court Friday evening from 5-8 p.m. The display will feature items from Christmas past. Children can purchase ornaments for .50 cents and decorate them and keep them for themselves.