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Forest City’s Puckerbrush weekend festivities will include tour of historic homes

FOREST CITY – On Saturday, July 15th, during Puckerbrush weekend festivities, the hands of time on Clark Street in Forest City Iowa will be turned back to the Year 1900 by featuring six turn-of-the-century homes open for tours as well as the 1874 Trinity Church during the hours of 1:00 o’clock to 4:00pm.

The public will have a unique opportunity to see the lives of the rich and famous of some of the area’s most successful doctors, lawyers, bankers and entrepreneurs from the 1880-1905 era. Homes included are the Mansion Museum, the Rebecca Clarks Victorian, the Robert Plummers Victorian house, Dr. Potters home which was also a hospital, the Thompson Home south of Immanuel Church, and the Valley-Kuns home on North Clark. Some of the homes even feature servant quarters. Amongst these homes, visitors will be able to experience Gospel Music in the Trinity Church which has been on the same property for 143 years. And is oldest building in Winnebago County. Headlining singers will be “Calling Home”, a girl’s trio and “Higher Call”, a men’s quartet from Minneapolis.

The 1900 Mansion Museum, with its three floors of exhibits, will also be open for tours and will feature latest in local history books including new releases of two Pilot Knob books and it’s legends!

On the closed streets, there will be horse and carriages giving rides and a pre-World War II Show and Shine Car and truck display. Sigs Band will be playing and refreshments will be on hand for sale.

This 1900 experience will not be complete without a visit to the Iowa History Traveling Museum. This 38-foot converted Winnebago is loaded with rich Iowa historical artifacts from the Iowa Historical Association located in Des Moines. Admittance to this traveling memorabilia is free.

This 1900 Memory Lane event is the major fund raiser of the Winnebago Historical Society which includes Heritage Park, the Mansion Museum, the 1874 Trinity Church and the Leibrand/Whiteis Research Library. Cost of the event is $10 per person and youth under 12 are free. All building Venues, including the church, require a wristband for entry which can be purchased on the lawn of the Mansion Museum starting at 12:30 Saturday. Wristbands will also be available for $10 on a limited basis at each individual home.

Riley Lewis, president of the Historical Society, said “Our area is fortunate to have these many quality homes open for public viewing at one time. It will be a great experience for families to see, experience and hear the history of the Forest city area. Events like this rarely happen with so many opportunities at such a great cost. There is something for all ages to enjoy and learn.”

More details of “1900 Memory Lane” can be seen on Facebook “Winnebago Historical Society.”

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