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Oswego museum planning historical tours, History Happy Hours

The 19th century Oswego stockyards and the Oswego Manufacturing Company’s business incubator building (top right) on Adams Street at the Waubonsie Creek Bridge, are just two of the sites that will be visited during two historical bus tours of the village’s old manufacturing sites on Sunday, April 10.

The 19th century Oswego stockyards, and the Oswego Manufacturing Company’s business incubator building (top right) on Adams Street at the Waubonsie Creek Bridge, are just two of the sites that will be visited during two historical bus tours of the village’s old manufacturing sites on Sunday, April 10. Also on tap is a History Happy Hour series at the Oswego Brewing Company. (photo courtesy of the Little White School Museum)

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The Little White School Museum in Oswego already is planning its first historical bus tours of the new season, as well as the next History Happy Hour series at the Oswego Brewing Company.

Join the museum at 72 Polk St. on Sunday, April 10, for two “Industrial History Bus Tours” of Oswego. Registration and a $5-a-person fee for participants age 16 and older is required. To register, go to the Oswegoland Park District website at oswegolandparkdistrict.org or call the park district at 630-554-1010. The two identical tours will depart the Little White School Museum at noon and 1:30 p.m.

Where do you think the industrial section of Oswego existed from about 1840-1910? Did you know the village even had an industrial section at that early date? Join members of the Oswegoland Heritage Association and the Oswegoland Park District as the park district’s bus takes participants on a one-hour tour of the industrial section “way back then.”

The tours will begin and end at the Little White School Museum and last about an hour.

Then on Thursdays, April 14 and 28 and May 12, join museum staffers for History Happy Hours from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Oswego Brewing Company in downtown Oswego.

This session of History Happy Hours for those age 21 and older will cover “Burglaries, Bootleggers, and Bonnie & Clyde.” Registration, which is required, costs $15 for residents of the Oswegoland Park District and $20 for nonresidents. Register by calling 630-554-1010 or by visiting the park district website at oswegolandparkdistrict.org.

In the 1920s, crime in Kendall County was getting out of control. Local newspapers were filled with stories of FBI raids, robberies, actual highway robberies and gangster activity. Join museum staff to chat about the biggest burglaries, buzzworthy bootleggers and the possible Bonnie & Clyde connection to Kendall County. Admission comes with a one-beer ticket to enjoy during the lecture.

History Happy Hours are sponsored by the park district in partnership with the heritage association.

For information on the museum or on upcoming museum events, visit littlewhiteschoolmuseum.org.