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Our Front Porch

Dear Friends:

Our Front Porch is a new exhibit area that came out of a conversation.  As we were thinking about ways to engage visitors to the museum, it was one of those, “wouldn’t it be nice to…” moments that started a ball rolling.  In a time of dramatic change in how people get information, learn and want to spend their free time, the goal was to create a place for a shared experience around who we are as a community.  Local history is very much about celebrating who we are by looking at what we’ve done -together. The front porch has long been the informal place for this tradition.

So the question was, “why not build a front porch inside a museum?” The answered came strong and clear with a number of people contributing funds, skills, time and effort. As a director of a museum, there are many rewards but none more satisfying than watching a multi-generational group share skills, ideas, time, and laughs to create something to benefit the community.  Our Front Porch has proven to be a creative way for our museum to nurture our local history and culture.

 

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We hope you’ll come sit-a-spell on Our Front Porch and see how the world slows down. It’s a place to get to know your local history with your neighbor, listen to live music, share an experience, or join a conversation.

We’ll see you soon-
Sue Scott
Director
Western Illinois Museum