Do you remember the excitement of waking up Christmas morning to discover what treasures Santa left for you to enjoy? It will be possible to relive part of that excitement you, and generations of other Oswego area children have experienced when visiting the Little White School Museum’s “Toys from the Attic” exhibit.
The museum is at 72 Polk Street (Jackson at Polk), just two blocks from Oswego’s historic downtown business district. Admission is free, but donations are always gratefully accepted.
“Toys from the Attic,” features rarely seen toys and games specially selected from the Museum’s collections by manager Annie Jordan. The exhibit will run throughout the holiday season.
Jordan explained the exhibit is designed to give visitors a small, nostalgic taste of the delight kids from decades gone by experienced when they looked under the tree on Christmas morning, from games to dolls to toy trains and other mechanical delights.
In addition, a variety of unique, Oswego-marked, gift items, from pottery, books, and pamphlets, on community history to Cat’s Meow architectural miniature, are on sale at the Museum store through the holiday season. This year’s featured Cat’s Meow miniatures are the landmark Johnston House at Oswego’s busy “Five Corners” intersection and the iconic 1960s sign advertising Boulder Hill. They are available with others in the Museum’s series of architectural miniatures of familiar Oswegoland buildings. Each miniature is priced at $20. and includes a brief building history on the back. Proceeds benefit the Oswegoland Heritage Association’s efforts to protect and preserve Oswegoland’s rich history.
The Little White School Museum is a joint project of the not for profit heritage association and the Oswegoland Park District. Regular hours are Thursday and Friday, 2 to 6:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Monday, 4 p.m.-9 p.m. The Museum is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The Museum will be open to visitors during this year’s Oswego Christmas Walk Friday evening, Dec. 2.
For more information, call 630-554-2999, visit the museum web site, www.littlewhiteschoolmuseum.org, or email info@littlewhiteschoolmuseum.org.
—Little White School Museum