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Find Your Place in History
2009 Award of Merit Recipient for Sock Monkey Madness Festival
from the American Association for State and Local History
Midway Village Museum is a 136-acre campus conveniently located near I-90 yet comfortably nestled among the trees to give visitors the step-back-in-time experience.
On Sale Now! A Night at the Museum Tickets
Enjoy an evening benefit under the stars at Midway Village Museum. Tickets for our exciting new fundraising venture are available online, in-person or through the mail. Buy your tickets now and save!
Cost is $55 per individual ticket, if purchased prior to July 15, 2009. $300 per group of six tickets, if purchased prior to July 15, 2009 (per ticket price equals $50). The regular ticket price is $60 per person.
How to find Midway Village Museum: Our award-winning museum is easy to find! Midway Village Museum is located 1 mile west of I-90 in Rockford. Exit State Street west to Perryville Road and travel 1 mile north. Turn west on Guilford Road. The museum is about a 1/2 mile on the left. Look for our signature Millhouse by the entrance gate. Parking is always free at our museum!
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The museum is a Victorian Village (1890 to 1910) of 24 historical buildings 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. 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.
Visitors to Rockford may stay at a Rock Hospitality Group hotel with a special overnight rate of $89. Those guests staying at the Holiday Inn-Express enjoy with the special rate a complete Continental breakfast, a fitness area and swimming pool for the children. Please click www.rockhospitality.com or call 1-815-654-4100 for complete details on overnight accommodations.
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Flight
Many of Rockford’s pioneer aviators are featured including Col. Bert Hassell and his 1928 SM – 1 Stinson, the Greater Rockford.
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The Village
Picturesque Midway Village features twenty-four historic structures including a hardware store, general store, print shop, blacksmith shop, one-room schoolhouse, general store, hotel, fire station, police station, hospital, bank,carpenter shop, town hall, law office and a variety of homes. |
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Queen City of the Prairies
In only 20 years after its founding, Rockford became an important regional center of government, industry and commerce. Find out how in this new, engaging and interactive exhibit. |
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The Girls of Summer
During World War II, to keep people interested in baseball while many of the best MLB best players were in the army, the “All-American Girls Professional Baseball League” (or AAGPBL) was created in 1943. The Rockford Peaches was one of the best teams in the League. The Girls of Summer tells the story of the team and the women that played on it. |
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