Midway Village Museum (Rockford, Illinois)

 museum, place with historical importance

Midway Village and Museum Center is a 136-acre picturesque turn-of-the-century Victorian village featuring twenty-six historic structures filled with artifacts of the era as well as several beautiful 19th century gardens. Interpreters in authentic period dress are available seasonally for guided tours. Its grounds include a 55,000 sq ft (5,100 m2 Museum Center that offers five exhibition galleries of Rockford's unique and ethnic history. The main museum building holds a number of permanent exhibits reflecting Rockford's history and culture that include The Girls of Summer: Rockford Peaches of the AAGPBL, Queen City of the Prairies: Rockford's First 20 Years and The Missing Link: Socks, Monkeys and Rockford's Industrial Past. There is a collection of antique and handcrafted doll houses in the Old Doll House and a working replica of a water powered machine shop at its Severin Lake entrance.

www.midwayvillage.com
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