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Visitors to the Museum
Visitors to the museum in the spring and fall
It has been a busy fall at the 1950s Park Forest House Museum. We hosted a tour of the Rich East Class of 1966 Reunion the last weekend in September. On October 11, the Rich East Class of 1964 Reunion came through and took themselves on a driving tour of the village. Each of these classes had a member who was a daughter of Park Forest Reporter publisher, Irwin "Pappy" Schechter. Both enjoyed seeing the stack of early issues of the Reporter our "tenants" keep on the end table in the living room, and the assorted Reporter stories used as exhibits around the house. We enjoyed meeting everyone who came, and I think they really enjoyed stepping back into the 1950s with us! Keep us in mind if your reunion is coming to the area.
Class of 1964 members enjoying school photos in the classroom.
Class of 1966 visiting in the living room.
There was a private tour for women from the South Suburban Newcomers Club on October 15. They all had fun talking about their lives in the 1950s and while looking at the museum.
Joe Loundy, Chicago Art Deco Society, Tess Johnston, author, and Rebeccah Warnandry (sp), both of Shanghai, China.
The people who win for traveling the farthest to see the museum are Tess Johnston and Rebeccah Wanandry(sp) of Shanghai, China! Ms. Johnston is an author, notably of books on Shanghai Art Deco, making a speaking appearance for the Chicago Art Deco Society on October 11, 2008. Last Spring, she told her hosts the one thing she wanted to see while in Chicago was our museum!! We thought she had seen the AARP Bulletin of March 2008, but Ms. Johnston says she had read about the museum two years ago or more. We arranged a private tour for Tess and Rebeccah and host, Joe Loundy.
come through and had a 'blast from the past."
