September 1 - November 11, 2011:  Trunks and Treasures.  A variety of travel trunks and baggage will be displayed along with items that were carried by the many immigrants who located in our area during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.

September 1- June 30:  Happy 65th Birthday Hannah Lindahl Children’s Museum.  A pictorial timeline of the Hannah Lindahl Children’s Museum will be on display in the Gallery Room.  People who played an important role in developing the Museum will be pictured along with events, displays, and visitors throughout its 65-year existence.

September 24, 2011:  Museum Day.  Join us at the Museum.  The Museum will offer free admission to all visitors (two per ticket) who have a Museum Day Ticket.  The Museum Day Ticket will be available for download via the Museum Day website.

October 4, 2011 – December 15:   Be a Tooth Sleuth.  Join the Tooth Sleuth and search for the clues that reveal what animals eat.  Learn about herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and their teeth—and discover how people fit in.  This mini-exhibit includes animals skulls, including a tiny weasel and a polar bear..

November 15, 2011:  Here’s Comes Santa Clause.  A variety of Santa’s from the Museum’s collection, donated by Dr. Doris Speicher, will be showcased in our Kaleidoscope Hallway. The Museum streetscape will be decorated for the holidays.

November 15, 2011-December 22:  Let it Snow, Let it Snow! The Museum becomes a winter wonderland.  Over 1,000 Christmas lights and several Christmas vignettes will delight visitors as they walk through the streetscape of Mishawaka c1890. Visitors will also enjoy a Victorian Christmas in miniature in the Guske Dollhouse.

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