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Article: Busy time for local historical society
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- Forest Leaves (River Forest, IL)
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- August 23, 2006
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It's going to be a busy fall for the Oak Park-River Forest Historical Society and its new board president, Kelli Kline of Oak Park.
On Sept. 23, the Hales Mansion on the northwest corner of Chicago and Oak Park avenues will be open to the public for tours benefiting the Historical Society, Kline said.
"We'll have actors playing Mr. Hale and Mrs. Hale, their daughter, and maids talking about life in 1904 when the Hales lived there," said Kline, who recently started her two-year term as president.
Tickets aren't yet on sale, but are expected to cost $20 to the public pre-sale, or $25 on the day of the event. The home will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 23.
"It's such a fabulous house ...