From the mid-19th Century through the first decade of the 20th Century, Oswego was a largely self-contained community with everything from a thriving downtown business district to manufacturers of everything from cigars to windmills.
Participants will find out about Oswego’s industrial past when the “Made in Oswego” label appeared on products from home gas light generators to lightning rods when the Oswegoland Heritage Association are partners with the Oswegoland Park District to present “Oswego History Tour – Industrial Sector” at noon Saturday, April 15.
Interested Oswego area residents are urged to reserve their seats soon because space is limited for this informative and popular tour designed to answer Oswego’s history questions observers didn’t know existed!
Starting when the minibus leaves the Little White School Museum at noon April 15, Heritage Association and Park District historians will guide participants around the community to identify and learn about the Village’s once-thriving industrial sites. Many Oswego area residents are unaware that between 1840 and 1910 Oswego even had an industrial section, missing knowledge this fascinating tour will provide.
The tour will begin and end at the Museum, 72 Polk Street, Oswego, and will last for approximately an hour. Pre-registration is required at $5 for Park District residents and $10 for non-residents online through the Park District website, bit.ly/lwsmwinter.
For more information on the Little White School Museum, the Oswegoland Heritage Association, Oswego area history, or other Museum programming, call the Museum at 630-554-2999, visit its website at www.littlewhiteschoolmuseum.org, or send an Email to info@littlewhite
schoolmuseum.org.
—Little White School Museum