Upcoming Events
Lecture
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Farley's Music Hall
7:30 pm
Jeffrey Vaughn will give a talk titled “Landscape” as HEF’s second
spring 2012 Hosmer Williams speaker. Vaughn will show examples of his
work and discuss his artistic approach. Mr. Vaughn is a well-known and
respected artist with numerous exhibits and awards. He is currently
represented by Fischbach Gallery of New York, New York, B. Deemer
Gallery of Louisville, KY and Harris Gallery of Houston, Texas. This
talk is sponsored by Liberty Bank, Godfrey, Illinois. Refreshments
follow the talk with an opportunity to speak individually with Mr.
Vaughn. See the Jeffrey Vaughn website:
www.jeffreyvaughn.com.
Free
HEF Yard Sale
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Village of Elsah Museum
10 am - 2 pm
The Historic Elsah Foundation yard sale with all the proceeds going to
the Foundation’s general fund.
Village of Elsah Museum
Book Sale
May 26 - May 27, 2012
Village Hall
1 pm - 4 pm
The Village of Elsah Museum is holding a Special Book Sale with all
proceeds going to the Village of Elsah Museum Conservation Fund.
Historic
Elsah, Illinois
American towns change almost as fast as American fashions. When something of the old remains in this dynamic society it is, of course, usually a building. But most old buildings stand isolated and strange amid modernity, and tell no more of the past than a stranded whale tells of the open ocean.
Occasionally, though, one finds a town in which the prevailing flavor is of the past. Elsah is such a town. Almost all of a piece, it gives us a strong hint of the setting of nineteenth century life along the river. In some ways, because of the passing of home industries and the fact that Elsah's once active waterfront now lies beneath the McAdams Highway, the town today is quieter than it once must have been. Mills, warehouses, river shipping, two railroads, numerous local businesses, and throngs of farmers during the wheat shipping season all have disappeared. But many of the houses and commercial buildings remain, and it is they which make coming to Elsah like stepping back in time.
People are generally fascinated with such places, perhaps because they discover a side of themselves that existed before they did, a society built on different dimensions, living at a slower speed, with forgotten crafts, using similar materials, suggesting lives lived in valid ways we no longer know.”
Excerpt from page 4:
Elsah: A Historic Guidebook
by Charles B. Hosmer, Jr. and Paul O. Williams,
Elsah: Historic Elsah Foundation, 1986
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An Invitation to Participate 13th Annual Photography Exhibit Submissions must be received by Sunday, August 5, 2012 Learn more ... |
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HEF Yard Sale Saturday, May 26, 2012 10 am - 2 pm |
| Have you wondered what a yard sale might look like, feel like, in a 19th century setting? The First Annual Historic Elsah Foundation Village Caravan Day is excited to sponsor a Yard Sale in the historic Village of Elsah, Illinois on the grounds of the former Union Hotel, next to the Village Museum on LaSalle Street. The Museum will be open, a brown bag lunch will be available for sale, and there will be plenty of good stuff for sale - some new, but mostly treasures ready for a new home. Take a trip back in time. Spend part of Saturday, May 26 with us. All sale proceeds benefit Historic Elsah Foundation and its historic preservation programs. |
Elsah Historic Foundation
PO Box 117 Elsah, IL 62028 Phone 618.374.1059 Fax 618.374.1565 historicelsah@gmail.com
