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Marshall-Putnam Retired Teachers Association to meet on June 21

By Shaw Local News Network

The Charles Perdew workshop (right) in Henry stores all the artifacts the Charles Perdew Museum Association has collected about Charles and Edna Perdew. The Perdew house (left) is part of the property. The museum is one of 10 historical waypoints on the newly established Miles C. Hauter Trail between Hennepin and Peoria, which celebrates the rich heritage of waterfowling and conservation rooted in the Illinois River Valley. (Shaw Media)

The Marshall-Putnam Retired Teachers Association will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21 in the Farm Bureau Board Room, 509 Front St., Henry. Members are also reminded that dues for 2022 are needed by June.

The meeting will include a brief regular business meeting and and lunch catered by Rio Vista. Following the lunch, Pat Selquist will present “The Artistry of Charles Perdew.”

Perdew is best known for his decoy making and was also a very accomplished duck call maker. Perdew sold his duck calls locally and through Von Lengerke and Antoine, an upscale sporting goods store that was located on Wabash Ave. in Chicago.

The Perdew museum, located at 914 Front St. in Henry, will be open for those who wish to visit.

The MPRTA will also have a trip to Davenport, IA on Tuesday, Aug. 16 to visit the Isabel Bloom art museum. The MPRTA will host a program featuring professional story teller Tricia Kelly, who will be portraying Lizzie Borden on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

For more information about Marshall-Putnam Retired Teachers Association meeting, watch for detail in newspapers.