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VISITING AUTHOR-ARTICLE

JULY 2010

 

Heimatmuseum: 20 Year Anniversary

 By Elisabeth Gebavi

 

Forwarded by American Aid Society, Chicago

  

 

          We have come a long way. In the late 1980's the decision was made by our Vorstand and members to turn the "Old People's Home" into a museum, since we could not get the proper help to take care of our old people, also the numbers went down. After 2-3 years of prepa­ration, soliciting our members at our meetings for articles they brought from their homeland, publishing requests in the Eintracht, in our Newsletter, on the radio, at our functions, we had accumulated enough "stuff to put into our freshly painted and decorated rooms. The Lake Villa workers had transformed the old home into what you see today, and 3 women worked tirelessly on ladders to put up the stencils below very high ceilings in several rooms: Rosi Stein, Leni Ippach and I. It was a lot of moaning and groaning until that was done.

 

          We had created a plan for the 8 rooms plus a welcoming entrance: a library, Weinstube, Landesverband-zimmer downstairs, and 2 bedrooms, kitchen, chapel and showroom upstairs. Naturally, in the beginning the contents were rather sparse than they are today, 20 years later. I want to emphasize here that I received most of the donations at the start from these 3 ladies: Mrs. Rasilier, Mrs. Varga and Mrs. Blum. Without their plentiful embroideries, clothes, "Bettwasche", etc. our rooms would have been rather bare. Gott lasse sie ruhen in Frieden.

 

     Stenciling (before) - Joe Stein painting, Elisabeth Gebavi trying out pre-cut stencils, Angela Stumpfoll cleaning windows.

Nick Ippach and his paint brush

          Rosi Stein stenciling while on the ladder, and after stenciling.

Leni Ippach was our photographer.

Mr. & Mrs Kleiner always ready to help

Erika Reichert busy wiping dirt off the windows

 

 

          Throughout the years I have tried to put a little extra space with a different focus into the museum, therefore we converted the upstairs bathroom into our K1NDERECKE, for which I collected "Fetzapuppe" (rag dolls), children's books, toys, clothes, etc., and we opened this room in 2003.

 

          Throughout the years I have tried to put a little extra space with a different focus into the museum, therefore we converted the upstairs bathroom into our K1NDERECKE, for which I collected "Fetzapuppe" (rag dolls), children's books, toys, clothes, etc., and we opened this room in 2003.

 

          Hilde Neumayer and I look forward to your visits and enjoy talking about the treasures in our beloved Heimatmuseum.

 

 

Kapelle (Chapel)

Inside 1st Bedroom

Inside 2nd Bedroom

Weinstube Kitchen
Showroom Musikkammer

Library Kinderecke

 

 

 

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