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- 0:05Speaker 1: Putnam County Historical Society opens doors for free annual open house.
- 0:10Speaker 1: Written by Kate Santalan, This article is being read by
- 0:14Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. The Putnam
- 0:19Speaker 1: County Historical Society will hold its annual free open house
- 0:23Speaker 1: for residents to explore the Society's building from eleven am
- 0:26Speaker 1: to two pm Sunday, August ninth. Attendees will be able
- 0:30Speaker 1: to tour the Pulsifer House, meetinghouse, and Agricultural Museum. A
- 0:34Speaker 1: lunch stand also will be held from eleven am to
- 0:37Speaker 1: one pm in the Society's meetinghouse. The Illinois River Historical
- 0:42Speaker 1: Perspective Program is set for one pm in the meetinghouse.
- 0:46Speaker 1: The presentation will explore the Illinois River from prehistoric times
- 0:49Speaker 1: to the present. The program will be led by retired
- 0:52Speaker 1: Illinois Valley Community College ADJUNCTUMP faculty and Starved Rock Foundation
- 0:56Speaker 1: Park historian Mark Walkasinski. Raffle Drawing tickets also will be
- 1:01Speaker 1: available to buy. The drawing prizes include an America's two
- 1:06Speaker 1: hundred and fiftieth anniversary Edition Henry Rifle, and Ruger Super
- 1:09Speaker 1: Wrangler Model zero two zero seven to one revolver. Tickets
- 1:13Speaker 1: cost ten dollars for thirty dollars for three. The Raffle
- 1:16Speaker 1: Tickets also can be bought from Putnam County Historical Society
- 1:19Speaker 1: board members. The Putnam County Historical Society is located at
- 1:23Speaker 1: three hundred and twenty seven Old Highway twenty six and Hennepin.
- 1:28Speaker 1: For more information, contact a Society board member, or visit
- 1:31Speaker 1: historical dot com